Distribution Team Leader - 2nd Shift

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education Required: HS Diploma/ GED
Higher Education Preferred
2 years of prior team/ people leadership required
3+ years of distribution or manufacturing experience required

PROMOTE A CULTURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Team Leads are the frontline managers at Thermo Fisher, spending most of their time on the packing room floor to supervise employees and processes. Their primary role is to ensure adherence to all Expectations, Initiatives, Rules, SOPs, WIDs, cGMPs, Safety Guidelines, and Company Policies. To effectively promote the company vision. Team Leads exemplify these principles and understand what is expected of each employee in their assigned areas. Additionally, Team Leads are expected to master and apply the following tools to drive accountability:

• Mentoring
• Coaching
• Timely Feedback
• Notes to File
• Corrective Action
• Performance Improvement Plans

It is essential that Team Leads uniformly promote accountability among all employees, ensuring there is no favoritism or discrimination.

Team Leads play a key role in the successful transition of the production floor between shifts. Responsibilities include:

• Reviewing emails for time-sensitive information and responding accordingly
• Being present and prepared for the leadership meeting 15 minutes before the shift starts
• Leading Tier 1 meetings with the Supervisor for respective teams
• Conducting shift handoffs with outgoing and incoming Team Leads to discuss job statuses, schedule updates, material or job shortages, and any safety or quality concerns
• Submitting end-of-shift reports, recording production data on the tier board, and submitting all Stop the Lines, Line Interruptions, and Hazard ID