Production Lead - Frederick, MD

Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc.; Maryland; On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc. in Maryland is seeking a lead technician responsible for guiding a technician team, coordinating daily production workflows, and ensuring quality and labeling compliance for assemblies. You will support staff, liaise with warehouse, and report progress to the Production Supervisor.

The role emphasizes strict QA checks, proper wiring schematics adherence, and continuous improvement through LEAN practices within a busy manufacturing environment in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of technicians to coordinate daily workflows.
• Coordinate daily workflows to meet production deadlines.
• Provide support to staff.
• Ensure items delivered to production are labeled and sub-assemblies built per wiring schematics.
• Enforce a rigorous QA checklist for final inspection to eliminate errors or hardware misplacements.
• Coordinate with the warehouse to ensure components are available for scheduled builds.
• Provide regular progress reports to the Production Supervisor on throughput and bottlenecks.
• Utilize LEAN practices to support continuous improvement.

Job description

• Lead, support a team of technicians.
• Coordinate daily workflows to meet production deadlines.
• Provide support to staff.
• Ensure all items delivered to production are labeled and sub-assemblies are properly built per wiring schematics.
• Enforce a rigorous Quality Assurance (QA) checklist for final inspection eliminating errors or hardware misplacements.
• Coordinate with the warehouse to ensure all necessary components are available for scheduled builds.
• Provide regular progress reports to the Production Supervisor regarding throughput and bottleneck issues.
• Utilize LEAN practices to support continuous improvement throughout the process.