Team Lead I

CMSAt ZOLL, we're passionate about improving patient outcomes and helping save lives. We provide innovative technologies that make a meaningful difference in people's lives. Our medical devices, software and related services are used worldwide to diagnose and treat patients suffering from serious cardiopulmonary and respiratory conditions.

ZOLL Cardiac Management Solutions offers a unique portfolio of novel technologies designed to deliver better insights and better outcomes. On any given day, clinicians utilize these ZOLL products for tens of thousands of cardiac patients around the world:

• LifeVest, the world's first wearable defibrillator, has been trusted to protect more than 1M patients at risk of sudden cardiac death.
• HFMS (Heart Failure Management system) is a non-invasive, patch-based device that monitors pulmonary fluid levels and has been shown to reduce heart failure readmissions rates by 38 percent.
• TherOx Super Saturated Oxygen (SSO2) Therapy is the first FDA-approved therapy since the stent 20+ years ago to reduce infarct size in patients with the most severe heart attacks.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S. At ZOLL, your work will help to ensure cardiac patients get the life-saving therapy they need.

ZOLL has been Pittsburgh's Manufacturer of the Year, one of Western PA's Healthiest Employers, and even one of Pittsburgh's Coolest Offices. But it's our unique opportunity to impact people's lives that makes ZOLL the ideal place to build your career.

Job Type

On Site

Job Summary

The Team Lead is responsible to assist team members in meeting area goals by performing non-standard work, performing standard work assessments of team members, monitoring hourly performance, training/coaching team members on standard work, and either resolving or escalating problems with urgency. The Team Lead will also fill-in for absent team members, identify areas for process improvement, work with support personnel to implement necessary process/line changes, give process direction to team members, help to address productivity issues, coordinate training for newer employees, and serve as first point of contact for questions related to process and materials. Requires a thorough knowledge of processes in the assigned area of responsibility.

Essential Functions

• Assures Safety within assigned area by identifying and resolving any safety issues immediately and assuring 5S requirements are met.
• Assures Quality results within assigned area by checking team member output against standards and resolving issues immediately.
• Assures Delivery requirements are met within assigned area by monitoring hourly performance to standards and performing standard work assessments, then taking action to resolve discrepancies or observations with urgency.
• Assures Cost targets are met within assigned area by urgently resolving issues, assisting team members, and monitoring process indicators (in-process kanban levels, etc.) and adjusting team member work assignments so that people remain productive.
• Maintains Morale within the team and achieves job requirements by helping people to learn, to achieve area goals, and by treating people with respect. Escalates any performance or personnel issues to management.
• Process start-up and control.
• Meet production goals.
• Activate Andons and respond to problems identified by team members.
• Confirm quality - routine checks.
• Cover absenteeism.
• Training and cross-training team members and assuring that only properly-trained people are assigned to work stations.
• Assure equipment is in good order at work stations. Coordinate equipment calibration and maintenance.
• Assure standard work is being followed.
• Assure area procedures and policies are being followed.
• Facilitate problem solving with small groups.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities and implement improvements through proper procedures.
• Assure parts and materials are supplied to the process.

Required/Preferred Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Associates Degree or Vocational Training preferred
• 3 years of training and manufacturing experience required or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Working knowledge in Microsoft Office.
• Demonstrated work skills, leadership skills, a willingness to help, and the ability and get along well with others.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Working Conditions

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

ZOLL is a fast-growing company that operates in more than 140 countries around the world. Our employees are inspired by a commitment to make a difference in patients' lives, and our culture values innovation, self-motivation and an entrepreneurial spirit. Join us in our efforts to improve outcomes for underserved patients suffering from critical cardiopulmonary conditions and help save more lives.

The hourly pay rate for this position is:
$18.00 to $24.00

Factors which may affect this rate include shift, geography, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. Details of ZOLL's comprehensive benefits plans can be found at


Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until this position is filled. For fully remote positions, compensation will comply with all applicable federal, state, and local wage laws, including minimum wage requirements, based on the employee's primary work location.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

ADA: The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.