Mechanical Assembly Lead — Hands-On Team Leader

Northern Manufacturing Co Inc; Oak Harbor (OH); On-site; USD 39,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Dis

Short-Term Disability Insurance

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Northern Manufacturing is a custom metal fabrication company located in Oak Harbor, Ohio. We are seeking a Mechanical Assembly Lead to guide the Assembly team on customer projects and ensure smooth day-to-day operations.

This working lead role coordinates daily work, develops team members, troubleshoots issues, and ensures access to prints, routes, CADs, parts, tools, and information. Competitive pay and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Prior mechanical assembly or related manufacturing experience
• Strong mechanical aptitude and hands-on experience using hand and power tools
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, prints, and other production documentation
• Ability to troubleshoot mechanical and assembly problems
• Basic math, measurement, and dimensional comprehension
• Strong organizational and communication skills with the ability to prioritize work, provide clear direction, and coach others
• Previous experience leading, training, or mentoring employees preferred
• Basic computer skills; prior forklift experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Perform mechanical assembly work on customer projects while balancing day-to-day lead responsibilities.
• Assign daily work based on production priorities, job requirements, and employee skill level, and provide day-to-day direction as work progresses.
• Work with team members to interpret prints, understand assembly requirements, and ensure components are installed correctly.
• Make sure the team has the prints, routes, CADs, parts, tools, equipment, and information needed to complete assigned work.
• Identify and help resolve missing parts, information, or other issues that could prevent work from being completed as planned, involving the appropriate departments as needed.
• Troubleshoot mechanical and assembly issues and coordinate with the supervisor, Engineering, Quality, or other departments when additional support is needed.
• Train new employees and provide ongoing coaching, feedback, and development to existing team members.
• Reinforce quality expectations, proper assembly practices, safety procedures, and a clean and organized work area.
• Prepare work for third shift by providing the jobs, prints, routes, and instructions needed to continue work.
• Approve employee timecards and time-off requests in coordination with the supervisor and participate in employee evaluations.

Skills

Mechanical assembly

Tools usage

Blueprint reading

Troubleshooting

Communication

Leadership/mentoring

Math and measurement

Forklift experience

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Measuring tools

Forklift experience

Job description

Northern Manufacturing is a custom metal fabrication company located in Oak Harbor, Ohio. We are seeking a Mechanical Assembly Lead to guide the Assembly team on customer projects and ensure smooth day-to-day operations.

This working lead role coordinates daily work, develops team members, troubleshoots issues, and ensures access to prints, routes, CADs, parts, tools, and information. Competitive pay and benefits are offered.