Manufacturing Team Lead – Power Generation Cell

PowerSecure, Inc.; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

PowerSecure, Inc. is seeking a Team Leader for our Manufacturing & Engineering teams in Durham, NC. The role focuses on leading operators, managing shop orders, and driving quality and safety improvements across work center(s).

You will train personnel, monitor production, review quality data, and ensure timely completion of tasks within labor hour constraints. This role emphasizes strong organization, ERP usage, and proactive problem-solving.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED, or Equivalent.
• 1 year of manufacturing experience.
• Ability to understand and interpret mechanical and electrical drawings is required.
• Must have organization and time management skills; this position requires the management of multiple critical tasks concurrently.
• Ability to efficiently plan and meet project schedule deadlines, while maintaining contingency plans to preserve committed timeline.
• Must possess an advanced understanding of workflows in production and prioritize work.
• Capable of recognizing individual strengths and developmental needs within the team; constructs training to encourage proficiency and overall employee productivity within the cell.
• Possess an advanced competency using ERPs in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Team leaders will be responsible for as many as 15 operators and all shop orders within their department’s work centers.
• Maintains accurate service records, constructs preventive maintenance plans, schedules equipment services, while mitigating unnecessary interruptions to production schedules.
• Accurately maintain compliance of all required documentation and production reporting.
• Must be the steward of quality: observe machine operation, technician output, identify defects, and deviations from standards. Utilize discrepancy data obtained to troubleshoot and conduct a root cause analysis; provide solutions and training to mitigate noncompliance.
• Sets the pace of work within cell utilizing IFS routings and data to determine if expectations are met.
• Review part number routings before beginning work, reporting issues to Production Supervisor.
• Accurately reports schedule – on time/late/ahead of schedule.
• Utilize forecast planning to mitigate parts shortages and ensure timely notification is sent to material handlers, preventing interruptions in production.
• Responsible for keeping manufacturing traveler and Bus BoM/Kanban usage updated and filling in appropriate location upon job completion.
• Accurately maintain and review worked/hours allocated to jobs, ensure reporting is precise, while preparing for contingency planning to mitigate excessive O&M expenditures.
• Responsible for team safety and improvement of initiatives.
• Process change request from ECOs on SO within cell.

Skills

Reading drawings

Organizational skills

Time management

ERP systems

Production workflows

Team development

Education

1 year manufacturing experience

High School Diploma or GED

Ability to read mechanical and electrical drawings

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

PowerSecure, Inc. is seeking a Team Leader for our Manufacturing & Engineering teams in Durham, NC. The role focuses on leading operators, managing shop orders, and driving quality and safety improvements across work center(s).

You will train personnel, monitor production, review quality data, and ensure timely completion of tasks within labor hour constraints. This role emphasizes strong organization, ERP usage, and proactive problem-solving.