2nd Shift (Ecoat) Team Lead

BTD Tipton; Tipton (IN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

BTD Tipton on the 2nd shift is seeking a Team Lead to coordinate load/unload and carousel operations, ensuring safe, reliable output that meets daily schedules and quality standards. You will act as a working leader, training new operators, troubleshooting issues, and maintaining communication between the team and supervision.

Responsibilities include monitoring equipment, maintaining 5S, completing shift production reports, and verifying welds, assembly, and labeling accuracy while escalating

Qualifications

• Experience leading a 2nd shift production team.
• Must maintain excellent attendance and a positive attitude.
• Ability to train operators on procedures and quality checks.
• Familiar with Plex MES software.
• Commitment to 5S and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate load/unload and carousel activities for 2nd shift.
• Train new operators on machine operation, part handling, quality inspection, and documentation.
• Communicate schedule changes, production goals, and performance issues to the team.
• Monitor equipment, part counts, and process flow to prevent downtime and bottlenecks.
• Complete and verify shift production reports, counts, scrap logs, and rework tracking in Plex.
• Maintain housekeeping and 5S standards throughout assigned work centers.

Skills

Team leadership

Attendance & reliability

Communication

Training

Problem solving

Tools

Plex

Job description

Description

The Ecoat Team Lead supports 2nd shift production operations by coordinating the activities of employees that run load, unload and carousel. This position ensures safe, consistent output that meets daily schedules, quality standards, and customer expectations. The Group Lead serves as a working leader—training, troubleshooting, and keeping communication flowing between team members and supervision.

Requirements

• Have great attendance and attitude. Must be a company person willing to meet/exceed customers expectations.
• Oversee day-to-day performance of weld and assembly/count work centers on 2nd shift and learn Plex.
• Verify operators follow proper machine start-up, safety, and quality procedures.
• Monitor equipment, part counts, and process flow to prevent downtime and bottlenecks.
• Perform first-piece verification and periodic quality checks for weld integrity, assembly fit, and labeling accuracy.
• Train new operators on machine operation, part handling, quality inspection, and documentation.
• Communicate schedule changes, production goals, and performance issues to the team.
• Coordinate material staging, finished goods movement, and part identification accuracy.
• Assist with minor troubleshooting or adjustments to machines, escalating major issues to maintenance or engineering.
• Complete and verify shift production reports, counts, scrap logs, and rework tracking in Plex.
• Maintain housekeeping and 5S standards throughout assigned work centers.