Team Lead, AWS

Jobtailor; Loves Park (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Loves Park, IL is seeking a manufacturing supervisor to lead daily plant operations, ensure safety and quality, and drive training efforts. The role emphasizes coaching teams, enforcing standards, and leveraging data to improve performance.

You will work with cross-functional partners and manage documentation, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives. Requirements include 2 years of manufacturing experience with leadership preference, ability to pass drug/background checks,

Qualifications

• Two years experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably a food environment.
• Prior leadership experience preferred.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to work overtime hours to meet customer demands.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform start-up, shutdown, lockout, sanitation, and operations to produce a high quality product.
• Lead day-to-day plant activities in a team environment emphasizing safety and communication.
• Hold others accountable for standards and commitments; follow escalation process when applicable.
• Assess training needs and lead training efforts.
• Coach and train team members; deliver concise messages using visual aids.
• Lead data-driven decision making and DMAIC problem-solving methods.
• Engage with cross-functional teams; provide feedback and mentorship.
• Prepare written materials and presentations for varied audiences.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Data‑driven decisions

Training

Safety awareness

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Two years manufacturing experience

High school diploma or GED preferred

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Teams

SharePoint

SAP

Paycor

Smartsheet

Power BI

Job description

• Perform all functions associated with the start‑up, shutdown, lockout, sanitation, and operations of the packaging and/or process equipment to produce a high quality product that meets or exceeds targets for cost and quality.
• Responsible for day to day plant activities working in a team environment that promotes safety, food safety, and clear communication.
• Hold others accountable for following standards and delivering on commitments.
• Follow escalation process when applicable.
• Assess or determine a training need for an area.
• Lead effort to plan and complete training.
• Assess work standards, make standards available, hold teams to meet standards.
• Engage proactively with cross functional support team, leaders, and floor operators.
• Coach/Train others to do the same.
• Prepare written materials and deliver oral presentations using visual aids, delivering a concise message to a wide variety of audiences.
• Comfortable escalating to high level leaders.
• Analyze data.
• Train others on DMAIC problem‑solving methods.
• Lead decision‑making processes using data and principles to make a difficult organization or technical decision involving the right people at the right level.
• Recognize when company resources/information are needed.
• Locate company resources, evaluate, and use effectively.
• Coach others to do the same.
• Create or update resources/information when needed.
• Manage conflict between team members.
• Recognize and resolve non‑technical issues that are occurring within the team.
• Involve HR when necessary.
• Required knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams; SharePoint, SAP, Paycor, Smartsheet, Power BI.
• Demonstrate knowledge of HR practices.
• Deliver feedback in a professional and positive manner.
• Adapt your leadership style to work situations.
• Provide insight pertaining to employee evaluations.

Requirements

• Two years experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably a food environment.
• Prior leadership experience preferred.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.
• Ability to pass a pre‑employment drug screen and background check.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to work overtime hours, above your normal schedule, to meet customer’s demands.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem analysis skills.
• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Uniform, Hairnet, Beard net, and Mask when required.
• Occasionally exposed to dusty conditions due to the handling of bulk products.
• The employee must be able to wear and use breathing protection devices as required while working in these conditions.
• Ability to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms.
• Ability to occasionally sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
• Ability to talk, hear, and smell.
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally push/pull 350-pound carts with wheels.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in leading manufacturing operations with a focus on safety, quality, and efficiency. Proficient in training and coaching team members while utilizing data-driven decision-making and problem-solving methodologies.