Team Lead, AWS

Perfetti Van Melle

Production Team Lead overseeing daily manufacturing operations at Perfetti Van Melle. Responsibilities include training, performance accountability, and production quality management.

Posted 7/17/2026full-timeLoves Park • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $25 - $30 per hourWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading manufacturing operations with a focus on safety, quality, and efficiency. Proficient in training and coaching team members while utilizing data-driven decision-making and problem-solving methodologies.

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Manufacturing ExperienceLeadership ExperienceDMAIC Problem-SolvingData AnalysisMicrosoft Excel

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Hard Skills

Data AnalysisTroubleshootingProblem AnalysisTraining DevelopmentReport WritingMathematical SkillsSafety CompliancePPE UsageQuality ControlProcess Equipment Operations

Soft Skills

Team CollaborationConflict ManagementEffective CommunicationCoachingAdaptability

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft WordMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft TeamsSharePointSAPPaycorSmartsheetPower BI

Industry Keywords

Food ManufacturingSafety StandardsHR PracticesOperational StandardsTraining Needs Assessment

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Perform all functions associated with the start-up, shutdown, lockout, sanitation, and operations of the packaging and/or process equipment to produce a high quality product that meets or exceeds targets for cost and quality.
Responsible for day to day plant activities working in a team environment that promotes safety, food safety, and clear communication.
Hold others accountable for following standards and delivering on commitments.
Follow escalation process when applicable.
Assess or determine a training need for an area.
Lead effort to plan and complete training.
Assess work standards, make standards available, hold teams to meet standard.
Engage proactively with cross functional support team, leaders, and floor operators.
Coach/Train others to do the same.
Prepare written materials and deliver oral presentations using visual aids, delivering a concise message to a wide variety of audiences.
Comfortable escalating to high level leaders.
Analyze data.
Train others on DMAIC problem-solving methods.
Lead decision-making processes using data and principles to make a difficult organization or technical decision involving the right people at the right level.
Recognize when company resources/information are needed.
Locate company resources, evaluate, and use effectively.
Coach others to do the same.
Create or update resources/information when needed.
Manage conflict between team members.
Recognize and resolve non-technical issues that are occurring within the Team.
Involve HR when necessary.
Required knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams. SharePoint, SAP, Paycor, Smartsheet, Power BI.
Demonstrate knowledge of HR practices.
Deliver feedback in a professional and positive manner.
Adapt your leadership style to work situations.
Provide insight pertaining to employee evaluations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Two years experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably a food environment.
Prior leadership experience preferred.
High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.
Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to work overtime hours, above your normal schedule, to meet customer’s demands.
Strong troubleshooting and problem analysis skills.
Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)- Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Uniform, Hairnet, Beard net, and Mask when required.
Occasionally exposed to dusty conditions due to the handling of bulk products.
The employee must be able to wear and use breathing protection devices as required while working in these conditions.
Ability to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms.
Ability to occasionally sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
Ability to talk, hear, and smell.
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally push/pull 350-pound carts with wheels.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.

Benefits

Comp & perks

PTO package including vacation, sick, personal, and pay it forward time off
13 paid holidays
401k with Company Match up to 8%, ranking in the top 1% of the country
Annual Bonus potential and merit-based increases
Comprehensive Health Insurance
Annual well-being subsidy
20 weeks Maternity & 12 weeks Paternity leave options
Sam's Club or Costco annual membership reimbursement
Tuition-Free College Program or Free Continued Education (BA, Masters, etc.)
Modest monthly candy allotment (Airheads, Airheads Xtremes, and Mentos)