Posted 16 days ago
Team Leader - 3rd Shift Plastics
AI Summary
Leads and coaches a small team on the plastics production line during the 3rd shift, ensuring safety, standardized work, and continuous improvement while escalating issues to group leaders.
About this role
Overview
The Team Leader (Line Supervisor) for our Plastics department will be reporting to the Production Group Leader (Supervisor). The Team Leader will support approximately 5-10 team members on our plastics lines. The Team Leader will utilize leader standard work to coach, develop and build capabilities of team members. This position is based out of our Manitowoc Plant.
The 3rd shift hours are starting Sunday through Thursday, 10pm - 6am, 5 - 8 hours shifts. Overtime will be Friday starting at 10pm to Saturaday morning at 6am.
Responsibilities
- Train new team members within their area/zone.
- Ensure all team members are following safety procedures. Obtain proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for team members when necessary.
- Update and maintain Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and other metrics for area/zone.
- Hold team members accountable for adherence to standardized work and safety guidelines.
- Communicate safety news, quality findings, human resources updates and line rate/goals to team in daily pre-shift meeting.
- Work with team members to generate and support ideas for Continuous Improvement. Keep a mindset of Continuous Improvement in everything you do.
- Escalate any production issues/systemic problems to Group Leaders.
- Maintain shift-to-shift communications with other Team Leaders and Group Leaders.
Qualifications
What You Need To Succeed:
- Prior experience leading others in a work or volunteer capacity.
- Understanding of manufacturing processes is preferred.
- Must possess a genuine people-centric mentality and a heart for servant leadership.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, problem solving and troubleshooting ability.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
Team Leads are required to:
- Standing long period, sitting, manual dexterity, stooping, bending
- Passing a pre-employment physical including a baseline test of lifting a minimum of 50 pounds
- Passing a pre-employment drug screen and background check
Benefits as an Alliance employee include:
- Stable and growing work environment!
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Paid vacation in your first year
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Annual and Quarterly Perfect Attendance Awards
- Safety Recognition Program
- Medical Plan with company paid Health Reimbursement Account (effective on first day)
- Dental and Vision Plans
- 401k Plan
- 11 Company Paid Holidays
- Company paid Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance with option to purchase additional
- Company paid Long Term Disability (LTD)
- Annual wage increases
EEO
Alliance Laundry Systems is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities and persons of all Sexual Orientations and Gender Identities.ID
2026-13454Pos. Type
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