We Make Life More Rewarding and Dignified
Location Kaunas
Department Operations
The Manufacturing Team Leader is a pivotal role responsible for driving daily performance and operational excellence at the shop floor level. This position leads, coaches, and develops hourly associates to achieve and exceed objectives in safety, quality, service, and cost, in alignment with the organization’s mission and vision. The Team Leader ensures the effective execution of production standards, fosters a culture of continuous improvement, and implements policies and corrective actions. This role advocates for team growth and engagement within a collaborative, team-based environment.
The role actively integrates Hollister Production System (HPS) principles, Lean tools, Six Sigma methodologies, and structured problem‑solving techniques to improve process capability, reduce variation, and support standard work execution.
• Provide leadership and coaching to assigned teams, enabling associates to meet or exceed goals in safety, quality, service, and cost.
• Maintain a visible presence on the manufacturing floor, spending at least 70% of time managing performance, coaching, and ensuring adherence to standards and HPS practices.
• Conduct employee performance and development reviews, offering constructive feedback and supporting conflict resolution.
• Promote and model organizational values and culture, ensuring consistent application of company policies.
• Ensure completion and documentation of all required training for associates.
• Monitor and coach associates aspiring to leadership roles; recognize and reward achievements using approved programs.
• Facilitate team meetings and ensure effective shift hand‑off communication.
• Oversee production operations, including monitoring safety conditions, investigating incidents, and implementing corrective actions using Root Cause Analysis (RCA), 5 Why, and corrective/preventive action methods.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives, including KPI improvement, process optimization, and cost‑saving projects utilizing Lean and Six Sigma approaches.
• Monitor and act upon key operational metrics such as scrap, waste levels, and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Manage staffing levels, maintain cross‑training matrices, and participate in recruitment and selection of team members.
• Collaborate with other departments to support new product introductions and equipment launches.
• Ensure compliance with quality and regulatory requirements, including participation in audits and adherence to site standards.
• Other duties and tasks as assigned.
• Experience in medical device or other regulated manufacturing preferred.
• Lean, Six Sigma, and structured problem‑solving (5Y, fishbone) experience preferred.
About Hollister Incorporated
Hollister Incorporated is an independent, employee-owned company that develops, manufactures and markets healthcare products worldwide. The company spearheads the advancement of innovative products for ostomy care, continence care and critical care, and also creates educational support materials for patients and healthcare professionals. Headquartered in Libertyville, Illinois, Hollister has manufacturing and distribution centers on three continents and sells in nearly 80 countries. Hollister is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Firm of John Dickinson Schneider, Inc., and is guided both by its Mission to make life more rewarding and dignified for people who use our products and services, as well as its Vision to grow and prosper as an independent, employee-owned company, and in the process, to become better human beings.
EOE Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Job Req ID: 36104
Hollister Incorporated is an independent, employee-owned company that develops, manufactures, and markets healthcare products and services worldwide. Our Mission is to make life more rewarding and dignified for people who use our products and services. Throughout the company, there is the recognition that Hollister is unique, not only as an independent, employee-owned company but also in its Mission and its commitment to The Immutable Principles on which the company was founded.
Through a shared affirmation that every human being has dignity and intrinsic value, the focal point of everything we do at Hollister is people. At Hollister, we realize that each person who uses our products and services is on a distinct, and often challenging, life journey. In every aspect of what we do, the overriding goal and commitment is to make a difference in that journey.
The Immutable Principle of Dignity of the Person means that we believe in the intrinsic dignity of every individual, independent of any differences. This principle is the foundation of our value system and drives our commitment to inclusion.
Integrity is at the heart of how we do business at Hollister, and throughout the company, there is an unwavering conviction that the ethical way is the only way to conduct our business.
The Immutable Principle of Service, to our customers and to each other, inspires us to strive for unconditional customer satisfaction; serving with humility, compassion, and perseverance.
The Immutable Principle of Stewardship inspires Hollister Associates to act as guardians of the company – ensuring that Hollister will continue to be independent, employee-owned, and faithful to its Mission of making a sustained and meaningful difference in the lives of people around the world.
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Medical devices sold in the EU are marked with CE symbol or CE 0050 symbol as appropriate. For more information, see www.hollister.com.
