Lead, Aerospace Machining Ops | 6am-4:30pm

STEEL TOOL & ENGINEERING CO.; Gibraltar (MI); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental & Vision

Life Insurance

401K

Paid Holidays

Paid Vacations

Job summary

Steel Tool & Engineering Co. is seeking a Team Lead for its Trenton, MI operation. You will plan daily workflow, review production schedules, and allocate operators to meet targets while upholding safety and quality standards.

You will lead start-of-shift huddles, monitor progress on the floor, coach operators, and drive continuous improvement through Kaizen activities and SMART goals.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in manufacturing (steel, machining, tooling, or related preferred).
• Prior leadership or lead-operator experience strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of Lean principles (5S, standard work, waste reduction).
• Ability to lift 40 lbs and work in a shop-floor environment.
• Basic computer skills (production reporting, email, ERP entry).

Responsibilities

• Plan the daily workflow by reviewing production schedules, hourly attainment, staffing levels, machine readiness, materials, and tooling.
• Conduct start-of-shift team huddles to communicate safety reminders, production targets, quality expectations, and known issues.
• Assign operators to workstations and ensure all team members understand priorities.
• Monitor production throughout the shift by walking the floor, observing operations, and verifying adherence to standard work.
• Track hourly output, scrap, downtime, and quality performance.
• Provide coaching, training, and hands-on support to operators as needed.
• Address minor issues immediately, including housekeeping/5S corrections, minor equipment irregularities, documentation gaps, and non-critical quality concerns.
• Escalate major issues such as safety risks, customer-impacting defects, equipment failures, or environmental concerns.
• Communicate effectively with Quality, Maintenance, and Supervisors regarding issues and performance.
• Ensure safety rules, PPE requirements, and company policies are followed at all times.
• Review end-of-shift results versus targets and document downtime, quality issues, and safety concerns.
• Communicate shift performance and open issues to the next shift or supervisor.
• Identify at least one improvement opportunity each shift and support continuous improvement activities such as Kaizen and A3 problem solving.
• Apply SMART goal principles when participating in improvement projects or setting team objectives.

Skills

Team leadership

Lean principles

Manufacturing experience

Tools

ERP entry

Job description

Steel Tool & Engineering Co. is seeking a Team Lead for its Trenton, MI operation. You will plan daily workflow, review production schedules, and allocate operators to meet targets while upholding safety and quality standards.

You will lead start-of-shift huddles, monitor progress on the floor, coach operators, and drive continuous improvement through Kaizen activities and SMART goals.