Assembly Team Lead - 2nd Shift

Atlas Copco Group; Town of Saugerties (NY); On-site; USD 44,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Culture of trust and accountability

Lifelong learning and career growth

Innovation powered by people

Comprehensive compensation and benefts

Health and well-being

Job summary

Atlas Copco Group is seeking an Assembly Team Lead for the 2nd shift in our Saugerties, NY facility. You will lead a team of assemblers to achieve daily and weekly output while ensuring safety, quality, and on-time delivery.

You will coach staff, coordinate cross-functional troubleshooting, and promote a clean, efficient work environment in line with VTPS principles. This role requires 3–5 years of assembly experience, 1–3 years in a lead role, and the ability to read engineering drawings.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree preferred.
• Minimum 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.
• Ability to work 2nd shift hours, 2:30pm-11pm

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day shop floor operations to ensure safe, efficient production.
• Direct a team of production assemblers to achieve daily/weekly output targets.
• Promote a safety-first culture and compliance with EHS requirements.
• Provide hands-on supervision, coaching, and training to assembly personnel.
• Communicate production status and coordinate troubleshooting across departments.
• Maintain clean, organized work areas (6S) and efficient material flow.
• Drive continuous improvement using VTPS principles and standardized work.
• Foster a positive, accountable team environment.
• Serve as SME for assembly processes and drive best practices.
• Maintain labor transactions and routing updates in Encompix.
• Lead performance management including goal setting and evaluations.
• Maintain attendance and professionalism; support leadership alignment.

Skills

Assembly leadership

Supervisory experience

Reading engineering drawings

Hand tools & small power tools

Second shift availability

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate degree preferred

3–5 years assembly experience

1–3 years lead or supervisory experience

Tools

Schematic reading

Job description

Your role

The Assembly Team Lead- 2nd Shift 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, elevate 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

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree preferred.
• 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.
• Ability to work 2nd shift hours, 2:30pm-11pm

Salary:

$32-$37/hr

In additon to the hourly rate you will be eligible for a shift differential of 10%.

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

This role requires you to work on-site at our office in Saugerties, NY for shift 2:30p-11pm. You will be part of a dynamic team and enjoy the benefits of face-to-face collaboration.

Contact information

Talent Acquisition Team: Kasey Griffin

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