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Team Leader, Production Newton, IA, United States Be the First to Apply Job Description The Production Team Leader plays a key role in driving a safe, productive, and high-performing manufacturing environment. This position provides day-to-day leadership and support to production associates, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with established quality standards. The Team Leader serves as a subject matter expert within their assigned area, helping develop team capabilities through training, coaching, onboarding, and continuous improvement initiatives. Working closely with production leadership, the Production Team Leader supports operational excellence by promoting a strong safety culture, maintaining standard work practices, and helping the team achieve production, quality, and delivery goals. Successful Production Team Leaders are safety-focused, dependable, and committed to developing others. They lead by example, foster teamwork, support operational excellence, and help ensure quality products are delivered to customers on time while creating an environment where associates can grow and succeed. Responsibilities Promote and model a culture of safety by supporting all company safety initiatives, policies, and procedures. Lead by example and reinforce TPI's core values of Safety, Operational Excellence, Commitment, Integrity, and Leadership. Serve as the technical and process expert within the assigned production area. Monitor daily operations to ensure standard work instructions and manufacturing processes are consistently followed. Provide hands-on coaching, mentoring, and guidance to production associates to support performance and skill development. Coordinate and support new hire onboarding activities, ensuring successful integration into the team and work environment. Conduct and document training activities to ensure associates are properly trained and qualified for assigned tasks. Support continuous improvement efforts by identifying opportunities to improve safety, quality, productivity, and efficiency. Assist with staffing coverage by performing production tasks as needed to support operational requirements and maintain production schedules. Perform audits, inspections, and quality checks to ensure products meet customer and company standards. Communicate production issues, safety concerns, training needs, and performance observations to supervisors and leadership. Foster teamwork, accountability, and a positive work environment that encourages employee engagement and development. Qualifications High school diploma or GED required. Previous manufacturing, production, or industrial experience required. Prior leadership, team lead, mentoring, or training experience preferred. Strong ability to train, coach, and develop team members in a fast-paced production environment. Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills. Demonstrated ability to effectively manage time, prioritize tasks, and support multiple operational needs. Ability to maintain a safe work environment and promote safe work practices at all times. Strong attention to detail with a commitment to quality and continuous improvement. Ability to work collaboratively across departments and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization. Bilingual (English/Spanish) candidates are encouraged to apply. Apply Now Job Info Job Identification 4279 Job Category Team Leader Posting Date 2026-10-05, 01:21 p.m. Job Schedule Full time Locations 2300 N 33rd Ave E, Newton, IA, 50208, US © MapTiler © OpenStreetMap contributors Legend Jobs at a location Group of locations © MapTiler © OpenStreetMap contributors | © Oracle Corporation Terms Legal Notices Use control and scroll to zoom the map Use two fingers to move the map 2300 N 33rd Ave E, Newton, IA, 50208, US Copy to Clipboard Similar Jobs Team Leader, Quality Newton, IA, United States Posted on 2026-05-18 Working under direction of the Quality Supervisor, the Quality Team Leader supports the plant quality function by supervising quality control staff in the implementation of TPI's quality policy, procedures, and inspection plans and coordinating and communication quality related matters with other functions in his/her shift. Production Shift Leader Newton, IA, United States Posted on 2026-10-01 Be the First to Apply The Shift Leader serves as the senior operations leader for the facility during their assigned shift and is accountable for the overall performance of plant floor operations. This role provides leadership, direction, and support to Production Supervisors and Team Leads, ensuring the safe, efficient, and effective execution of the production plan while achieving objectives related to Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and People Development. The Shift Leader drives operational excellence through strong leadership, workforce engagement, continuous improvement, and cross-functional collaboration. As a visible leader, this position promotes the company's values and fosters a culture of accountability, teamwork, integrity, and employee development.