Team Lead (Avery Creek) - 2nd Shift

Eaton Group; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton seeks a Team Lead for Avery Creek, 2nd shift, to guide production activities and supervise a small team in the ES AMER ARS PDCAD division. The role focuses on meeting manufacturing schedules, ensuring safety, quality, and efficient use of resources.

Responsibilities include planning daily goals, directing the manufacturing of orders, performing quality checks, training staff on MESH standards, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives while maintaining effective shift handoffs.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Associates degree preferred or 2 years manufacturing experience.
• Must be able to lead and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead production activities and guide team.
• Plan and execute manufacturing schedule to meet customer requirements.
• Manage schedules and resources to optimize personnel, materials, and equipment.
• Maintain standard work and safety practices (MESH).
• Provide training and guidance to employees within assigned area.

Skills

Leadership experience

Manufacturing operations knowledge

Communication skills

Computer skills

Problem solving

Education

High School diploma or GED

Associates degree

Job description

Eaton’s ES AMER ARS PDCAD division is currently seeking a Team Lead (Avery Creek) - 2nd Shift.

The hourly rate for this position is $25 per hour.

The core hours are 4pm - 2:30am.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What you’ll do:

The Team Lead will assist in leading the production activities of a group within the product line and provide production related guidance to employees. Plan and execute manufacturing schedule to effectively meet customer requirements and company commitments. Manage schedules to ensure effective use of personnel, materials, equipment, and other company resources within assigned functional areas. Frequently check the manufacturing process to ensure adherence to standard work, and that safe working practices are followed. Support the health and safety of the employees by ensuring adherence to all MESH programs, initiatives, and alerts.

• Set daily manufacturing goals and monitor production and within your area of responsibility.
• Assist in planning and directing the manufacturing of orders to schedule and the related manning strategy.
• Perform daily process checks to ensure adherence to quality standards and standard work.
• Facilitate the training and instruction of employees within assigned area, including MESH training, compliance and accountability.
• Maintain standard work documents, provide production related guidance to employees within assigned area.
• Assist operations in responding positively to unusual or difficult situations, changes, material shortages, and varying manpower requirements.
• Work closely with Quality teams to ensure the continuing application of EQS standards to products and work processes.
• Assist Design, COE, and MOL engineering teams with continuous improvement of products and standards.
• Help champion continuous improvement and other CIF efforts within the product line.
• Lead Tier 1 meetings, implement and maintain visual controls, and participate on Gemba walks.
• Manage shift-to-shift handoffs
• Drive corrective actions and other projects to improve the Tier 1 and 2 metrics.
• Utilize Outlook, Excel, AS/400, Enovia, DMM, and other computer programs to perform daily job functions.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED from an accredited institution
• Associates degree OR 2 years of direct manufacturing experience in lieu of degree
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of the work location will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred qualifications:

• Associates or Bachelor’s Degree in complementary field of study.
• Prior leadership experience.
• Preferred candidate should have a working knowledge of the area and a working knowledge of the manufacturing operations

Position Criteria:

• Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate, and develop employees.
• Demonstrated ability to promote and maintain morale, cooperation, and productivity among peers in the work group.
• Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Must have proficient computer skills.
• Must be able to meet the physical requirements of the position

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We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.