Assembly Team Lead

Atlas Copco Group; Town of Saugerties (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlas Copco Group through its Ceres Technologies brand is seeking an Assembly Team Lead to manage shop floor operations on-site in Saugerties, NY. You will direct a team of assemblers to meet daily output targets while upholding safety, quality, and efficiency standards.

The role emphasizes hands-on supervision, training, and continuous improvement within the Atlas Copco VTPS framework. Collaboration with other departments and a strong focus on process optimization are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3–5 years of assembly experience required.
• 1-3 years of lead or supervisory experience
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and diagrams.
• Proficiency with hand tools and small power tools.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and supervise a small team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct a team of production assemblers to meet daily and weekly output targets.
• Promote safety by modeling safe behaviors and ensuring compliance with EHS requirements.
• Provide hands-on supervision, coaching, and training to assembly personnel.
• Communicate production status and coordinate troubleshooting across departments to maintain workflow.
• Maintain 6S workplace organization and material flow areas.
• Apply VTPS principles to drive continuous improvement and standardized work.
• Foster a positive, collaborative team environment with accountability and high morale.
• Serve as the subject-matter expert for assembly processes and ensure adherence to standards.
• Maintain accurate labor transactions and routing updates in Encompix.
• Lead performance management for direct reports including goal setting and evaluations.
• Maintain attendance and professionalism within the team.
• Support Flow Team Manager and take on additional responsibilities or projects.

Skills

Team leadership

Read engineering drawings

Hand tools

Power tools

Tools

Encompix

Job description

The Assembly Team Lead is responsible for leading day-to-day shop floor operations to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality production. This role provides direction to assembly personnel to achieve daily output targets while maintaining product flow and operational continuity.

Main Responsibilities:

• Execute Production Plan: Lead and direct a team of production assemblers to achieve daily and weekly output targets, ensuring adherence to schedule, quality, and efficiency expectations.
• Promote Safety Excellence: Drive a safety-first culture by modeling safe behaviors, enforcing safety standards, and ensuring compliance with all EHS requirements.
• Team Leadership & Development: Provide hands-on supervision, coaching, and training to assembly personnel to build capability, improve performance, and ensure process consistency.
• Cross-Functional Communication: Communicate production status, **escalate** issues, and coordinate troubleshooting efforts across departments to maintain workflow and resolve constraints.
• Workplace Organization (6S): Ensure a clean, organized, and efficient work environment, including workstations, tools, equipment, and material flow areas.
• Continuous Improvement & VTPS: Apply and promote the Atlas Copco Vacuum Technique Production System (VTPS) principles, driving continuous improvement through standardized work, waste elimination, and process optimization.
• Team Engagement: Foster a positive, collaborative team environment that promotes accountability, engagement, and high morale.
• Process Subject Matter Expertise: Serve as the primary point of expertise for assembly processes, ensuring adherence to standards and driving best practices.
• Labor & Systems Management: Maintain accurate labor transactions and routing updates in Encompix, ensuring data integrity and alignment with production activities.
• Performance Management: Lead the performance management cycle for direct reports, including goal setting, feedback, evaluations, and development planning.
• Attendance & Professionalism: Maintain consistent attendance and reliability while promoting teamwork, cooperation, and a professional work environment.
• Leadership Alignment: Take direction from the Flow Team Manager and support additional responsibilities or projects as assigned.

To succeed, you will need

We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. We value diverse experiences and perspectives and are excited to see what you bring to the role.

Skills/Knowledge/Experience:

• Minimum of 3–5 years of assembly experience required.
  
• 1-3 years of lead or supervisory experience
  
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and diagrams.
  
• Proficiency with hand tools and small power tools.
  
• Demonstrated ability to lead and supervise a small team.

In return, we offer

• Culture of trust and accountability
• Lifelong learning and career growth
• Innovation powered by people
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits
• Health and well-being

Job location

On-Site
This role requires you to work on-site at our office in Saugerties, NY.You will be part of a dynamic team and enjoy the benefits of face-to-face collaboration.

Behind every innovative solution, there are people working together to transform the future. With careers sparked by initiative and lifelong learning, we are uniting curious minds, and you could be one of them.

Information at a Glance

Ceres Technologies offers gas and vapour delivery equipment. The brand mainly serves the semiconductor industry, but also provides engineering solutions for customers in solar energy, display technology and industrial applications. Since its founding in 2011, the brand has gained a reputation for exceeding customers’ expectations. Beyond branded products, it also offers engineer-to-order solutions, systems integration and engineering services. The competent team is ready to help. Whether it be with a complete system integration or designing and installing a customized solution. The goal is to strengthen businesses, by bridging the gap between ideas and breakthroughs in molecule delivery. Ceres Technologies is a brand within Atlas Copco Group.

Visit the Ceres Technologies website