Production Team Leader Job Description

Production Team Leader I oversees, monitors, and coordinates production team activities, giving importance to individual member’s and overall team’s achievement of established goals. Ensures team’s goals are aligned with and representative of the overall company’s directive. Being a Production Team Leader I acts as liaison between team members and the rest of the organization. May require an associate degree or its equivalent. Additionally, Production Team Leader I typically reports to a manager or supervisor. To be a Production Team Leader I typically requires 1-3 years of related experience. May be entry level if some experience in the skill. Gains or has attained full proficiency in a specific area of discipline. Works under moderate supervision.

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Production Team Leader Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Production Team Leader to join our team.

Responsibilities:

  • Work with engineers to determine areas of process improvement;
  • Give guidance and leadership to 14 operators;
  • Assist the manager in the coordination of Shipping and Receiving schedules;
  • Regularly act as a backup to, or sits in for the shift manager;
  • Monitor the mood of the team and plant and bring issues to the attention of plant management;
  • Direct daily work flow / assign work to employees;
  • Oversee day-to-day operations in a chemical manufacturing facility;
  • Fill in to give other employees required, scheduled breaks and cover PTO.

Requirements:

  • Grows and mentors talent;
  • 5+ years of supervision experience and leadership characteristics;
  • Leads through safety and corporate vision;
  • Properly utilizes influencing and change leadership skills;
  • Ability to effectively drive for results in a union environment;
  • Ability to coach and guide for results;
  • Familiarity with chemical processes and equipment, safety, and SOP’s;
  • Leverages own and others strengths;
  • Possesses strong process and financial acumen;
  • Customer Focus;
  • BS Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Chemical Operator, possibly others;
  • Demonstrates self-knowledge and takes action to continuously improve;
  • Possesses strong change management skills;
  • Resolves conflict, as needed;
  • Possess strong interpersonal communication skills.