Production Team Lead

TAPCO (Traffic and Parking Control Co., LLC); Brown Deer (WI); On-site; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10 Paid Holidays

Paid Vacation and Personal Time (start

Parental Leave (4 weeks)

401K with Employer Match (fully vested

Company-Funded Short-Term Disability

Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance

Quarterly Company Events and Lunches

Fun or Safety Committee

Job summary

TAPCO is seeking a Production Lead I to guide teams, improve processes, and build innovative traffic safety products that keep communities safe. You’ll lead daily standups, assign work, and monitor quality and delivery in a cell-based Lean environment.

The role emphasizes troubleshooting, teamwork, and hands-on leadership. Requires 2–3 years in assembly, mentoring experience, and strong organizational skills; lifting up to 40 lbs is expected. TAPCO offers solid benefits and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years prior experience building basic mechanical and/or electrical assemblies or assembly preparation.
• Up to 1-year experience mentoring or supervising others.
• Detail-oriented and multi-tasking skills.
• Ability to organize assemblies efficiently.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Exhibit cooperation and teamwork skills.
• Basic math skills – operations with whole numbers and measurements.
• Convert inches to millimeters.
• Basic computer skills; MS Office.
• Able to lift 40 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily team engagement through morning meetings and communication boards.
• Assign daily work to the work cell and give instructions to the team.
• Perform routine quality audits and first article inspection.
• Monitor productivity, safety, quality, and delivery goals.
• Manage minor team conflicts and escalate when needed.
• Refer to engineer drawings to ensure correct parts.
• Coordinate activities to produce orders per standards.
• Maintain supplies, inventory, and documentation at stations.
• Enforce safety regulations and policies.
• Set daily productivity goals and drive the team to meet them.
• Lead and participate in daily cell changeovers.
• Perform preventive maintenance.
• Solve routine problems with troubleshooting methods.
• Ensure Lean manufacturing practices are followed.
• Suggest and assist in improvement projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Mechanical Assembly

Electrical Assembly

Mentoring/Supervising

Detail-oriented

Multitasking

Basic Math

Microsoft Office

Physical ability

Job description

Ready to take the next step in your career?

At TAPCO, our Production Team Leads play a key role in guiding teams, improving processes, and building innovative traffic safety products that help keep our communities safe. If you're a motivated leader who enjoys problem solving, coaching, and making a direct impact every day, we'd love to have you on our team!

What TAPCO has to offer you

• 10 Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation and Personal Time (starting day one)
• Four Weeks of Paid Parental Leave with no waiting period
• 401K Plan with Employer Match (fully vested on day one)
• Company-Funded Short-Term Disability
• Pet, Health, Vision, and Dental insurance
• Quarterly Company Events and Lunches
• Have a say in TAPCO Happenings by joining the Fun or Safety Committee

What you will accomplish as a Production Lead I at TAPCO

The Production Lead's responsibility is to ensure staff complete the products per standardized work instructions and with high quality. This position will monitor staff’s performance and address issues concerning the production and quality of a product. This is a working position in the work cell which operates within an environment where standardized work, Lean Manufacturing, and 5S principles are practiced. This position reports to the Production Lead II.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Daily team engagement through morning meetings and communication boards
• Assign daily work to the work cell and give instructions to the team
• Check and perform routine quality audits and first article inspection to approve new team members and production methods/processes/procedures
• Monitor productivity, safety, quality, and delivery goals of the work cell
• Handles minor team conflict and escalates when appropriate
• Refs to the engineer drawings to ensure the correct parts are pulled and used
• Coordinates activities to produce orders according to standardized work instructions
• Maintain supplies, inventory, and documentation at stations
• Follows all safety regulations and enforces safety policies
• Sets daily productivity goals and works with the team to achieve them
• Leads and participates in daily cell changeovers
• Performs preventive maintenance
• Solves routine problems by utilizing troubleshooting methods
• Insures that standardized work and Lean manufacturing practices are being followed
• Recommends and assists in improvement projects
• Performs other essential duties as assigned by management

Required Experience and Knowledge/ Skills/Ability

• 2-3 years prior experience building basic mechanical and/or electrical assemblies or assembly preparation
• Up to 1-year experience mentoring or supervising others
• Detail-oriented and multi-tasking skills
• Ability to organize assemblies in an efficient manner
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
• Exhibit cooperation and teamwork skills
• Basic math skills – addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers & measurements
• Convert inches to millimeters
• Basic computer skills; ability to use Microsoft Office
• Self-motivated and eager to take on responsibility
• Able to lift 40 lbs.

As an EEO Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran or disability status or other acceptable taglines in all printed employment advertisements.