Assembly Lead

Codan Limited•Elon, VA

2d•$76,000 - $90,000•Onsite

About The Position

As the Assembly Lead, you will play a key role in driving production performance across safety, quality, delivery, and efficiency targets. You’ll lead and support a team within a fast-paced manufacturing environment, providing clear direction, hands-on guidance, training, and support to ensure operational excellence. In this hands-on leadership role, you’ll work closely with supervisors to coordinate daily operations, manage workflow, and ensure production targets are achieved. You’ll foster a culture of ownership, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement while ensuring high standards of quality and safety are maintained. You will also act as a frontline liaison for internal teams and customers, ensuring questions, requests, and production issues are communicated clearly and resolved promptly and professionally.

Requirements

Proactive, motivated, and hands-on leader with strong experience in manufacturing and assembly operations.
Experience in fast-paced, collaborative environments where precision, teamwork, safety, and quality are essential.
Solid foundation in electro-mechanical assembly.
Practical experience working with printed circuit boards, cable and harness soldering, and mechanical assembly.
Strong eye for detail.
Excellent organisational skills.
Commitment to producing high-quality work that consistently meets or exceeds expectations.
Clear communication, effective training, accountability, and continuous improvement values.
Confident and professional communication.
Ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
Ability to remain calm and solutions-focused under pressure.
U.S. citizenship is required due to the handling of export-controlled materials.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

Lead and motivate team members in daily production and assembly operations.
Provide clear direction, instruction, coaching, and training to team members.
Coordinate with supervisors to manage production schedules, priorities, and workflow effectively.
Drive achievement of safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and performance objectives.
Support employees by answering questions, providing guidance, and assisting with issue resolution.
Maintain and promote strong customer relationships by responding to enquiries and issues promptly and effectively.
Promote a culture of continuous improvement, teamwork, accountability, and operational excellence.
Conduct employee training, onboarding, and orientation as required.
Monitor production activities and proactively identify opportunities to improve processes, quality, and efficiency.
Step in to perform or support production management duties during periods of absence.
Carry out additional duties and assignments as required by management.