Team Leader- Kimball International Fordsville, KY - Fordsville, KY
Fordsville, KYFull-time$7.25/hrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Job overview
The Team Leader/Area Leader executes the operations plan and schedule, managing resources to meet customer demand and supporting team development, product flow, quality, safety, and environmental systems. The role also contributes to new-product pilot runs, department profitability, cost reductions, and process improvements. Kimball International seeks candidates with interpersonal, communication, business, and technical capabilities, and requires a high school diploma or GED.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Full job description
Experience Required
None
Minimum Education Required
High School Diploma/G.E.D.
Compensation
$7.25 / hourly
Hours Per Week
40
Number Of Positions
1
Work Schedule and Shift Requirements
First (Day)
Job Description
Back
Requisition Number
26-367
Brand Information
If you prefer a career that offers different opportunities daily while working with a variety of people, Kimball International would like to talk to you. We are a family-friendly company that values the differences that make each associate unique.
Job Description
*Resume Required
The Team Leader/Area Leader is responsible for executing the operations plan/schedule.
Roles and Responsibilities:
(Include Safety and Environmental, Quality, and Job Specific Roles and Responsibilities)
Manage resources to meet customer demand.
Provide performance feedback and strategy for development of team members.
Plan area lay out and product flow.
Play an active role in the pilot run process for all new product introductions and/or enhancements.
Responsible for department profitability and identify/implementing potential cost reductions.
Inspect for obvious damage, color consistency and alignment or any other material specifications and inspect parts for compliance to any other quality or workmanship standards.
Document necessary information.
Keep work space and equipment clean and well organized.
Follow all safety guidelines and uses required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Identify nonconformities and follow nonconforming product procedures and be aware of disposition authority.
Implement process improvements.
Support the Vision and Guiding Principles and other policies of Kimball International and National Office Furniture.
Follow and support the Quality system.
Performs job rotation as directed.
Support our Environmental Management System (EMS).
Job Requirements
Skills to Perform This Role:
Interpersonal Skills
Team Oriented
Strong drive for success.
Customer centric
Possess a high degree of integrity.
Ability to keep humor in the workplace.
Ability to build & sustain relationships.
Flexible and open to change.
Tactful
Assertive
Positive attitude.
Patient
Honest and ethical
Communication Skills
Good listener
Effective communication skills
Negotiation skills
Persuasive and credible
Ability to adapt to and manage change.
Good relationship builder
Ability to motivate effectively.
Business Skills
Understands how they influence results
Results focused
Ability to meet deadlines
Environmentally conscious
Technical Skills
Ability to comprehend and follow job safety guidelines
Able to comprehend and follow directions on a load card, SOR (if applicable) or OMS.
Able to lift parts from floor to operation level frequently
Skilled in the use of air driven hand tools
Capable of setting up forms/fixtures to specifications
Understands/follows proper lockout procedures
Able to perform preventative maintenance to tools/equipment
Able to maintain forms as appropriate.
Able to comprehend and perform proper gluing processes
Able to use required gauges and measuring devices
Able to use load moving devices
Ability to identify nonconformities
Qualifications:
Educational
Able to write legibly
Able to read and comprehend required documents.
Able to accomplish required math
Minimum of 4 weeks on the job training
EEO Statement
The Company is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of r ace, color, r eligion, s ex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.
VISA Sponsorship
Kimball International, Inc. will not sponsor applicants for this position for employment/work visa status (e.g.. H-1B)
Posting Location
93 KII Fordsville-00048
Job Type
Full time
Benefits Offered
Not specified
Veteran Preference
No
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
5001234984606
How this job compares
Set against the 7,184 open Team Lead jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$7.25/hr
- Kentucky median$7/hr35 hourly ranges
- US median$20–24/hr1,374 hourly ranges
This rate, $7.25/hr, is close to the Kentucky median midpoint ($7/hr) — in the middle half of Team Lead hourly ranges in Kentucky.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 147 open Team Lead jobs in Kentucky and 7,184 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Kentucky
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- Experience
- Team Lead postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (3,681 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 2,486 of the 7,184 open Team Lead jobs (35%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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