What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cell Team Lead position at Aptar?
Date: Nov 13, 2025
Location: Lincolnton, NC, US, 28092
Company: Aptar Group
Primary Purpose Summary
Our fast-growing, technologically driven manufacturing company is seeking Cell Leads to work 12-hour shifts on a 2-2-3 schedule rotation. The Cell Team Lead manages material flow on the equipment, monitors operation, makes operating adjustments (as required) and verifies product quality and equipment operating conditions to assure conformance to specifications. They are responsible for following proper safety procedures plus recommending changes to enhance equipment performance and improve safety. This position must participate and adhere to all applicable plant certifications including but not limited to, ISO 9001:2000, SQF and BRC.
This position operates on a 12-hour shift (6:45pm - 7:00am) on a 2-2-3 rotation, or 12-hour shift (6:45am-7:00pm) on a 2-2-3 schedule
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Support and adhere to all system procedures and company policies / procedures.
- Advocate Aptar’s core values and rules of leadership
- Arrive 15 minutes before start of shift to attend the daily pre-shift meeting prior to shift
- Demonstrate the ability to learn new machine operations quickly and efficiently
- Ability to diagnose and repair minor automation issues quickly and effectively
- Apply both general and specific mechanical knowledge to maintain consistent operation of the entire work cells
- Ability to perform product quality inspections per our procedures and to identify acceptable and unacceptable product quality per our costumer’s requirement
- Know and understand visual inspection criteria, mold maps, and mold/product supplemental information
- Visually inspect product according to inspection plans including color matching and challenge parts
- Demonstrates a commitment to continuous improvement suggesting and implementing changes and upgrades accordingly
- Maintains close communication with technicians, supervisors, and other operators to ensure product quality and to rectify problems
- Monitor and assist with cleaning equipment, machines, and work cells daily, assuring they meet operational, SQF, and safety guidelines
- Assist with replenishing, stocking, and sorting packaging supplies
- Plan, organize, and execute all work cell activities such as: scheduled color changes, conversions, line clearances, and set-up
- Confirm all shop orders for product requirements. Verify that the box labels match the product
- Cover breaks and/or absences as directed for the work cell
- Monitoring the machine operations to see that the finished products and components are aptly matching the quality and quantity constraints of the company
- Examining and discarding defective goods and packaging components
- Inspects, tests, and accepts or rejects raw materials, and intermediaries using written specifications, parameters, or guidelines, as established by company procedures and as trained to by the operations
- Support other QA associates on defect awareness, inspection methods, and specifications requirements
- Bag and tag retain product shots
- When necessary, operate emergency stops on closing machines, grinders, auxiliary equipment, and understand lock out/tag out procedures
- Ability to create labels for production needs correctly and in sequence
- Read production orders for product requirements (including BOM) and verify box/tote and pallet labels match product/batch
- Ability to work one on one with the Lead Trainer Coordinator to ensure understanding and abilities
- Willing to cover on off shifts as needed and/or for training purposes
- Perform other related duties assigned
Required Qualifications
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Expected to uphold strong attendance habits that support team reliability and operational success
- Ability to read, count and write
- High School Diploma and GED
- Strong knowledge of machines in a manufacturing setting
- Able to lift a maximum of 50 pounds and stand for a 12-hour work shift
- Committed to quality, safety and communication
- Team-oriented and self-directed
- Computer data entry and editing skills including the ability to learn and use applicable departmental software packages.
- Expert level operator
- Knowledge of warehouse/production systems, such as SAP and MES for key metric awareness/analysis
- Demonstrate leadership abilities within a manufacturing, fast paced environment
- Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities
- Strong conflict resolution and independent reasoning skills
- Fundamental understanding of quality philosophies, principles, systems, methods, tools, and standards.
- Knowledge of SPC
- Knowledge of packaging applications (closures, bottles, & tubes).
- Able to plan, control and assure product and process quality in accordance with quality principles, which include planning processes, material control, acceptance sampling and measurement systems.
- Knowledge of the Food and Beverage industry.
Nearest Major Market: Charlotte
Nearest Secondary Market: Concord