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Position Overview
Join a growing international manufacturer specializing in high-performance interconnect solutions, serving customers in highly regulated and mission-critical industries where quality, precision, and reliability are essential. The organization offers a modern manufacturing environment, advanced engineering capabilities, and the opportunity to contribute to products used in some of the world’s most demanding applications.
The Production Team Leader will be responsible for leading daily manufacturing operations while remaining actively involved on the production floor. This position requires a strong combination of leadership ability, technical expertise, and hands-on problem-solving to ensure efficient production, exceptional quality standards, and on-time delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, supervise, and support a team of approximately 20-40 assembly operators to achieve production, quality, and delivery objectives.
- Coordinate daily production activities and allocate resources effectively based on manufacturing priorities, work orders, engineering updates, and customer requirements.
- Monitor production output, productivity, delivery performance, material utilization, and operational efficiency to ensure targets are consistently achieved.
- Conduct daily team briefings to communicate priorities, safety expectations, quality requirements, and operational updates.
- Drive workplace organization, continuous improvement initiatives, and lean manufacturing practices throughout the production area.
- Provide hands-on technical support during complex assemblies, prototype builds, new product introductions, and production ramp-up activities.
- Troubleshoot manufacturing challenges and support operators in resolving technical issues that may affect quality, productivity, or delivery timelines.
- Perform and oversee advanced cable and wire harness assembly processes, ensuring all work is completed according to approved specifications and workmanship standards.
- Support specialized manufacturing activities including complex wiring, connector assembly, shielding applications, overbraiding, molded assemblies, and environmental protection processes.
- Set up, verify, calibrate, and troubleshoot production equipment and assembly tools to ensure reliable manufacturing performance.
- Interpret engineering drawings, electrical schematics, assembly instructions, wiring diagrams, and technical documentation to guide production activities.
- Ensure all products are manufactured in compliance with applicable customer specifications, industry standards, and internal procedures.
- Conduct in-process inspections to verify workmanship quality, assembly accuracy, crimp performance, solder integrity, dimensional conformity, and overall product reliability.
- Investigate quality concerns, non-conforming products, and manufacturing deviations while supporting root cause analysis and corrective action implementation.
- Collaborate closely with engineering, quality, supply chain, and operations teams to resolve issues and improve overall manufacturing performance.
- Support customer audits, internal audits, quality reviews, and compliance activities as required.
- Maintain accurate manufacturing records, production documentation, and traceability requirements.
- Identify opportunities to improve manufacturing efficiency, reduce defects, optimize workflows, and enhance overall operational performance.
- Mentor, coach, and develop team members to strengthen technical competency, improve productivity, and support long-term workforce development.
Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years of experience in cable assembly, wire harness manufacturing, electromechanical assembly, or a related high-reliability manufacturing environment.
- Minimum 2-3 years of experience in a lead, supervisory, senior technician, or team leader capacity.
- Strong technical knowledge of cable assemblies, connectors, wiring systems, termination methods, shielding applications, and assembly tooling.
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, engineering drawings, assembly instructions, and manufacturing documentation.
- Experience with electrical testing equipment, including continuity, insulation resistance, and high-voltage testing systems.
- Working knowledge of recognized workmanship and quality standards applicable to high-reliability electronic and electrical assemblies.
- Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.