Assembly - Lead

STULZ Air Technology Systems, Inc.; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

STULZ Air Technology Systems, Inc. is seeking aProduction Lead to assist the foreman in supervising daily operations, optimizing workflows, and leading cross-functional teams to meet targets. The role emphasizes safety, quality, and hands-on leadership in a fast-paced production environment.

You will coordinate schedules, ensure correct labor allocation, manage materials, and support continuous improvement initiatives while maintaining clear communication with the Foreman and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years relevant manufacturing experience.
• Fluency with SAP or similar MRP system.
• Fluency with Microsoft Office suite.
• Familiarity with both high-volume production environments and highly custom production environments.
• Experience with Forklifts and electronic pallet jacks.

Responsibilities

• Monitor attendance and ensure correct job assignments on the floor.
• Verify that parts and materials are stocked and available.
• Assist with changeovers and line efficiency improvements.
• Lead safety exercises and attend Tier meetings.
• Train and cross-train employees; interview candidates as needed.
• Coordinate with maintenance for tooling and jigs.
• Track and resolve production discrepancies (DR tickets).
• Support planning on production/work orders and shop shutdowns.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Team leadership

Problem solving

Attention to safety

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

MRP systems

Forklifts

Job description

Summary

Results-driven Production Lead shall assist their foreman with overseeing daily operations, optimizing workflows, and leading cross-functional teams to meet production targets. Skilled in coordinating schedules, maintaining quality standards, and ensuring safety compliance in fast-paced environments. Proven ability to improve efficiency, reduce downtime, and support continuous improvement initiatives. Strong communicator with a hands-on leadership style, focused on team development, problem-solving, and delivering consistent, high-quality output.

• Check callout line and walk the floor daily to monitor attendance and team presence
• Ensure all employees are clocked into the correct jobs
• Walk the line to ensure work is being performed efficiently and safely
• Assist with router times and final confirmations
• Work with material handlers/expeditors to ensure all parts and hardware are stocked and correct on the line
• Fill in for material handlers/expeditors when absent
• Scrub BOMs and review sales orders and blueprints with Foreman
• Be available to assist team members with questions, issues, and conflict resolution
• Work with engineering to ensure proper tooling and jigs are used in production
• Lead safety exercises (Tier 1 meetings)
• Attend Tier 2 meetings
• Work with Foreman to coordinate truck orders
• Paint scratched parts during production
• Write and manage DR (discrepancy report) tickets
• Interview candidates
• Train new hires and cross-train employees
• Assist with and perform changeovers
• Help prioritize labor when short-handed
• Assist with end-of-day shop shutdown
• Support special projects
• Work with planning on production/work orders
• Build first-of-a-kind (FOK) units
• Coordinate with maintenance as needed
• Track down missing parts in the warehouse
• Assist and support other production lines when needed
• Ensure travelers/paperwork are completed and signed before clean/pack
• Address and resolve issues in the clean and pack area
• Fill in for Foreman when absent or off the production floor

Other Duties as assigned

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience

• Minimum 2 years relevant manufacturing experience
• Fluency with SAP or similar MRP system
• Fluency with Microsoft office suite
• Familiarity with both high-volume production environments, and highly custom production environments.
• Experience with Forklifts, and electronic pallet jacks

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• N/A

Language Skills

• Ability to read and understand English instructions

Mathematical Skills

• Must possess basic math skills, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers and fractions.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, use hands to finger, reach with hands and arms; stoop, and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to _70__ pounds. Specific vision ability required by this job includes close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is frequently exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.