Bi-Lingual Team Lead

The Bilingual Production Team Lead serves as a frontline leader responsible for supporting daily manufacturing operations, driving production performance, promoting a culture of safety, and serving as a communication bridge between English-speaking and Spanish-speaking team members. This role provides leadership, coaching, training, and operational support to production associates while ensuring quality, productivity, and attendance expectations are achieved., Production Leadership

• Lead and support a team of production associates in achieving daily production goals.
• Coordinate workflow and staffing assignments to maximize efficiency and meet production schedules.
• Monitor production output and address issues that impact safety, quality, delivery, or productivity.
• Assist supervisors and managers in implementing operational improvements.
• Promote accountability and positive employee engagement throughout the production team.
• Conduct shift start-up meetings and communicate daily production priorities., * Provide real-time translation and interpretation between English-speaking leadership and Spanish-speaking employees.
• Ensure company policies, safety procedures, quality standards, and training materials are clearly communicated in both English and Spanish.
• Support employee onboarding, coaching, corrective actions, and performance discussions.
• Serve as a trusted resource for employees regarding workplace questions and concerns.

Safety & Compliance

• Promote company's commitment to maintaining a safe work environment.
• Conduct safety observations and reinforce safe work practices.
• Identify and report safety hazards, incidents, and near misses.
• Support new employee safety training and ongoing safety initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations and company safety policies.

Quality & Continuous Improvement

• Verify products meet established quality standards.
• Assist with root cause analysis and corrective actions for quality concerns.
• Participate in lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support standardized work practices and process improvements.
• Encourage employee involvement in problem-solving and waste reduction efforts.

Training & Development

• Train new employees on production processes, quality standards, and safety requirements.
• Cross-train team members to improve operational flexibility.
• Coach employees on performance expectations and job skills.
• Assist supervisors with documenting training progress and performance development.

Attendance & Workforce Management

• Monitor attendance and communicate staffing concerns to leadership.
• Assist with shift coverage planning and workforce allocation.
• Support employee retention initiatives through engagement and recognition efforts.
• Maintain accurate production and training records.

Do you have experience in Team supervision?, Do you have a High school diploma or GED?, The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader with manufacturing experience, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to motivate a diverse workforce in a fast-paced production environment., * High School Diploma or GED.

• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish (spoken and written).
• 2+ years of manufacturing, production, warehouse, or industrial experience.
• 1+ year of leadership, team lead, trainer, or supervisory experience.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Basic computer proficiency including Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to read production schedules, work instructions, and quality documentation.

Preferred

• Experience in boat manufacturing, automotive manufacturing, or assembly operations.
• Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement experience.
• Experience training and developing employees.
• Knowledge of OSHA safety standards and manufacturing safety practices.
• Experience working with diverse and multicultural teams.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• Frequent bending, reaching, twisting, and repetitive motion activities.
• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with varying temperatures, noise levels, and production equipment.

Key Competencies

• Leadership & Team Development
• Bilingual Communication
• Safety Awareness
• Problem Solving
• Conflict Resolution
• Quality Focus
• Continuous Improvement
• Accountability
• Time Management
• Adaptability

Pulled from the full job description

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance, * Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance