What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Team Leader (Extrusion Area) - 2nd Shift position at Delta Faucet Company?
The Production Team Leader (Extrusion Area) is a working leader who supports daily production operations while helping maintain a safe, organized, and efficient work environment. This role coordinates day-to-day activities on the floor, supports production performance, and provides guidance to operators and production team members.
This position plays a key role in ensuring consistent operation, communication across shifts, and adherence to safety and quality expectations. The ideal candidate is hands-on, dependable, and able to support both people and processes in a manufacturing setting.
Key Responsibilities: (including but not limited to)
Leadership & Communication
Full time
Delta Faucet Company (the “Company”) is an equal opportunity employer and we strive to employ the most qualified individuals for every position. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company’s policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all people involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.
Delta Faucet Company is an E-Verify employer. E-Verify is an Internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees in the United States. Please click on the following links for more information.
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This position plays a key role in ensuring consistent operation, communication across shifts, and adherence to safety and quality expectations. The ideal candidate is hands-on, dependable, and able to support both people and processes in a manufacturing setting.
Key Responsibilities: (including but not limited to)
Leadership & Communication
- Lead by example in safety, quality, attendance, and work ethic
- Communicate daily priorities, changes, and production needs
- Provide clear shift updates on performance, issues, and actions
- Coordinate activities between operators, support teams, and leadership
- Promote teamwork and a positive work environment
- Support safe operation of equipment and material handling
- Reinforce PPE, LOTO, and general safety practices
- Identify and address safety concerns or escalate as needed
- Support daily production to meet output and schedule needs
- Assist with line startup, line shutdown, changeovers, and basic troubleshooting
- Monitor material flow and coordinate support when needed
- Respond to production issues such as downtime, staffing gaps, or material concerns
- Help balance labor and tasks to keep operations running smoothly
- Verify product quality meets standards
- Reinforce standard work and consistent processes
- Support containment and escalation of defects or issues
- Participate in basic problem solving and follow-up actions
- Support team involvement in process improvements
- Help identify downtime, scrap, or inefficiencies
- Maintain organization and workplace standards (5S)
- Train and support team members in daily tasks
- Reinforce proper operation, safety, and work practices
- Provide feedback and support performance improvement
- Participate in daily team meetings and shift handoffs
- Communicate key updates and issues to leadership
- Support standard daily checks, audits, and follow-ups
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Experience in plastics manufacturing (extrusion preferred)
- Previous team lead or informal leadership experience preferred
- Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills
- Mechanical or process aptitude
- Lift, bend and reach, including below waist level and above shoulder level
- Lift, push and pull weights of up to 25lbs frequently and up to 50lbs occasionally
- Work around hot surfaces, moving equipment, forklifts, and high-noise environments
- Work daily overtime and weekend support as dictated by production schedule.
Full time
Delta Faucet Company (the “Company”) is an equal opportunity employer and we strive to employ the most qualified individuals for every position. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company’s policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all people involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.
Delta Faucet Company is an E-Verify employer. E-Verify is an Internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees in the United States. Please click on the following links for more information.
E-Verify Participation Poster: English & Spanish
E-verify Right to Work Poster: English, Spanish