Wire Harness Production Lead - Lead, Train & Optimize

RVI; Redwood Falls (MN); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

HSA/FSA options

Employer 401(k) match

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

RVI University

Employee Luncheons

Community volunteering

Job summary

RVI is seeking a Wire Harness Production Lead to provide hands-on leadership on the production floor in Minnesota. You will guide daily priorities, supervise line work, ensure safety, quality, and on-time delivery, and mentor employees across wire harness assembly processes.

Responsibilities include coordinating with management, tracking labor and production activity in the ERP, and identifying issues affecting schedules. Strong communication and problem-solving are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum High School Diploma or GED; two years of manufacturing experience preferred.
• Ability to read drawings, work instructions, safety rules, and customer requirements.
• Experience with ERP and production software is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Review daily production priorities with Management and communicate work direction to employees.
• Assign and adjust work throughout the day to support schedules and customer priorities.
• Monitor workflow across wire preparation, terminating, assembly, splicing, looming, and testing operations.
• Identify production constraints, material shortages, equipment issues, and quality concerns and communicate them to the appropriate department.
• Ensure labor, quantities, and production activity are recorded in the ERP system.
• Ensure employees follow drawings, work instructions, quality procedures, safety requirements, and established processes.
• Provide hands-on training, coaching, and feedback to production staff.
• Coordinate with Quality, Purchasing, Planning, Engineering, and Sales/Project Management when issues affect production.
• Move personnel between production areas to maintain workflow and support changing priorities.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Prioritization

Attention to detail

Reading drawings

ERP basics

MS Excel basics

Manufacturing math

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

ERP system

Excel

Word

Job description

RVI is seeking a Wire Harness Production Lead to provide hands-on leadership on the production floor in Minnesota. You will guide daily priorities, supervise line work, ensure safety, quality, and on-time delivery, and mentor employees across wire harness assembly processes.

Responsibilities include coordinating with management, tracking labor and production activity in the ERP, and identifying issues affecting schedules. Strong communication and problem-solving are essential.