Manufacturing Team Lead - Clean Room

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The Team Leader is a hands-on frontline leader responsible for coordinating daily operations, developing team capability, and driving execution within a high-mix, high-volume manufacturing environment. This role serves as a role model and advocate for continuous improvement, safety, quality, and employee ownership.

Team Leaders directly impact business performance by aligning people, priorities, and processes to meet production schedules while fostering a culture of accountability, engagement, and ownership consistent with Mott's employee-owned values.

• Analyze manufacturing and sales order data daily to identify issues, establish priorities, and assign personnel across multiple manufacturing cells.
• Actively support production by producing and/or inspecting parts as needed to ensure schedule adherence and quality standards.
• Collect operational data, identify manufacturing pain points, and provide feedback to Quality and Engineering; recommend and implement improvements to cost, quality, and efficiency.
• Lead and execute continuous improvement projects assigned by the Value Stream Manager to achieve targeted performance outcomes.
• Monitor employee performance; document and escalation performance or disciplinary concerns up to a memorandum for record, as appropriate.
• Partner with Quality to drive resolution of customer complaints and corrective actions.
• Model and reinforce a culture of safety, ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.

• Training and maintaining competency across multiple job functions to ensure operational flexibility.
• Identifying and resolving issues in manufacturing documentation in partnership with Engineering.
• Managing a dynamic, high-volume production environment with frequent changes in demand.
• Responding effectively to rapid demand fluctuations with limited forward visibility (typically 12-14 weeks).

• 100% completion of assigned safety actions and projects on time.
• ≥99% of work orders completed on schedule.
• 100% team competency aligned to current manufacturing standards.
• 50% reduction in manufacturing nonconformance over a three-year period.

• Lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and interdepartmental workflows.
• Structured problem-solving skills.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems and manufacturing documentation.

• High school diploma or equivalent (required).
• Minimum of:
• 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment outside of Mott or
• 3 years of manufacturing experience at Mott.
• Prior leadership or lead-level experience.
• Practical experience with continuous improvement tools and methods.

• Self-directed, results-driven, and detail-oriented.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.
• High energy, adaptable, and able to shift priorities without loss of focus.
• Ability to motivate, coach, and influence others.
• Competitive mindset with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.

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