What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Tech Team Lead-1st Shift (HydronicS) position at Danfoss?
The Impact You'll Make
As a Production Team Leader, you will play a critical role in helping the operation achieve its goals for Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost. You will lead by example, supporting daily production activities while developing team members and driving continuous improvement across the manufacturing floor.
This is a hands-on leadership opportunity for someone who enjoys coaching others, solving problems, and creating a culture of accountability and collaboration. You will serve as a key link between frontline employees and production leadership, helping teams perform at their best while maintaining high standards of safety and quality.
Working closely with supervisors, shift leaders, and cross-functional partners, you will help identify opportunities for improvement, remove obstacles, and support operational success through training, communication, and process excellence.
What You’ll Be Doing
If this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now to start the conversation and learn more about where your career can go with us.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.
As a Production Team Leader, you will play a critical role in helping the operation achieve its goals for Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost. You will lead by example, supporting daily production activities while developing team members and driving continuous improvement across the manufacturing floor.
This is a hands-on leadership opportunity for someone who enjoys coaching others, solving problems, and creating a culture of accountability and collaboration. You will serve as a key link between frontline employees and production leadership, helping teams perform at their best while maintaining high standards of safety and quality.
Working closely with supervisors, shift leaders, and cross-functional partners, you will help identify opportunities for improvement, remove obstacles, and support operational success through training, communication, and process excellence.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead and support daily manufacturing operations by coordinating work assignments, balancing resources, and helping the team achieve key Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) objectives.
- Coach, train, and develop team members through ongoing feedback, cross-training, performance support, and skill development initiatives.
- Facilitate root cause problem solving (RCPS) and continuous improvement activities, using operational tools and data to eliminate waste, improve processes, and strengthen team performance.
- Monitor compliance with production processes, quality standards, and 5S practices, taking action to address issues and maintain operational excellence.
- Serve as a trusted escalation point for production challenges, including equipment, quality, and workflow issues, while supporting supervisors and acting as the designated leader when needed.
- High school diploma or GED required.
- At least 2 years of manufacturing experience, ideally within a production environment similar to the area being supported.
- Demonstrated leadership, coaching, and team development skills with the ability to motivate and guide others toward shared goals.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams and provide clear direction.
- Ability to troubleshoot operational issues, make sound decisions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, and maintain a strong focus on safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
- We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities.
- You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Your well-being matters to us.
- We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected, and valued for who they are.
- You’ll receive benefits like annual bonus, paid vacation, pension plans, personal insurance, and more. These vary by country and contract, but they’re worth asking about—we think they’re pretty great.
If this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now to start the conversation and learn more about where your career can go with us.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.