D Shift - Assembly Team Lead

MAHLE; Olive Branch (MS); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

MAHLE Aftermarket (US) OB in Olive Branch, MS, is seeking a production/warehouse worker to support picking for production orders and staging items correctly. You will join a team focused on efficiency, accuracy, and safe practices within a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities include monitoring queues, training new staff, coordinating with supervisors, and maintaining a clean, safe workspace while meeting delivery goals.

Qualifications

• Must have high school diploma or GED; 1-3 months related experience and/or training.
• Ability to prioritize production requirements; strong organization and communication skills.
• Proficient with Excel spreadsheets.

Responsibilities

• Monitor reports for pick queues, warehouse tasks, and priority levels; assign resources.
• On-the-job training of new employees and temporaries; test and audit performance.
• Invest time with new employees during onboarding to ensure retention.
• Provide necessary resources (radios, lifts, scanners, etc.) to keep staff productive.
• Coordinate with supervisors and bulk pickers to schedule production orders.
• Monitor quality processes and disposition of HU’s; ensure correct location and status.
• Perform effective shift handoffs with priority customers and orders.
• Cover for absenteeism and vacations as required.

Skills

Advanced communication

People skills

Multitasking

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Excel

Job description

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Together, we move the world—we’ve been doing it for over 100 years. At MAHLE, as a leading international development partner and systems supplier to the automotive industry, we pursue the objective of making mobility more efficient, more environmentally friendly, more convenient, and more economical. As part of our dual strategy, we are working both on the intelligent combustion engine for the use of hydrogen and other nonfossil fuels and on technologies for fuel cells and e-mobility.

MAHLE generated sales of €11.3 billion in 2025. Employing just under 65,000 people at 127 production locations and 11 technology centers, the company is represented in 28 countries. (as at: 12/31/2025). Join our MAHLE team! #weshapefuturemobility

SUMMARY

Provide assistance to the Supervisor to enhance the overall efficiencies and accuracies of all processes required to pick products for production orders and stage HU’s in proper locations for MAHLE Aftermarket Inc.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Monitor reports for pick queues and warehouse tasks for proper assignment & execution & priority levels; balance and assign resources to minimize partial picks and balance mezzanine and lift picks across deliveries & orders. Monitor production orders with multiple warehouse orders to minimize this type of partial pick.

On the job training of new employees and/or temporaries – testing/auditing of correct performance and execution of warehouse tasks and responsibilities. Document via Basic Departmental Specific Training Plan.

Invest time each day with new employees and/or temporaries for first 2 weeks with the intent to conduct an effective onboarding experience, ensure training retention, and remove obstacles preventing the development of an effective team member.

Provide necessary resources and tools to keep personnel productive (radios, lifts & harnesses, pallets, scanners, box cutters, markers, twist ties, baggies, etc).

Prioritize and coordinate with supervisor, Production Control Coordinators, other group leaders, and bulk pickers to schedule picking of production orders to meet delivery and productivity requirements.

Monitor all quality processes within department. Address incomplete HU’s or HU’s not staged in correct locations. Daily disposition of products in red and yellow bins and put away of overage or rerouted stock left in excess after production order is completed. Monitor and disposition all pallets/bin boxes/products in area of responsibility for correct status identification. Address problems as they arise.

Perform effective shift handoff to include status of priority customers or orders, suggestions for what to work on next, and staging to set next shift up for success.

Cover for absenteeism and vacation as required.

Handle minor disciplinary issues.

Communicate maintenance requirements on a daily basis.

Work with and display a team concept approach at all times.

Maintain a clean and safe working environment.

Read and respond to emails as necessary.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervision of department associates under leadership guidance of Supervisor.

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.

Must be able to handle multiple requests and assignments. Must have good organization skills. Advanced communication and people skills.

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); one to three months related experience and/or training.

Ability to prioritize production requirements. Possess computer skills in spreadsheet (Excel) functions.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to complete basic math calculations.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or schedule form. Good analytical, conceptual, and organizational skills.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

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 the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to use hands to feel, handle; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to sit, stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and high, precarious places.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

OVERTIME

Overtime may be required.

Do you have any questions?

Contact either Kevin McDougall or Andrea Huff at:
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Facts about the job

Entry level: Production workers / General labor

Part- / Full-time: Full Time

Functional area: Production

Department: BU3 Lifecycle and Mobility

Location: Olive Branch, MS, US, 38654

Company: MAHLE Aftermarket (US) OB

Your future at MAHLE

As a team player and someone who thinks ahead, you can deploy all your skills with us. In cooperation with colleagues from different countries and areas, you contribute in designing the mobility of the future. When selecting MAHLE, you choose trend-setting technologies and strategies. Are you interested in working with us and developing efficient and environmentally-friendly solutions, optimising existing products, and turning innovative ideas into reality? Then MAHLE is the right address for you.