Assembly Operator in Duluth

Energy Jobline ZR; Duluth (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Jobline ZR in Duluth, GA is seeking a Production Team Lead to oversee gear assembly operations and ensure on-time delivery. You will guide a hands-on team, coordinate with engineering, and maintain accurate production records.

The role requires 5+ years in mechanical assembly, strong knowledge of gear assemblies and schematics, and proficiency with SAP or similar ERP systems. Forklift certification and MS Office skills are also needed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in mechanical assembly and production
• Extensive knowledge of gear assembly and schematics
• Ability to follow safety procedures
• Experience with writing and updating work instructions
• Proficient with SAP or other business software
• Strong knowledge of quality control and testing
• Proficient with 5S and lean initiatives
• Experience using hand and power tools
• Forklift operation experience is required
• Ability to supervise and coordinate daily tasks

Responsibilities

• Communicate with production supervisor and gearing team to meet production goals
• Lead team activities and assign daily tasks
• Maintain production status reports and report to supervisor/manager
• Update work instructions for orders
• Coordinate with Application Engineering to verify BOM accuracy
• Confirm TOs after orders are picked
• Receive delivery notes and move parts to correct SAP locations; notify discrepancies
• Close out orders timely
• Perform quality inspections and document finished goods before shipping
• Verify parts quality and report bad parts to the quality team
• Maintain quality review and training program
• Champion safety culture and PPE compliance
• Ensure team cohesion and compliance with company policies
• Delegate and verify daily equipment operation checklists
• Support supervisor on projects to improve efficiency; Kaizen improvements
• Assign daily cleaning tasks (5S champion)
• Conduct daily team meetings to review performance and KPI

Skills

Gear assembly knowledge

Schematic reading

Safety procedures

Mechanical assembly experience

Written procedures compliance

Hand & power tools

Forklift operation

SAP/ERP familiarity

Test equipment use

Tools

SAP/ERP software

Microsoft Office

Test equipment

Job description

Job DescriptionJob Description

Job description:

Primary Responsibilities

• Responsible for communications to production supervisor, gearing team members, other departments, etc., to accomplish production goals
• Leads team activities and efforts to meet department goals, supports supervisor in assigning daily tasks
• Maintains production status report and communicates daily to Production supervisor and/or manager
• Updates work instructions for orders as needed
• Coordinates with Application Engineering to verify accuracy of BOMs
• Confirms TO's after orders have been picked
• Receives delivery notes and moves parts to correct locations in SAP within designated timeframe. Notifies production supervisor/manager of any quantity discrepancies
• Closes out all orders in a timely manner
• Performs quality inspections and documentation on finished goods prior to shipping
• Verifies parts quality and follows process for reporting bad parts to the quality team
• Maintains a quality review and training program
• Champions to our safety culture
• Ensures all team members comply with all PPE requirements
• Ensures team cohesion, accountability, and compliance with all WEG policies
• Delegates and verify all daily equipment operation checklists are properly completed
• Supports the production supervisor in special projects to improve overall efficiency and productivity
• Implements improvements through Kaizen projects
• Issues and verify all daily cleaning assignments (5S champion)
• Conducts daily team meetings to review team performance and KPI's. Updates team with capacity percentages (weekly / monthly) Experience
• 5+ years’ experience Knowledge/ training ():
• Extensive knowledge of gear assembly & schematics
• Understand and follow safety procedures
• Accomplished mechanical assembly experience
• Proven history of properly following written procedures
• Proficient in the use and operation of manual tools and power tools in hands-on applications
• Forklift operation experience required
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office software
• Experienced utilization of SAP or other business software required
• Ability to coordinate all production orders, using all available resources, to completion per schedule
• Proficient in use of all test equipment procedures and interpreting test results accurately
• Ability to identify physical nonconformities on gear boxes
• Knowledge to properly identify materials & components gear assembly
• Ability to guide and perform training for team technicians on all gear assembly

Benefits: