Team Lead, AWS

• Perform all functions associated with the start‑up, shutdown, lockout, sanitation, and operations of the packaging and/or process equipment to produce a high quality product that meets or exceeds targets for cost and quality.
• Responsible for day to day plant activities working in a team environment that promotes safety, food safety, and clear communication.
• Hold others accountable for following standards and delivering on commitments.
• Follow escalation process when applicable.
• Assess or determine a training need for an area.
• Lead effort to plan and complete training.
• Assess work standards, make standards available, hold teams to meet standards.
• Engage proactively with cross functional support team, leaders, and floor operators.
• Coach/Train others to do the same.
• Prepare written materials and deliver oral presentations using visual aids, delivering a concise message to a wide variety of audiences.
• Comfortable escalating to high level leaders.
• Analyze data.
• Train others on DMAIC problem‑solving methods.
• Lead decision‑making processes using data and principles to make a difficult organization or technical decision involving the right people at the right level.
• Recognize when company resources/information are needed.
• Locate company resources, evaluate, and use effectively.
• Coach others to do the same.
• Create or update resources/information when needed.
• Manage conflict between team members.
• Recognize and resolve non‑technical issues that are occurring within the team.
• Involve HR when necessary.
• Required knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams;
  SharePoint, SAP, Paycor, Smartsheet, Power BI.
• Demonstrate knowledge of HR practices.
• Deliver feedback in a professional and positive manner.
• Adapt your leadership style to work situations.
• Provide insight pertaining to employee evaluations.

• Two years experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably a food environment.
• Prior leadership experience preferred.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.
• Ability to pass a pre‑employment drug screen and background check.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to work overtime hours, above your normal schedule, to meet customer’s demands.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem analysis skills.
• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Uniform, Hairnet, Beard net, and Mask when required.
• Occasionally exposed to dusty conditions due to the handling of bulk products.
• The employee must be able to wear and use breathing protection devices as required while working in these conditions.
• Ability to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms.
• Ability to occasionally sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
• Ability to talk, hear, and smell.
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally push/pull 350-pound carts with wheels.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.

Demonstrates expertise in leading manufacturing operations with a focus on safety, quality, and efficiency. Proficient in training and coaching team members while utilizing data-driven decision-making and problem-solving methodologies.