Assembly Team Lead - 2nd Shift

About the role

The Assembly Team Lead‑2nd Shift is responsible for leading day‑to‑day shop floor operations to ensure safe, efficient, and high‑quality production. This role provides direction to assembly personnel to achieve daily output targets while maintaining product flow and operational continuity.

Responsibilities

• Execute Production Plan: Lead and direct a team of production assemblers to achieve daily and weekly output targets, ensuring adherence to schedule, quality, and efficiency expectations.
• Promote Safety Excellence: Drive a safety‑first culture by modeling safe behaviors, enforcing safety standards, and ensuring compliance with all EHS requirements.
• Team Leadership & Development: Provide hands‑on supervision, coaching, and training to assembly personnel to build capability, improve performance, and ensure process consistency.
• Cross‑Functional Communication: Communicate production status, escalate issues, and coordinate troubleshooting efforts across departments to maintain workflow and resolve constraints.
• Workplace Organization (6S): Ensure a clean, organized, and efficient work environment, including workstations, tools, equipment, and material flow areas.
• Continuous Improvement & VTPS: Apply and promote the Atlas Copco Vacuum Technique Production System (VTPS) principles, driving continuous improvement through standardized work, waste elimination, and process optimization.
• Team Engagement: Foster a positive, collaborative team environment that promotes accountability, engagement, and high morale.
• Process Subject Matter Expertise: Serve as the primary point of expertise for assembly processes, ensuring adherence to standards and driving best practices.
• Labor & Systems Management: Maintain accurate labor transactions and routing updates in Encompix, ensuring data integrity and alignment with production activities.
• Performance Management: Lead the performance management cycle for direct reports, including goal setting, feedback, evaluations, and development planning.
• Attendance & Professionalism: Maintain consistent attendance and reliability while promoting teamwork, cooperation, and a professional work environment.
• Leadership Alignment: Take direction from the Flow Team Manager and support additional responsibilities or projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree preferred.
• Minimum of 3–5 years of assembly experience required.
• 1–3 years of lead or supervisory experience.

Skills

• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and diagrams.
• Proficiency with hand tools and small power tools.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and supervise a small team.
• Ability to work 2nd shift hours (2:30 pm–11 pm).

Benefits

• Culture of trust and accountability
• Lifelong learning and career growth
• Innovation powered by people
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits
• Health and well‑being

Pay

Salary: $32–$37 per hour, plus a 10 % shift differential.

Schedule

2nd shift: 2:30 pm–11 pm, on‑site at the Saugerties, NY location.

Talent Acquisition Team: Kasey Griffin