Team Lead - 3rd shift

The Team Lead serves as the primary backup to the Shift Supervisor and assists with the daily coordination of production operations, staffing, safety, quality, and employee support activities. This role provides floor leadership, supports employee training and development, and helps ensure production goals are achieved safely, efficiently, and in compliance with company standards. The Team Lead may perform timekeeping reviews, attendance tracking, scheduling adjustments, staffing coordination, incident reporting, and other administrative duties as delegated by the Shift Supervisor.

In the absence of the Shift Supervisor, the Team Lead may assume supervisory responsibilities and serves as a key communication link between employees and management.

• Serve as the primary backup to the Shift Supervisor and assist with daily shift operations.
• Provide leadership, direction, and support to production employees throughout the shift.
• Assist with staffing assignments, schedule adjustments, break coverage, and labor allocation to meet production demands.
• Monitor production flow and help ensure safety, quality, productivity, and customer requirements are achieved.
• Support employee onboarding, training, coaching, and cross-training efforts.
• Assist with line startups, shutdowns, changeovers, and troubleshooting production or equipment issues.
• Serve as a resource for employees by addressing operational concerns and escalating issues when appropriate.
• Respond to workplace incidents and assist with accident investigations, documentation, and reporting.
• Complete required production, staffing, and shift documentation accurately and timely.
• Communicate production results, staffing concerns, quality issues, and operational updates to management and incoming shifts.
• Promote compliance with company policies, GMP, SQF, food safety, quality, and safety requirements.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work environment.
• Fill production positions as needed to support operational requirements.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and contribute to efficient shift performance.
• Work flexible schedules, overtime, weekends, and off-shift hours as business needs require.

The Team Lead is responsible for promoting and maintaining a safe work environment through compliance with all company safety policies, OSHA regulations, GMP requirements, and established housekeeping standards. This role ensures the proper use of required personal protective equipment (PPE), including safety glasses, gloves, hairnets, hearing protection, and other designated safety equipment. The Team Lead responds to workplace injuries, incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions, assists with investigations and required documentation, and helps ensure incidents are reported accurately and in a timely manner.

The Team Lead is responsible for supporting and promoting compliance with all GMP, SQF, food safety, quality, and customer requirements. This role helps ensure adherence to established work instructions, standard operating procedures, and company policies while maintaining a clean, organized, and audit‑ready work environment. The Team Lead assists in identifying, investigating, and resolving quality concerns, supports corrective actions when necessary, and encourages continuous improvement efforts focused on product quality, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction.

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Minimum of three (3) years of manufacturing experience required.
• Previous lead, team lead, supervisory, or other leadership experience preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with employees at all…