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Burke - Team Leader

Hormel Foods

Nevada, IAJob$70–83K/yrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$70–83K/yr
Location
Nevada, IA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Team Leader at Hormel Foods’ Burke plant in Nevada, Iowa, leads team members and plant processes to meet production and quality goals. The role ensures resources are available to maintain production schedules and supports continuous improvement in safety, quality, cost, and customer service. Training begins on first shift before moving to second shift, and extended hours, including weekends, may be needed.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

LeadershipPersuasionInitiativeAnalytical SkillsCommunicationStandingWorking in Cold EnvironmentsWorking in Warm Environments

Qualifications

1+ Year Shift Leadership or Associate DegreeMust Be 18+Work Authorization for Any Employer

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Relocation Assistance
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Team Leader – BURKE PLANT (Nevada, IA)

To save time applying, Hormel Foods does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visa.

About Hormel Foods

Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minnesota, is a global branded food company with over $12 billion in annual revenue. Its brands include PLANTERS ® , SKIPPY ® , SPAM ® , HORMEL ® NATURAL CHOICE ® , APPLEGATE ® , WHOLLY ® , HORMEL ® BLACK LABEL ® , COLUMBUS ® , JENNIE-O ® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The Company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named one of the best companies to work for by U.S. News & World Report and one of America’s most responsible companies by Newsweek, was recognized by TIME magazine as one of the World’s Best Companies and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. For more information, visit hormelfoods.com .

Responsibilities :

  • Manages team members by leading and executing plant processes.

  • Manages team members in attaining production and quality goals.

  • Ensures appropriate resources (including materials, equipment, and staffing needs) are available to maintain production schedules.

  • Supports continuous improvement processes to ensure that goals in safety, quality, cost, and customer service are met.

  • Creates and maintains an engaged and team-oriented workforce to improve business results.

Qualifications:

Required:

  • 1+ year as a shift lead, shift supervisor, assistant manager, etc. OR Associates Degree.

  • Proven leadership, persuasive, initiative, analytical, and communication skills are necessary for success in this position.

  • Applicants must not now, or at any time in the future, require employer sponsorship for a work visa.

  • Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer.

  • Must be 18 years of age or older (all plant positions)

  • Must be able to work “on their feet” in the production area about 80% of the shift

  • Must be able to work in environments below 40 degrees and in areas more than 60 degrees

Training:

  • Approximately six weeks are spent in a hands-on training environment before being assigned to a department.

  • Team Leaders attend a virtual new employee orientation. This will include presentations by different divisions to increase product knowledge, company knowledge, and leadership skills

  • 6-month operational training program while on the job.

  • Team leader will start on 1 st shift for training; but will be moved to 2 nd after training is completed

Location & Shift

  • Burke Corporation, Nevada, IA

  • Must be flexible for 1 st and/or 2 nd shift Production

  • Extended hours may be needed-including weekends.

  • Team Leaders will potentially work in environments below 40 degrees and in areas more than 60 degrees.

At Hormel Foods, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. The base hiring pay range for this role is between $70,000-$82,500 per year, and your actual base pay within that range will depend upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge, skill set, level of experience, and geographic market location.

BENEFITS: Other components of Hormel Foods’ total compensation package includes comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, discretionary annual merit increases, bonuses, 401(k) with employer match, stock purchase plan, paid vacation, FREE two-year community/technical college tuition for children of employees, and more.

May be eligible for relocation benefits.

At Hormel we invite difference and diversity in all aspects. We offer a space of support, understanding, and community. We are committed to the journey! Learn more about our progress here: https://www.hormelfoods.com/about/inclusion-and-belonging/

Hormel Foods provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.

Requisition ID : 36289

Hormel Foods Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

How this job compares

Set against the 9,808 open Team Lead jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$70–83K/yr
  • Iowa median$90–140K/yr31 salary ranges
  • US median$108–170K/yr2,460 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $76K, is 36% below the Iowa median midpoint ($118K) — in the middle half of Team Lead salary ranges in Iowa.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 84 open Team Lead jobs in Iowa and 9,808 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Iowa
Experience
Team Lead postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 8 years (4,431 postings).
Education
1,655 of the 9,808 open Team Lead jobs (17%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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