Team Lead, Manufacturing ​/ Production

Job Description Team Leader Kraft Heinz Company Mason City, IA

The Kraft Heinz Company is currently seeking a Team Lead to work at our production facility in Mason City, IA. Ideal candidates must be safety and quality oriented and willing to work in a team-orientated, fast-paced work environment.

• Must be at least 18 years old and have a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent experience.
• Requires flexibility to work rotating 12-hour day and night shifts; weekends and holidays required.
• Ability to work overtime as needed.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Capable of learning intermediate Microsoft Excel, Power Point, Word, and ZPI skills.
• Understanding of requirements and importance of documentation.
• Can understand and write SOPs, OPLs and CIL’s.
• Project ideation, generation, implementation, and project completion.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment with people of varying skills and backgrounds.
• Knowledge of safety policies and procedures i.e. lock-out/tag-out, confined space entry.

• Starting rate $33.55/hour.
• Eligible for overtime compensation.
• Starting with 3 weeks (120hrs) of Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Medical, Dental, Vision – we offer a variety of benefit plans to choose from.
• 401(k).
• Health Reimbursement Account or Health Savings Account.
• Company paid Life Insurance, Company paid Short-term Disability, Employee Assistance Program and Pet Insurance.

• 12-hour shifts – rotating days and nights, weekends and holidays.
• Works overtime as required.
• Flexibility to adjust shift schedule to work with employees on other shifts as required.

Reporting to the Production Supervisor, this role drives key systems—including Clean, Inspect & Lube, Centerline Management, 5S, process data integrity, and scrap elimination—while actively participating in planning and daily meetings. The employee develops process standards, leads root-cause problem solving, and coaches teams to build strong problem-solving skills and ensure effective system execution.

• Facilitates the line loss analysis (waste elimination and yield improvement) and line throughput improvement plans. (OEE current/future state)
• Analysis daily and shift line data to identify and prioritize loss elimination opportunities.
• Participates in internal audit program, food safety committee, and sanitary design team.
• Spends time on the floor to gather information on stops, centerlines and changeovers over the past 24 hours.
• Investigates initial root cause of top stops.
• Begin to develop plan for the day for ownership areas.
• Attend level 1 and level 2 meetings.
• Discuss top stops and root cause. Establish countermeasures in plan for the day.
• Ensure centerline completion and compliance. Create countermeasures on any outages.
• Works with Process Owner, CI Lead and Maintenance Lead to address losses.
• Manage centerline and Quality Daily Management Systems.
• Follow all established GMP, housekeeping guidelines, housekeeping responsibilities and QRMP operating procedures.
• Assist in the implementation of the QRMP program and acts as trainer.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by management.

Internal candidates must be in good standing within the Kraft Heinz Mason City team (less than a written warning for performance and/or attendance within the last year).

Deadline for internal candidates to apply is January 28, 2026.

Questions regarding this position should be directed to the Production Supervisor or the Production Manager.

Our facility produces refrigerated, ready-to-eat Jell‑O gels, puddings, and cheesecakes in a fast‑paced, 24/7 operation. Supported by four shift teams and over 180 employees, we are a non‑union plant with a strong track record of safety and quality, including no product recalls.

Welcome to Mason City:

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes. In order to ensure…