Manufacturing Team Lead

Manufacturing Team Lead

Location: Ruther Glen, VA
Schedule: 2nd Shift Monday–Thursday, 3:00 PM–1:00 AM (4x10s) + potential overtime
Pay: $32–$35/hour
Type: Direct Hire

Role Summary

Hands-on production lead role supporting daily manufacturing/assembly operations. You’ll coordinate workload and priorities, help remove roadblocks on the floor, ensure quality and safety expectations are met, and coach/mentor assemblers—while still working alongside the team.

What You’ll Do

• Lead day-to-day execution for a team of assemblers (tasking, pacing, priorities, workflow)
• Provide hands-on support and technical guidance during mechanical, electrical, and system assembly
• Monitor quality, confirm work meets standards, and help address defects/rework needs
• Troubleshoot routine to moderately complex assembly issues and escalate when needed
• Communicate schedule updates, material needs, and risks to production leadership
• Train, coach, and mentor newer team members on process, tools, safety, and expectations
• Enforce safe work practices/PPE and stop work when unsafe conditions exist
• Maintain organization/5S mindset: documentation, materials readiness, tools/equipment availability

What We’re Looking For (Required)

• High school diploma plus 4+ years of assembly/manufacturing experience (or closely related)
• Prior manufacturing leadership experience (leading a small team, directing work, on-the-job coaching)
• Ability to interpret drawings, schematics, and engineering documentation
• Strong communication skills (clear direction, coordination, escalation when appropriate)

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

• Regularly lift/carry/move up to 50 lbs
• Frequent standing/walking; climbing, squatting, kneeling, crawling, pushing/pulling, reaching overhead
• Ability to relocate a 12-foot stepladder without assistance
• Ability to work at heights up to 60 feet (ladders, scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks)
• Good vision (corrected OK), color vision, and ability to communicate in English
• Ability to recognize when something is wrong or likely to go wrong (quality/safety awareness)

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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