Work Group Lead - Mechanics 3rd Shift

About the role

The Work Group Lead serves as a working lead who supports the Production Supervisor in executing the daily production plan. This role provides hands-on leadership to ensure operations run safely, efficiently, and in alignment with quality standards. The Work Group Lead assists in coordinating and training new employees and supports team members when work methods, procedures, or equipment change. The position’s primary focus areas are Safety, Quality, and Productivity — in that order — while fostering teamwork, continuous improvement, and a positive work environment on the production floor.

Responsibilities

• Interpret basic dimension specifications, simple prints, and instructions to determine work to be done.
• Perform manual and repetitive assembly and sub-assembly functions.
• Follow basic instructions to build a finished product void of defects and meet technical standards.
• Start prior to the start of the shift to review the production plan for the day.
• Assemble material by following technical written or verbal instructions.
• Operate various equipment as necessary based on production needs.
• Perform daily inspections to determine the quality of finished product for defects.
• Clean machines, tooling, and parts.
• Train new members in various machines, procedures, safe work practices, and pertinent safety, quality, and production items.
• Ensure steady productivity occurs throughout each shift.
• Maintain the 5S program to ensure a clean and efficient work area.
• Identify and rework defective work pieces to comply with quality standards.
• Observe, obey, and enforce safety rules, including wearing required personal protective equipment.
• Follow escalation matrix (call list) to get assistance from upper management in case of an emergency.
• Work with supervisors to document situations using reports or investigation procedures.
• Assist the production supervisor and value stream leader in coordinating daily functions of operations.
• Complete tasks as directed to manufacturing schedules with minimal supervision.
• Observe, obey, and enforce policies and procedures.
• Be flexible to work outside normal work hours as needed to support team members and/or area objectives.
• Perform any other similar or associated duties necessary to accomplish job objectives, or as assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 2–4 years' manufacturing experience required, preferably in assembly work.
• Leadership: ability to guide, motivate, and coach team members, provide regular feedback, and support their development.
• Communication: clearly communicate instructions, expectations, and feedback both verbally and in writing to the team and management; act as a liaison between the production floor and management.
• Problem-Solving & Decision-Making: capacity to quickly identify, analyze, and resolve issues (e.g., production delays, equipment malfunctions, quality deviations) and make effective decisions under pressure.
• Conflict resolution: handle interpersonal issues within the team fairly and effectively; mediate disagreements and foster a positive, collaborative team environment.
• Delegation & Organizational skills: manage schedules, tasks, and resources efficiently; assign tasks and responsibilities to the right team members.
• Emotional Intelligence & Adaptability: understand and manage one's own emotions while being empathetic to team members' needs; remain flexible to changing priorities and work environments.
• Scheduling and Department Organization: efficiently organize and plan daily activities, assign tasks, manage workflow, and monitor attendance and time records to meet production schedules and targets.
• Technical knowledge: familiarity with production equipment, machinery, and the overall production process.
• Safety procedures: strong understanding of and commitment to maintaining safety regulations and standards.
• Quality standards: ensure the team meets quality benchmarks and conduct necessary quality checks; maintain quality standards and have knowledge of the quality management system.
• Mathematical Skills: ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; compute rate, ratio, and percent; draw and interpret charts.
• Reasoning Ability: apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions provided in written, oral, or diagram form; deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to Work Independently: demonstrated capacity to manage tasks and projects with minimal supervision; strong self-motivation and initiative to identify and solve problems proactively; make informed decisions and take responsibility for outcomes; maintain productivity and quality while working autonomously.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None.

Physical Demands

• Ability to stand 8+ hours a day.
• Ability to reach and bend.
• Ability to frequently lift, push, or pull up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift, push, or pull up to 50 pounds.
• Manual dexterity required.
• Ability to wear safety shoes.
• Ability to work in a state of constant alertness and in a safe manner.

Work Environment

Manufacturing and warehouse work areas. The employee is frequently exposed to moving equipment such as forklifts, pallet jacks, machinery, tools, and more, as the Mechanics area coincides within the Warehouse. The noise level is usually moderate depending on the scope of work.

Schedule

11:00 pm – 7:30 am, Sunday through Thursday (3rd shift).