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Team Leader, Manufacturing, Positive Change Agent

Vantage Point Recruiters, LLC.
Sumter, SC Full Time
POSTED ON 3/26/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/24/2026

Team Leader, Manufacturing, Positive Change Agent, Operations, Production

Sumter, SC.

Competitive Salary [about $ 105K] Bonus, Comprehensive Benefits, World Class Corporation

Leadership Skills, Morale Builder, Positive Culture Change Agent, Coach, Mentor, Effective Communicator, Team Performance, Operational Excellence Expert!

Responsibilities:

  • Accountable for the achievement of key strategic, operational and functional goals.
  • Developing and mentoring the manufacturing unit to empower results focused on production, associates capability development and ownership.
  • Coordinates and drives all activities within the manufacturing unit and sets priorities.
  • Responsible for developing and leading the manufacturing unit’s budget and headcount levels.
  • Translates manufacturing unit targets into lines / areas / workplaces and ensures that each associate understands what is expected from them with documented individual, specific and measurable targets.
  • Initiates and champion change to ensure that short and long term SQDC goals for the lines / areas under responsibility are being met.
  • Resolves issues in the line and for the manufacturing unit in a timely manner, while displaying servant leadership.
  • Develops the team in unison.
  • Runs the TMS cycle for the lines/areas and sets the 24-hour direction for the manufacturing unit
  • Does yearly performance reviews of the team and ensures every individual has an active development plan in place and does regular 1:1s with each team member to review performance and help them to grow
  • Leads DTM activities being responsible for creating of DTM work processes (e.g. CIL, CL etc.)
  • Collaborate with Logistics to establish production schedules, monitor delivery performance versus schedule.
  • Ensures regular, timely, and accurate assessments of hourly associates are delivered through mentor activities.
  • Works with associates to resolve issues and concerns; involves HR when needed.
  • Builds their own mastery in the operation, people management and Excellence.
  • Spends more than 50% of the time on the production floor overseeing activities.

Leadership Skills, Morale Builder, Positive Culture Change Agent, Coach, Mentor, Effective Communicator, Team Performance, Operational Excellence Expert!

Requirements: Education and Experience:

  • BA/BS Degree (Science, Industrial management, Business, Engineering or a related field) OR equivalent education and experience
  • 5 years of manufacturing experience in a highly automated environment required, 7 years preferred. 3 years of people leading experience required, 5 years preferred
  • 3 years proven ability in a similar role

Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities (KSA’s):

  • Ability to work as part of a team / Teambuilding. Independent thinking / Self Driven
  • Decision Making Ability. Troubleshooting. Analytical/ Problem Solving
  • Effective Oral/written Communication. Project Management
  • Quality Systems Knowledge. Computer Literacy / Microsoft Office

Financial Competence

  • Understands how to implement a financial budget including product costs, waste triggers, and

standard cost. Logistics & Planning Knowledge. Safety & Ergonomics Expertise

Candidate Details: 5 to 7 years experience//Seniority Level - Mid-Senior

Management Experience Required – No//Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree

Ideal Candidate: Strong Operations/Production Manager who is a CHANGE AGENT and develop strategies for the unit to progress to a higher level of production and manage training for talent.

CONTACT/SEND RESUME: Bill Marek - CEO

407.541.7816 bmarek@vprecruiters.com

WWW.VPRECRUITERS.COM

Salary : $98,000 - $110,000

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