Electrical Assembler Team Lead

• Wage: $21+ per hour (Depending on Experience)

• Schedule Options: 5:30 AM – 2:00 PM OR 4:30 AM – 3:00 PM OT

• Overtime: Willingness to work overtime as needed to meet production demands is required.

• Location: Troy, MI

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced individual to join a manufacturing team as a Rectifier Team Lead / Advanced Assembler. This dual-role position involves leading a small team while executing complex assembly and electrical wiring tasks. The ideal candidate has strong technical skills, leadership potential, and a commitment to quality and safety within a fast-paced production environment.

Team Leadership & Supervision

• Provide leadership, guidance, and direction to the Rectifier team, ensuring cohesion and efficiency to meet production targets and quality standards.

• Partner with the area Supervisor to determine weekly employee schedules and authorize overtime based on business needs.

• Arrange and control daily team activities to ensure a smooth workflow, quality production, inventory accuracy, and timely delivery.

• Assign tasks and projects to team members based on their skills, expertise, and workload capacity.

• Provide input regarding team and individual performance, and assist the Supervisor and HR with documentation for progressive discipline.

• Conduct periodic performance check-ins, providing feedback, recognizing achievements, and addressing performance issues.

• Assist the Supervisor with tracking attendance and ensuring the accuracy of hourly associates’ timecards.

• Mentor hourly associates in the work area and facilitate timely problem-solving.

Advanced Assembly & Wiring

• Build assemblies, from start to finish, according to print specifications. This includes laying out and physically mounting devices, wiring to print, and performing OHM testing to ensure quality.

• Read, understand, and interpret electrical schematics (with assistance from electricians when needed) to assemble components.

• Assemble small components, including intricate electrical wiring related to circuit boards.

• Utilize and comprehend engineering and manufacturing documents, including bill of material, assembly drawings, work instructions, and wiring diagrams.

• Read and comprehend blueprints and schematics to assemble sub-assembly components (e.g., electronic package, fan, breaker, pot assemblies, wiring panels, and output panels).

• Prepare transformer components for assembly, including cleaning, lugging wires, measuring, cutting, and operating a punch press machine.

• Complete the final wiring of cabinets by installing panels, routing, harnessing, stripping, and lugging wires as needed.

• Maintain and safely operate hand and power tools.

Quality, Safety, & Documentation

• Monitor the assembly process to ensure all components and assemblies meet required quality, environmental, and safety regulations and standards.

• Follow work order directions to safely produce the required quantity of parts within specifications.

• Maintain accurate records of production data in Epicor, work progress, and any encountered issues.

• Adhere to all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) requirements (including eye, hand, feet, and hearing protection) to perform the job safely.

• Complete and maintain all required operational paperwork.

• High School Diploma or equivalent.

• 2 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.

• Advanced knowledge and experience in assembly.

• Intermediate knowledge and experience in wiring assembly.

• Production experience in a fast-paced, continuous improvement, and changing environment.

• Ability to lift 50 pounds.

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