First-Shift Assembly Team Leader - Hands-On, Lean

Major Tool & Machine; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus opportunity

Medical plans

On-site health clinic

401(k) company match

Paid time off

Educational assistance

Job summary

Major Tool & Machine in Indianapolis, IN is seeking a first‑shift Assembly Team Leader with 5+ years of manufacturing and prior team‑management experience. You will lead assembly personnel, plan jobs, and coordinate with production control and job‑release meetings to keep safety, quality, and delivery on track.

The role emphasizes hands‑on leadership, solving production issues, and supporting accountability while maintaining Lean practices and 6S standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of manufacturing experience with prior team-management experience.
• Strong mechanical and technical aptitude.
• Ability to plan work, review priority dispatch lists, and assign employees based on skill and workload.
• Ability to read technical information and work safely in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead assembly personnel to produce quality work safely, on time, and within planned hours.
• Plan jobs, review priority dispatch lists, and assign employees based on skill and workload.
• Attend production-control, pre-release planning, and job-release meetings.
• Troubleshoot shop-floor issues and provide hands-on technical support.
• Determine overtime needs, obtain approval, and arrange schedules.
• Evaluate employee skills and performance, provide feedback, and support accountability.
• Help hire, train, and develop team members.
• Investigate nonconformances, overruns, accidents, and incidents and implement corrective actions.
• Review team labor charges and maintain 6S and Lean Manufacturing standards.

Skills

Leadership

Manufacturing experience

Mechanical aptitude

Production planning

Reading technical information

High school diploma

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Trade/Vocational/College education

Tools

CNC machining

Job description

Major Tool & Machine in Indianapolis, IN is seeking a first‑shift Assembly Team Leader with 5+ years of manufacturing and prior team‑management experience. You will lead assembly personnel, plan jobs, and coordinate with production control and job‑release meetings to keep safety, quality, and delivery on track.

The role emphasizes hands‑on leadership, solving production issues, and supporting accountability while maintaining Lean practices and 6S standards.