Production Team Lead - Electrical

ZipRecruiter; Livonia (MI); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established manufacturing company is seeking a Production Team Lead to oversee assembly and testing processes. The ideal candidate will have a strong manufacturing background, technical skills, and a commitment to quality and continuous improvement. This role involves mentoring, project planning, and ensuring safety protocols are followed in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

401K

Paid Life Insurance

Vacation Eligibility

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Basic understanding of circuit boards and electrical meter skills.

Responsibilities

• Delegate employees to projects and maintain production schedules.
• Train new hires on different product lines.
• Lead assembly and testing of electrical/electronic products.

Skills

Customer Service

Attention to Detail

Growth Mindset

Education

High School education or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job Description

Come join our team! We are a well-established company in the manufacturing industry, and a trusted partner with our customers. Currently seeking a talented and driven professional to fill a key role in our operations team. The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in manufacturing with technical skills, as well as a customer service focus, attention to detail, growth mindset, and commitment to continuous improvement.

We offer an excellent benefits package providing employees medical, dental, and vacation eligibility on their first day of hire. Benefits also include company paid life insurance and 401K.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a growing organization that values innovation, quality, and teamwork. If you are looking to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic environment, we encourage you to apply.

Summary

The Production Team Lead is responsible for developing and teaching manufacturing skills such as processes, techniques, customer-specific requirements, and the use of related materials and equipment. They must work closely with management to develop project plans and coordinate labor and schedules, and oversee assembly and product and sub-assembly testing, ensuring quality and productivity standards and protocols are maintained. The work environment consists of low volume with high mix/complexity of manufacturing products lines.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Delegate employees to projects, including planning and directing work to ensure proper completion per production schedule.
2. Maintain proper Tier I Boards and KPI’s
3. This position will be cross trained on all assembly positions and able to fill in as needed
4. This position will be training new hires on the different product lines
5. Report personnel concerns regarding performance, attendance, or policy violations to the direct supervisor for further escalation.
6. Mentor team and provide timely and reasonable feedback aligned with company policies and procedures.
7. Maintain ongoing professional development as it relates to this job function and future growth within the company.
8. Utilize the ERP system to maintain and track work orders. This position will be leading assembly and testing of electrical/electronic products and sub-assemblies per accepted safety, quality, and productivity standards and protocols.
9. Drive accountability for work area and tools maintenance.
10. Plays a pivotal role in maintaining inventory accuracy.
11. Drives accountability and adherence to established safety protocols; drives safety continuous improvement and wearing of proper PPE.
12. Completes all essential duties as well as the applicable paperwork and computer entries on a timely basis.

Qualifications

• Education: High School education or equivalent.
• Experience: 1-3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment. Basic understanding of circuit boards, schematic reading, and electrical meter skills. Background working with AC/DC voltages.
• Other: Knowledge of MS Office and computer literate.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the production warehouse environment is usually moderate. There is normal exposure to physical risk in a production environment. The production warehouse is a fast-paced manufacturing environment where teamwork plays a pivotal role in the company’s success.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, vision, and the ability to adjust focus.