Assembly - Lead

STULZ Careers•Dayton, TN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Results-driven Production Lead shall assist their foreman with overseeing daily operations, optimizing workflows, and leading cross-functional teams to meet production targets. Skilled in coordinating schedules, maintaining quality standards, and ensuring safety compliance in fast-paced environments. Proven ability to improve efficiency, reduce downtime, and support continuous improvement initiatives. Strong communicator with a hands-on leadership style, focused on team development, problem-solving, and delivering consistent, high-quality output.

Requirements

Minimum 2 years relevant manufacturing experience
Fluency with SAP or similar MRP system
Fluency with Microsoft office suite
Familiarity with both high-volume production environments, and highly custom production environments.
Experience with Forklifts, and electronic pallet jacks
Ability to read and understand English instructions
Must possess basic math skills, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers and fractions.

Responsibilities

Check callout line and walk the floor daily to monitor attendance and team presence
Ensure all employees are clocked into the correct jobs
Walk the line to ensure work is being performed efficiently and safely
Assist with router times and final confirmations
Work with material handlers/expeditors to ensure all parts and hardware are stocked and correct on the line
Fill in for material handlers/expeditors when absent
Scrub BOMs and review sales orders and blueprints with Foreman
Be available to assist team members with questions, issues, and conflict resolution
Work with engineering to ensure proper tooling and jigs are used in production
Lead safety exercises (Tier 1 meetings)
Attend Tier 2 meetings
Work with Foreman to coordinate truck orders
Paint scratched parts during production
Write and manage DR (discrepancy report) tickets
Interview candidates
Train new hires and cross-train employees
Assist with and perform changeovers
Help prioritize labor when short-handed
Assist with end-of-day shop shutdown
Support special projects
Work with planning on production/work orders
Build first-of-a-kind (FOK) units
Coordinate with maintenance as needed
Track down missing parts in the warehouse
Assist and support other production lines when needed
Ensure travelers/paperwork are completed and signed before clean/pack
Address and resolve issues in the clean and pack area
Fill in for Foreman when absent or off the production floor
Other Duties as assigned