Factory Shift Lead - Weekend 1st Shift

Nox Metals; Detroit, Northern (MI, KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site role in Detroit

Weekend shift schedule

Job summary

Nox Metals, a Detroit-based metals technology company, seeks a Factory Shift Lead for the weekend 1st shift. You will oversee the weekend team, operate saws, CNCs, and material handling, and ensure accurate data entry and safety compliance.

Responsibilities include handoffs, scheduling, material verification, and on-time shipments. A strong leader with a focus on quality and continuous improvement is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in a factory, metals service center, or skilled trades.
• Proven leadership with the ability to set shift standards.
• Commitment to safety and PPE compliance.
• Strong attention to quality in every cut and shipment.
• Comfort with software tracking production data.

Responsibilities

• Lead the weekend shift, set the pace, own the outcome, execute a clean handoff.
• Take a clean handoff from the weekday team and leave the floor ready for Monday.
• Operate industrial saws, bandsaws, CNC equipment, and material handling systems.
• Load, measure, cut, and inspect aluminum plate, bar, and rounds to spec.
• Run forklifts and overhead cranes.
• Follow cut lists and production schedules with precision.
• Receive inbound material and verify against purchase orders.
• Package, label, and stage outbound shipments.
• Record cut data and job completions in our software systems, accurately, every time.
• Always ask questions, never guess when something is unclear.
• Look at every process and figure out how to make it better.
• Keep the floor clean, organized, and ready for the next job.
• Work safely every shift and hold your teammates to the same standard.

Skills

Leadership

Safety procedures

Quality assurance

Process improvement

Team coordination

Forklift operation

CNC equipment familiarity

Job description

Factory Shift Lead, Weekend 1st Shift | Nox Metals | Detroit, MI

Nox Metals is a technology company in Detroit supplying metal. We use software and automation to supply metal to American factories faster than the industry thought possible.

Shift hours: Friday - Sunday, 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM.

You will:

• Lead the weekend shift team, set the pace, own the outcome, execute a clean handoff

• Take a clean handoff from the weekday team and leave the floor ready for Monday

• Operate industrial saws, bandsaws, CNC equipment, and material handling systems

• Load, measure, cut, and inspect aluminum plate, bar, and rounds to spec

• Run forklifts and overhead cranes

• Follow cut lists and production schedules with precision

• Receive inbound material and verify against purchase orders

• Package, label, and stage outbound shipments

• Record cut data and job completions in our software systems, accurately, every time

• Always ask questions, never guess when something is unclear

• Look at every process and figure out how to make it better

• Keep the floor clean, organized, and ready for the next job

• Work safely every shift and hold your teammates to the same standard

You are:

• Knowledgeable or experienced in a factory, metals service center, bandsaws, industrial saws, CNC equipment, or skilled trades

• A natural leader, you set the standard for the shift and people follow because of how you work, not because of a title

• Committed to safety, you follow every protocol, wear your PPE, and never cut corners that put people at risk

• High attention to quality, every cut, every cert, every shipment

• Always thinking about how to make processes better, you do not accept "this is how we have always done it"

• Absolutely customer obsessed, delivery timelines matter because customers are counting on them

• A team player with a good attitude, you make the shift better for everyone around you

• Someone who takes ownership, if it is your shift, it is your responsibility

• Precise under pressure and reliable, the weekend runs because you show up ready

• Self-directed, you can run the floor with a smaller team and keep production moving

• Comfortable with software, we track everything digitally and you will too

• Organized and detail oriented

• High agency, you handle big items alone and ask for help when needed

• Low ego, you do the unglamorous work because it needs to get done

• Able to lift up to 50 lbs and operate heavy equipment on your feet for a full shift

• Happy to work weekends as your primary schedule

• Not afraid to work outside normal hours when America demands it

• Never says "that's not my job"

Nice to have:

• Experience in metals, aluminum, or aerospace/defense supply chains

• Forklift and/or overhead crane certification

• Prior shift lead or supervisory experience in manufacturing

• Comfortable using AI tools to work faster and smarter

This role is full time, in person in Detroit.