Team Leader

Koozie-Group; Red Wing (MN); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedules

Climate controlled environment

Paid time off

Great benefits

Advancement opportunities

Employee referral bonus

Job summary

Koozie Group is seeking a Team Lead for our Minnesota facility. The role guides production staff, prioritizes work, and ensures orders progress on schedule. You will mentor teammates, drive quality checks, and coordinate with internal teams to resolve issues and maintain smooth operations.

We offer a People First culture, flexible schedules, and comprehensive benefits. This full-time position comes with paid time off, advancement opportunities, and competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of previous experience leading a team.
• Strong communication skills to communicate effectively within and across departments.
• Ability to manage conflict and promote a positive and team-oriented work environment.

Responsibilities

• Executes daily activities, including prioritizing and assigning work from Dispatch Report and entering notices in the system.
• Coordinates and assists with shift changes to ensure smooth transitions.
• Keeps staff focused on production orders and workflow.
• Shares knowledge and trains associates to perform work.
• Coaches associates and promotes teamwork within the group.
• Monitors workload and reallocates resources to meet customer orders.
• Advises Supervisor on performance and process opportunities.
• Promotes safe work environment and proper PPE usage.
• Communicates performance expectations and outcomes to employees.
• Acts as liaison with internal suppliers and customers to identify issues and provide solutions.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Conflict management

Decision making

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

About this position

If our name sounds familiar, there’s a reason why. We’re the people behind the iconic Koozie Can Kooler – and more! As one of the largest suppliers in the promotional products industry, you’ve probably seen our work everywhere from your local bank to a large concert or sporting event. We imprint company logos and slogans on everything from pens to coffee tumblers, lunch bags, tech accessories, camp chairs, and award-winning calendars, to name just a few. Our desire to benefit our people, customers, communities, and industry is behind all that we do. We call it Keep It. Give It., and it ensures that we are leaving a positive, lasting impact with the products and solutions we deliver.

Schedule: 1st shift

Job Type: Full-Time

Pay: $20.00/hr.

Reasons why joining Koozie Group is a GREAT idea:

• We are a People First culture
• Flexible Schedules
• Climate controlled environment (Clean, Bright and Heat/AC!!)
• Paid Time Off
• Great Benefits ((Health, Dental, Vision, 401k with match, and more!)
• Advancement Opportunities (as soon as 6 months)
• Competitive Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Annual Performance Reviews

We’re looking for the right person to fill this role. Read on if you want to know more and discover how we like to keep the good going!

Job Summary for Team Lead:

Acts as liaison with other contact areas and resource for problem-solving and issues identification and resolution. Provides guidance to team members by answering questions, demonstrating processes, troubleshooting, providing direction, input and feedback to associates and department supervisor.

Responsibilities of Team Lead:

• Executes daily activities, including but not limited to, prioritizing and assigning work from Dispatch Report, approving Quality checks and 1st article inspections, enter into system any notices regarding job status/late orders and changes, ensure scrap reporting accuracy.
• Coordinates and assists with shift change as needed to ensure orders in process and daily activities are transitioned appropriately
• Keeps staff focused on production orders and workflow.
• Shares knowledge and expertise with production associates by answering questions, providing guidance and direction, and demonstrating how to successfully accomplish work processes. Ensures associates are properly trained to perform work.
• Coaches associates and promotes teamwork among the group.
• Monitors workload and productivity to ensure appropriate distribution on a timely basis within quality parameters. Reallocates resources to meet customer orders.
• Advises Supervisor of performance and process outcomes and opportunities for follow-up and resolution.
• Promotes and supports safe work environment and work habits including proper PPE.
• Communicates performance expectations and outcomes, advising employees of individual operations performance and productivity goals.
• Acts as liaison with other contact areas (internal suppliers and internal customers), helping to proactively identify issues and provide solutions.

Qualifications/Skills of Team Lead:

• High School Diploma/GED Equivalent or reading, writing and math skills of the same.
• 2-3 years of previous experience leading a team
• Strong communication skills to communicate effectively within and across departments
• Ability to manage conflict and promote a positive and team-oriented work environment and culture
• Ability to make decisions with a sense of urgency, ownership and accountability

**International Applicants will not be accepted at this time.

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we.

We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger.

If you share our values and our enthusiasm to Keep the Good Going, you will find your way at Koozie Group.

Koozie Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We do not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, mental or physical disability, religion, creed, color, sexual orientation, gender identity or including transgender status), veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Koozie Group also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Koozie Group will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

Salary Information

$20 - $20Hourly Wage