Fort Lawn, SC, US
2 days ago
Senior Team Leader

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Gallo is proud to be expanding into Chester County, South Carolina! Our Chester County Operations facility will be situated on 630 acres and include bottling and canning capabilities, warehousing, a regional distribution center, and will serve as the eastern hub for our import and export business.

We're approaching 100 years of bold ideas and hard work that unite us in our goal to serve joy in the moments that matter. As a company that has thrived on the simple belief of taking care of our people first, we appreciate and value what matters most to you. We're all about providing some of the best benefits, rewards, and development programs available in your area. We focus on caring and respecting each other, because together, we make growth possible.

At Gallo, we're passionate about bringing our culture to life in Chester County and to building something truly amazing, together.

Chester County Operations | We Serve Joy!

Come Join our Chester County Operations as our next Senior Team Lead!

 

Are you an experienced leader with a passion for driving operational excellence and fostering a collaborative work environment? We are seeking a dynamic Team Leader to join our team and lead diverse groups of individuals across departments. In this role, you will be instrumental in individual and team development, ensuring quality performance, managing costs, and delivering exceptional service to both internal and external customers. You will work cross-functionally with various departments to develop and execute strategic operations initiatives, solve problems, and facilitate projects and meetings.

 

As a Team Leader, you will direct multiple teams, mentor and coach team members, and influence cross-functional departments to identify and execute improvement projects. You will be responsible for workforce planning, approving timecards, and acting as the site coordinator for crisis management. Your role will involve cascading goals to support the department vision, managing performance actions, and collaborating with Operations Managers and Human Resources on personnel investigations and strategic workforce planning. You will also make hiring decisions and mentor junior team leaders in talent selection and change management.

 

Your deep technical expertise in operations, manufacturing, distribution, and supply chain processes will be crucial as you mentor team members and advise stakeholders on technical issues. You will drive problem-solving and continuous improvement initiatives, leveraging LEAN principles to promote change management. Ensuring compliance with regulatory and safety standards, you will proactively identify and address environmental and safety issues, lead incident investigations, and act as a Safety Champion.

We value intrapreneurship and ownership behaviors, encouraging innovation, accountability, and high expectations. If you are ready to make a significant impact and drive positive change in our organization, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity. Join us in leading a team towards operational excellence and continuous improvement.

 

What You Will Need:

Bachelor’s degree plus 4 years of production, operations or logistics experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years of military operations and leadership experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR High School diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate plus 8 years of production, operations or logistics experience. 3 years of supervisory or managerial experience; demonstrates team building, leadership and mentoring skills. 2 years of technical production/operations or technical maintenance experience. Required to work any assigned shift. Experience implementing Lean Manufacturing practices. Experience leading high performance work teams and providing motivation to achieve plan goals. Experience using a production work management system. Environmental, health and safety experience in a manufacturing environment. Experience defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts, and drawing valid conclusions. Experience managing Quality standards in a manufacturing environment. Required to travel to company offices, sites, and/or meeting locations for onboarding, training, meetings, and events for development, department needs, and business delivery up to 5% of the time, with or without reasonable accommodation. This may be in addition to travel requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description. Required to be 18 years or older. This may be in addition to other age requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.

 

 

What Will Set You Apart:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering plus 4 years of production, operations or logistics experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Management plus 5 years of manufacturing operations management, or logistics operations management experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility. 4 years of supervisory or managerial experience; demonstrates team building, leadership and mentoring skills. MBA or Master’s Degree in Engineering. Bilingual in English and Spanish. Consumer Package Goods experience. Experience working with Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and establishing sound maintenance procedures to assure equipment reliability. Robotics or controls experience. Experience managing processes within the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Experience interpreting an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and dealing with several abstract and concrete variables. Experience with MS Office Suite. Skilled at handling unusual or difficult inquiries/situations through direct personal action or refer to the appropriate individual. Experience working with all levels and functions within the Company. Demonstrated ability to adapt and overcome obstacles; stress tolerance.

 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

  

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The employee may also occasionally be exposed to extreme cold and high, precarious places. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. For the Cellar, the following will apply: ## While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee may also occasionally be exposed to extreme cold and high precarious places. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

 

Compensation:

Hiring Salary Range Posted: $98,000.00-$147,000.00 Actual compensation paid within the range will be determined by factors such as the education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

 

Perks & Benefits:

This position includes a competitive benefits package. Winery - Please click here to view our full list of benefits or click here to watch our video.

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This position will be based in the location(s) specified in the job posting and requires working on-site with no telecommuting option. You will be expected to live within a commutable distance.

Recruiter: Hilary Wright

Requisition ID:104944   

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