Shipping Team Lead — Hands-On, Daily Operations

Acron Aviation; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Acron Aviation seeks a Working Team Lead, Shipping in Grand Rapids, MI. This on-site role blends hands-on assembly/technician work (about 60%) with leadership and continuous improvement duties (about 40%).

You will coordinate labor, manage schedules, and mentor staff to ensure safe, efficient, and compliant operations. The individual will partner with VSL to execute the daily plan, drive recovery actions, and maintain training/certification records in a fast-paced aerospace manufacturing

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; technical certification preferred.
• 3+ years aerospace manufacturing or shipping/receiving experience.
• Demonstrated leadership in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of scheduling, workflow management, and shop floor execution.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems such as SAP.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Maintain daily attendance records and elevate attendance policy concerns to the VSL as required.
• Review, approve, and correct employee timecards.
• Support annual performance reviews in partnership with the VSL.
• Maintain employee training and certification records.
• Support onboarding and development of new team members.
• Reinforce company policies, procedures, and behavioral expectations.
• Provide coaching and feedback to employees, document performance concerns, recommend corrective action.
• Execute the daily operations plan as communicated by the VSL.
• Coordinate labor resources and operations priorities to achieve OTStart and OTC targets.
• Monitor schedule performance and identify risks to customer commitments.
• Escalate shortages, quality issues, or barriers impacting schedule attainment.
• Lead daily recovery planning for missed starts and abnormal operations.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Procurement to remove constraints.
• Communicate schedule risks, recovery plans, and execution status in Tier 1/2 meetings.
• Drive accountability for daily plan attainment and continuous improvement.
• Support cross-training and development of a fully cross-trained workforce.
• Maintain capability matrices and certification requirements.
• Promote workforce flexibility and skill development across the value stream.
• Maintain a minimum of three qualified operators per process.
• Mentor employees and reinforce technical competency development.

Skills

Leadership

Scheduling

Problem solving

Communication

Team coordination

Education

High school diploma or equivalent; associate degree or technical certification preferred

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Acron Aviation seeks a Working Team Lead, Shipping in Grand Rapids, MI. This on-site role blends hands-on assembly/technician work (about 60%) with leadership and continuous improvement duties (about 40%).

You will coordinate labor, manage schedules, and mentor staff to ensure safe, efficient, and compliant operations. The individual will partner with VSL to execute the daily plan, drive recovery actions, and maintain training/certification records in a fast-paced aerospace manufacturing