Night Shift Group Leader - Body Shop Ops & Training

Rivian; Normal (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

Rivian's Group Leader position is on-site in Normal, IL, reporting to the Operations Leader on the R2 Body Team. The role drives shift performance, leads teams, and ensures best practices to hit milestones.

The ideal candidate has 3-5 years in high-volume manufacturing with leadership, plus a technical degree. The role requires standing 8-12 hours and is positioned to support production excellence.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in high-volume manufacturing environment with leadership experience; or a combination of experience and education
• Must have experience in a high-volume Body shop Manufacturing Environment or automated process environment
• Demonstrated project management skills

Responsibilities

• Direct supervision of technicians, Team Leaders, and Team Members
• Responsible for training, developing, teaching, and evaluating employees
• Maintains a high-quality relationship with production managers regarding schedules and needed support
• Performs and teaches all processes and assignment within the department with the ability to fill in as needed
• Support and participate in pilot programs and change activities
• Monitoring and control of capital and expense spending
• Determine team member activity including recommendation of hiring, firing, performance, wage, and salary reviews
• May perform other duties as assigned
• Plans and establishes body shop team agenda and ensures performance scheduling
• Works with the Body Shop Manager to identify and implement processes, equipment, and functional improvements to achieve operational excellence
• Night Shift hours will be 6pm-3am

Skills

Leadership experience

High-volume manufacturing

Project management

Education

Engineering or Technical bachelor's degree

Job description

Rivian's Group Leader position is on-site in Normal, IL, reporting to the Operations Leader on the R2 Body Team. The role drives shift performance, leads teams, and ensures best practices to hit milestones.

The ideal candidate has 3-5 years in high-volume manufacturing with leadership, plus a technical degree. The role requires standing 8-12 hours and is positioned to support production excellence.