Production Team Lead - St. Joe Distribution Center

Overview

This is a position at the St. Joe Distribution Center.

You will oversee and support production operations by training employees, maintaining compliance with safety and environmental standards, and ensuring manufacturing goals are met. You will coach team members, administer company policies, and drive continuous improvement in processes, procedures, and equipment.

• Develops an understanding of how to maintain good employee relations through coaching and consistent application of employee relation policies.
• Partners with operating personnel to meet established goals.
• Investigates material variances, reports results of investigation and recommends improvements
• Solicits and encourages process, procedure, and equipment improvements from team members.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business, Operations, or related field.
• Ability to work any assigned shift and required overtime.
• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with administering company policies, union agreements, and disciplinary procedures.
• Experience in monitoring production metrics and driving process improvements.

Our St. Joseph, Missouri, distribution center charges, packages, and ships the batteries used in cars, boats, motorcycles, and heavy-duty trucks. We opened in 2000, now employ more than 280 people and operate six days per week. We are actively involved in our local community and give back through The United Way, Camp Quality, Second Harvest Food Bank and Habitat for Humanity.

• Medical, dental and vision care coverage and a 401(k) savings plan with company matching – all starting on date of hire
• Tuition reimbursement, perks, and discounts
• Parental and caregiver leave programs
• All the usual benefits such as paid time off, flexible spending, short-and long-term disability, basic life insurance, business travel insurance, Employee Assistance Program, and domestic partner benefits
• Global market strength and worldwide market share leadership
• HQ location earns LEED certification for sustainability plus a full-service cafeteria and workout facility
• Clarios has been recognized as one of 2025's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere. This prestigious recognition marks the third consecutive year Clarios has received this distinction.

Clarios is the force behind the world’s most recognizable car battery brands, powering vehicles from leading automakers like Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, and Nissan. With 18,000 employees worldwide, we develop, manufacture, and distribute energy storage solutions while recovering, recycling, and reusing up to 99% of battery materials—setting the standard for sustainability in our industry. At Clarios, we’re not just making batteries;

we’re shaping the future of sustainable transportation. Join our mission to innovate, push boundaries, and make a real impact. Discover your potential at Clarios—where your power meets endless possibilities.

We value the leadership, adaptability, and technical expertise developed through military service. At Clarios, those capabilities thrive in an environment built on grit, ingenuity, and passion—where you can grow your career while helping to power progress worldwide. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to protected characteristics.

We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please apply. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is key to challenging the status quo. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, status as a protected veteran or other protected characteristics protected by law.

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