Job Title:
Team Leader (3rd Shift)
Summary
Ensure accountability, transparency, and effective communication cross-functionally and within the team while ensuring information is timely, clear, and accurate. Coach and develop the team to high performance; foster a team ownership culture that ensures compliance with all corporate and local policies, procedures, and regulations. Measure and communicate the team's progress against individual, team, and site goals. The coach/team leader will perform all other job duties on an as-needed basis.
Essential Functions
This is a representative sample — not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and tasks.
- Instruct associates on output, quality, and processes, as well as promote the growth of all associates.
- Assign work and adjust to meet changing requirements.
- Train associates as needed and complete necessary training requirements.
- Tour assigned areas to review housekeeping, productivity, quality, safety, and address employee relation issues as necessary.
- Responsible for production data entry and reporting.
- Direct workflow of a manufacturing team.
- Manage necessary paperwork on shift, including machine reports, overtime, vacations, etc.
- Maintain a clean work environment in accordance with 5S standards.
- Foster an environment focused on continuous improvement.
- Perform additional duties as requested, needed, or assigned.
Ability To
- Read, write, speak, and understand English to interpret documents such as specifications, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, reports, business correspondence, regulatory and procedure manuals.
- Communicate clearly and effectively with co-workers, supervisors, and management.
- Work independently with little or no supervision, being self-motivated, detail-oriented, and a team player.
- Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables where limited standardization exists.
- Interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, record data, or schedule form.
- Physically able to work hands-on in a manufacturing environment — manual dexterity, visual acuity, and speed.
- Organize, prioritize, and schedule work effectively; oversee multiple, rapidly changing priorities.
- Work efficiently in a highly productive, constantly changing environment.
- Execute tasks effectively.
- Maintain an exceptional work performance and attendance record.
- Demonstrate solid leadership skills; lead by example; make decisions; communicate effectively.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint).
- Project a strong, confident presence.
- Maintain a high level of professionalism, confidentiality, discretion, and attention to detail.
Education and/or Experience
- High school diploma or GED; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.