Work Center Team Lead - 1st Shift
Morgan Truck Body
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Job summary
Morgan Truck Body in Georgia is seeking a 1st Shift Work Center Team Lead to guide day-to-day operations, drive safety, quality and productivity on the production line.
You will coach teammates, interpret work orders, coordinate with departments, and ensure on-time truck deliveries while maintaining high standards. This role includes competitive pay and a strong benefits package.
Qualifications
- Supervisory experience preferred but not required.
- Lead safety, quality and productivity on the production line.
- Adhere to all policies and procedures; coach others as needed.
Responsibilities
- Lead safety compliance and daily plant operations.
- Interpret and drive completion of work orders with accuracy.
- Maintain quality by following procedures and audits.
- Coach teammates, provide training and feedback.
- Coordinate with departments to meet delivery goals.
- Accept overtime and support peak workloads.
Skills
Education
Job description
1st Shift
Leading with energy, precision and purpose to hit target and boost team performance!
Location: Rydal, GA
Make any day a pay day with on-demand pay!
- Safety Compliance – Adhere to all safety policies across the work area and company-wide.
- Tool Operation – Safely and effectively operate both power and non-power tools.
- Measurement Skills – Accurately interpret and apply measurements, including proficient tape measure use.
- Quality Focus – Apply quality standards with precision, maintaining zero to minimal defects per unit.
- Work Order Interpretation – Read and understand detailed work orders with accuracy.
- Team Collaboration – Actively participate in PPS, 5S, and TPM initiatives to drive efficiency.
- Scheduling Flexibility – Work required shifts, including overtime, to meet operational demands.
- Training Support – Assist in onboarding and on-the-job training for new team members.
- Independence – Work effectively with little to no supervision while maintaining high performance.
- Physical Endurance – Meet physical requirements, including lifting up to 50 lbs and performing extended standing, bending, stooping, reaching, and squatting.
- Tackle additional tasks as needed- always ready to step up and support the team.
Leading with energy, precision and purpose to hit target and boost team performance!
Location: Rydal, GA
Make any day a pay day with on-demand pay!
- Safety Compliance – Adhere to all safety policies across the work area and company-wide.
- Tool Operation – Safely and effectively operate both power and non-power tools.
- Measurement Skills – Accurately interpret and apply measurements, including proficient tape measure use.
- Quality Focus – Apply quality standards with precision, maintaining zero to minimal defects per unit.
- Work Order Interpretation – Read and understand detailed work orders with accuracy.
- Team Collaboration – Actively participate in PPS, 5S, and TPM initiatives to drive efficiency.
- Scheduling Flexibility – Work required shifts, including overtime, to meet operational demands.
- Training Support – Assist in onboarding and on-the-job training for new team members.
- Independence – Work effectively with little to no supervision while maintaining high performance.
- Physical Endurance – Meet physical requirements, including lifting up to 50 lbs and performing extended standing, bending, stooping, reaching, and squatting.
- Tackle additional tasks as needed- always ready to step up and support the team.
Effective use and coordination of resources to accomplish specific goals and outputs while maintaining quality and customer satisfaction.
- Control and reduce truck hours to optimize operations.
- Efficiently utilize people and resources such as overtime, equipment, and materials.
- Plan and execute daily work both efficiently and effectively.
- Coordinate activities across departments to ensure smooth plant operations.
- Achieve truck delivery goals including daily, monthly, and on-time deliveries.
- Monitor and control inventory levels to maintain appropriate availability and manage work-in-process.
Creativity in approaches to safety, personnel, productivity, and quality related problems.
- Seek and develop new or improved processes that drive productivity and customer satisfaction.
- Identify and develop solutions to problems as needed
Demonstrate a commitment to quality and the quality process. Completes assignments in an accurate and thorough manner. Produces work that meets or exceeds standard including satisfying the requirements of internal or external customers.
- Display personal quality attitude and quality leadership/sponsorship.
- Monitor established work procedures/practices; follow specifications and implement changes as needed.
- Take an active role in daily truck audits, following up on issues and corrective actions.
- Monitor quality of trucks in process and in rework, and communicate required actions.
- Actively pursue defect reductions and positively impact defect measurements.
- Implement and maintain quality improvement efforts and maintain processes.
Lead by personal example to create and maintain a safe and orderly work environment. Enforces or follows safe work practices.
- Achieve zero lost time injuries and reduce OSHA recordable injuries.
- Assure compliance with safety policies and safe work practices.
- Maintain consistent daily housekeeping of all areas of responsibility.
- Utilize established programs and personal efforts (e.g., safety meetings) to improve safety performance.
- Display personal safety attitude and safety leadership/sponsorship.
Provide associates with objectives and standards specifying results to be achieved.
- Provide tools, training, and support as needed.
- Create a motivating climate supportive of each team member becoming fully competent.
- Display and promote teamwork and effective communication within Production and the company as a whole.
- Deal quickly and effectively with associate issues/concerns.
- Adhere to all legal and company policies and procedures.
- Take an active interest in training all new and existing associates assigned within your area of responsibility.
- Maintain continual effective communication with associates assigned to your area of responsibility.
- Perform performance coaching and counseling as required to ensure associates meet desired expectations.
- High School Diploma or equivalent GED preferred.
- Prior supervisory experience preferred but not required.
- Step into the heart of our fast-paced manufacturing plant, where every task drives progress. In this hands-on role, you'll be on your feet—standing for extended periods, walking, and using your hands to operate tools and equipment with precision. Clear communication is key, so you'll be regularly required to talk and listen as part of a safety-focused, team-driven environment. You’ll also lift up to 50 pounds and perform physical movements like bending, squatting, reaching overhead, and occasionally crawling in tight spaces. Repetitive hand tasks and climbing ladders or working at heights are part of the role.
With over 70 years leading the truck body industry, Morgan Truck Body is where innovation meets tradition. From electric vehicles to custom refrigerated units, we build it all — and we do it with passion and precision.
See our story: A History of Morgan
We offer:
- Competitive pay and full benefits package (medical, dental, vision, life)- your health matters
- 401(k) with company match — because your future matters
- Tuition reimbursement and leadership development to boost your career
- Paid holidays and vacation time — we know balance is key
- Exclusive discounts on footwear, eyewear, and safety gear- because we care about your safety
Join a team where your impact is real, your growth is limitless, and your work fuels the future of transportation!
At Morgan Truck Body, our shared values aren’t just words on a wall — they’re the heart of everything we do. They fuel our success, shape our culture, and guide how we show up for each other, our customers, and the future of transportation.
Check out our Careers Page and discover what Morgan Truck Body can do for you!
At Morgan Truck Body, part of the J.B. Poindexter & Co. family, we’re committed to building a workplace where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to succeed.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and celebrate diverse perspectives and do not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind — regardless of race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, disability status, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.
This commitment applies to every part of your journey with us — from hiring and promotions to compensation, training, and beyond.
Diversity drives innovation. Inclusion fuels our strength. At Morgan, everyone belongs.
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