Team Leader, Production (3rd Shift)
Davenport, IA
Updated: April 15
Team Leader, Production (3rd Shift)
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Date: Apr 14, 2026
Location: Davenport, Iowa, US, 52807
Company: John Deere
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John Deere is an equal opportunity employer, including disabled & veterans.
Primary Location: United States (US) - Iowa - Davenport
Function: Operations (CA)
Title: Team Leader, Production (3rd Shift) - 119649
Onsite/Remote:Onsite Position
Your Responsibilities
As a Team Leader, Production (3rd Shift) for JD Construction & Forestry located in Davenport, IA, you will:
- Achieve departmental/area goals and objectives.
- Supervise semi to highly skilled production, maintenance, and/or parts distribution warehouse employees on an assigned shift to ensure the manufacture of products and/or execution of parts orders within established delivery, quality, safety and cost standards.
- The supervisor is the first-line liaison between the production employees and the management staff and thus also serves the function of representing the company's interests with the shop floor staff.
Shift: 3rd – 9:30 pm – 6:00 am
VISA Sponsorship is NOT available for this position
What Skills You Need
- Communicate the local action plan; explain how this relates to the function's strategy and action plan and to the broader organization's mission and vision; motivate people to achieve local business goals.
- Respond to personal objectives and use performance management systems to improve personal performance; or monitor the performance of the team, allocate work and review completion, take appropriate corrective action to ensure timeliness and quality, and contribute to formal individual performance management and appraisal.
- Assign short-term work schedules to a team of subordinates in order to achieve expectations while following established timelines.
- Supervise others working within established operational systems.
- Follow the organization's health, safety, and environment (HSE) policies, procedures, and mandatory instructions to identify and mitigate environmental risks and risks to the well-being of self and others in the workplace; instruct the team in safe working methods; identify instances of risky behaviors within the team and take appropriate action, escalating serious issues as appropriate.
- Troubleshoot and diagnose highly complex equipment and systems for emergency repairs.
- Operate complex machines and systems, adjusting processes to optimize quality and productivity. Also responsible for generating solutions to complex inefficiencies.
- Contribute to the preparation of various data and analytics reports.
- Identify, within the team, instances of noncompliance with the organization's policies and procedures and/or relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, reporting these instances and escalating issues as appropriate.
What Makes You Stand Out
- Experience of general supervision of more junior colleagues
- Experienced practitioner able to work unsupervised
Education
Ideally, you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:
- Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Level
What You'll Get
At John Deere, you are empowered to create a career that will take you to where you want to go while working in an inclusive team environment. Here, you'll enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the advanced tools and technology that foster innovation and achievement. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive reward package to help you get started on your new career path, including:
- Flexible work arrangements
- Highly competitive base pay
- Savings & Retirement benefits (401K and Defined Contribution)
- Healthcare benefits with a generous company contribution in the Health Savings Account
- Adoption assistance
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Tuition assistance
- Fitness subsidies and on-site gyms at specific Deere locations
- Charitable contribution match
- Employee Purchase Plan & numerous discount programs for personal use
- Vacation and Holiday Pay
$77,628.00 - $116,436.00 Benefits
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Must be 18 years of age or older to apply
The information contained herein is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and qualifications required of individuals performing the job. The qualifications detailed in this job description are not considered the minimum requirements necessary to perform the job, but rather as guidelines.
The terms of the applicable benefit plans, and all company actions administering or interpreting these plans, continue to control. Deere & Company reserves the right to suspend, amend, modify, or terminate the Plan(s) in any manner at any time, including the right to modify or eliminate any cost-sharing between the company and participants. Changes, which can be made at any time, are made by action of the company's board of directors, or to the extent authorized by resolution of its board of directors, or by the Deere & Company Compensation Committee. In the event of a conflict between the language of the official Plan Documents and this document, the language of the official Plan Documents will control.
ACA Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Notice
The John Deere Health Benefit Plans for Salaried Employees and The John Deere Benefit Plan for Wage Employees comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.
Nearest Major Market: Davenport
Nearest Secondary Market: Moline
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As a Team Leader, Production (3rd Shift) for JD Construction & Forestry located in Davenport, IA, you will: Achieve departmental/area goals and objectives. Supervise semi to highly skilled production, maintenance, and/or parts distribution warehouse employees on an assigned shift to ensure the manufacture of products and/or execution of parts orders within established delivery, quality, safety and cost standards. The supervisor is the first-line liaison between the production employees and the management staff and thus also serves the function of representing the company's interests with the shop floor staff. Shift: 3rd – 9:30 pm – 6:00 am VISA Sponsorship is NOT available for this position. What Skills You Need Communicate the local action plan; explain how this relates to the function's strategy and action plan and to the broader organization's mission and vision; motivate people to achieve local business goals. Respond to personal objectives and use performance management systems to improve personal performance; or monitor the performance of the team, allocate work and review completion, take appropriate corrective action to ensure timeliness and quality, and contribute to formal individual performance management and appraisal. Assign short-term work schedules to a team of subordinates in order to achieve expectations while following established timelines. Supervise others working within established operational systems. Follow the organization's health, safety, and environment (HSE) policies, procedures, and mandatory instructions to identify and mitigate environmental risks and risks to the well-being of self and others in the workplace; instruct the team in safe working methods; identify instances of risky behaviors within the team and take appropriate action, escalating serious issues as appropriate. Troubleshoot and diagnose highly complex equipment and systems for emergency repairs. Operate complex machines and systems, adjusting processes to optimize quality and productivity. Also responsible for generating solutions to complex inefficiencies. Contribute to the preparation of various data and analytics reports. Identify, within the team, instances of noncompliance with the organization's policies and procedures and/or relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, reporting these instances and escalating issues as appropriate. What Makes You Stand Out Experience of general supervision of more junior colleagues Experienced practitioner able to work unsupervised Education Ideally, you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following: Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Level What You'll Get
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