Full-Time

Team Leader

Posted on 5/30/2026

Toyota Tsusho America

Toyota Tsusho America

1,001-5,000 employees

North American logistics and supply-chain services

Compensation Overview

$23/hr

+ Shift Premium 5%

Whitsett, NC, USA

In Person

On-site in Liberty, NC; 2nd shift starts at 5:30 PM.

Category
Operations & Logistics (1)
Required Skills
Word/Pages/Docs
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
Requirements
  • High School Diploma or GED is required.
  • 5 years of relevant experience, with 3 years experience in warehouse operations, distribution, and/or logistics.
  • Required PIE (Power Industrial Equipment) certification.
  • Basic computer skills including Microsoft Word and Excel.
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals in English.
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, and decimals.
  • Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
  • Regularly required to stand, walk, and sit.
  • Required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms.
  • Occasionally required to climb or balance; bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, climb, or crawl; talk or hear; and smell.
  • The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds.
  • Ability to see close distance, long distance, peripheral, and depth perception.
Responsibilities
  • Assigning the daily jobs for each team member.
  • Leading shift meetings.
  • Helps in monitoring stop call waits, proper PPE usage, and assists with any questions a member of their team may have.
  • Monitors that pre and post-shift checklists are handled timely and properly.
  • Understand the area they are assigned to ensure it is run properly.
  • Maintains a clean and safe work area utilizing the principles of 5S.
  • Participates in the facilities Safety program.
  • Training, Hiyari Hatto reporting, Risk Assessment, Observation of Safety policies of the company, and facility.
  • Participates in team meetings.
  • Leads all efforts in training new and existing employees on proper Standard Operating Procedures.
  • Assist Supervisors in monitoring Standard Operating Procedures for team members by monitoring and correcting.
  • Creation of work construction sheets.
  • Other duties and special projects may be assigned.
Desired Qualifications
  • College degree preferred.
  • Forklift experience preferred but not required.
Toyota Tsusho America

Toyota Tsusho America

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What Toyota Tsusho America does: It provides cross-border business services across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, focusing on supply-chain management, new manufacturing, logistics, and importing/exporting to help local economies. How its products work: The company delivers end-to-end business solutions through a network of supply-chain services, including sourcing, manufacturing, warehousing, transportation, customs, and trade compliance, enabling customers to move goods efficiently from origin to destination. How it differs from competitors: It leverages a long-tenured North American footprint plus an integrated, multi-industry network backed by the broader Toyota Tsusho group, offering coordinated, end-to-end capabilities across manufacturing, logistics, and trade. What its goal is: To create a better future by solving today’s business issues for its clients and communities through practical, scalable solutions.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Georgetown, Kentucky

Founded

1953

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Radius' 100+ locations boost green steel for Toyota Group plants.
  • 168-acre solar project at Toyota Manufacturing integrates renewables.
  • Teach For America investment supports 5,000 battery plant jobs.

What critics are saying

  • EPA emissions rules raise Radius mill costs 20-30% within 6-12 months.
  • Integration fails create bottlenecks at Radius' 100+ sites in 12-18 months.
  • Redwood Materials diverts EV battery contracts in 18-24 months.

What makes Toyota Tsusho America unique

  • Acquired Radius Recycling for $907M to build circular economy recycling.
  • 20% stake in Prime Planet Energy strengthens EV battery supply chain.
  • Partners with Asahi Kasei enhance North American materials logistics.

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Benefits

Paid Time Off

Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits (Low Premiums!)

Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts

14 Paid Company Holidays

401(k) with Company Contribution

Educational Tuition Reimbursement

Company News

BigMint
Mar 20th, 2025
US: Toyota Tsusho to acquire Radius Recycling to enhance recycling supply chain

Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. (TAI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toyota Tsusho Corporation (TTC), a leading Japanese trading and investment firm and a member of the Toyota Group, has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Radius Recycling, a prominent US-based scrap car and metal recycling company headquartered in Portland, Oregon.

Yahoo Finance
Mar 17th, 2025
Why Radius Recycling Inc. (RDUS) Soared Last Week?

Radius Recycling soared by 102.8 percent week-on-week following news that it was set to be acquired by Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. for $1.34 billion.

EIN News
Oct 22nd, 2024
Toyota Tsusho Partners with Integrity Biochem to Distribute New Sustainable Bio-Based Surfactants in Key Asian Markets

Toyota Tsusho partners with Integrity Biochem to distribute new sustainable bio-based surfactants in key Asian markets.

Winston-Salem Journal
Sep 18th, 2024
4043 Reynolds Court Whitaker Park

Toyota Tsusho America pays $13.77 million for the 110,163-square-foot plant at 4043 Reynolds Court.

PR Newswire
Jun 5th, 2024
Rain Cage Carbon Inc. And Toyota Tsusho Canada Inc. Enter Strategic Co-Marketing And Master Purchase Agreement

CALGARY, AB, June 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Rain Cage Carbon Inc. a leader in carbon capture and reuse technology, proudly announces a co-marketing and master purchase agreement with Toyota Tsusho Canada Inc., a multi-market enterprise supplying many of the world's top vehicle manufacturers and parts suppliers. This collaboration is poised to leverage Rain Cage Carbon's global carbon farm decarbonization initiatives to provide its Advanced Carbon, a synthetic graphite replacement, into the Toyota Group's diverse supply chains.Under this agreement, Rain Cage Carbon will leverage its proprietary EDENTM Carbon Capture and Reuse System to supply Toyota Tsusho Canada with Advanced Carbon products. These materials are expected to be crucial for the manufacturing of current and next-generation electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids, hybrids, and hydrogen vehicles, showcasing a shared commitment to environmental sustainability and cutting-edge automotive solutions.Grant Town, President of Toyota Tsusho Canada, highlighted the synergy between the two companies, stating: "Our relationship with Rain Cage Carbon was formed to help Toyota Tsusho Canada further our vision of a sustainable future, where advanced technology and responsible resource management converge."Blair Aiken, Chairman and CEO of Rain Cage Carbon, echoed this sentiment, adding: "Working with Grant and Toyota Tsusho Canada over the past eighteen months has fostered a collaboration to harness our common aspirations for both global societal benefits and cutting-edge business innovation."This relationship is expected to have a significant impact on both companies' sustainability goals, with plans to expand the scope of their collaboration to additional markets and applications over the coming years.For additional information about Rain Cage Carbon or Toyota Tsusho, please visit www.raincagecarbon.com and www.taiamerica.com.About Rain Cage Carbon, Inc.:Rain Cage Carbon is at the forefront of carbon capture and reuse technology, dedicated to transforming CO 2 emissions into high-value Advanced and Engineered Carbons. With innovative solutions that are both sustainable and economically viable, Rain Cage Carbon is committed to reducing the carbon footprint of industrial processes worldwide.About Toyota Tsusho Canada Inc.:Toyota Tsusho Canada, Inc. is an affiliate of Toyota Tsusho America, Inc., a vast and growing company operating throughout North America with more than 60 years of success in supply-chain management, new manufacturing, logistics, importing and exporting.As automotive industry experts, our team at TTCI is leading the development of next-generation mobility solutions that contribute to environmental sustainability, while aiming to achieve carbon-neutral operations by 2050