Production Team Leader

Production Team Leader 2Date: Aug 5, 2026Location: Fort Worth, TX, USCompany: Celestica International LPSummary: This job is a first-level supervisor supervising ~10-25 and typically reports into a second-level manager. Provides direct supervision to employees (typically non-exempt) performing routine work within a single function or work group. This includes providing input into annual plans/objectives and enforces policies related to the functional area. May contribute to policy development. Work is performed within established professional standards and practices. Receives assignments in the form of tasks and goals and follows established processes to meet the goals of the unit. Executes budgets, develops schedules, and enforces policies and procedures. Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results may have a negative impact on the departments operations, schedules, and/or performance goals. Provides immediate supervision to a unit or group of employees, assigning tasks and checking work at regular intervals. Directs subordinates to achieve assignments using established guidelines, procedures, and policies. Participates in the interviewing and hiring process. Reviews employees performance and recommends employee compensation; recommends disciplinary action as necessary. Approves overtime schedules and working hours. Interacts directly with subordinates and peer groups; engages in routine exchanges of information; interactions with external contacts, if applicable, would be monitored.Detailed Description: Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following: Receives a daily production schedule from planning; receives material to manufacture modify or repair products from logistics. Co-ordinates these inputs and a variety of resources (e.g., materials, personnel, equipment, etc.) to achieve on-time production of quality products within budget guidelines. Identifies and resolves bottlenecks in the production process. Management of controllable operating expenditure e.g. scrap, consumables. Identifies limits to production and guides teams to continuously improve processes. Manages the performance, motivation and satisfaction of all the team and processes to ensure key quality, output and efficiency targets are met. Ensures all return to work interviews and first level disciplinary hearings are conducted in a timely, consistent and professional manner.Knowledge/Skills/Competencies: Knowledge of the production process and the tools and equipment used in the process. Knowledge and understanding of the business unit and how decisions impact customer satisfaction, product quality, on-time delivery and the profitability of the unit. Ability to coordinate a wide variety of resources to meet production quality and quantity metrics. Ability to effectively communicate with a wide variety of internal and external customers. Ability to effectively lead, manage, train and motivate a diverse group of employees to achieve high production levels within tight time deadlines and in a highly dynamic manufacturing environment. Ability to use some or all of the following PC applications: Word, Lotus Notes, Excel, Powerpoint.Physical Demands: Duties of this position are performed in a manufacturing environment with occasional exposure to elements such as noise, dust, chemicals, operating machinery, temperature extremes, etc. Duties may require periodic sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data. May require occasional travel.Typical Experience: Four to six years of relevant experienceTypical Education: Bachelor's degree in related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.COMPANY OVERVIEW: Celestica enables the world's best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.