Cable and Wire Harness Production Lead

DP Gayatri•Plymouth, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Source Engineering & Manufacturing is hiring a Cable and Wire Harness Production Lead for its cable cell in Plymouth, Minnesota. This is a 50/50 role, split between hands-on cable and wire harness assembly and leading a team of 10 to 12 employees on the production floor. The lead owns staffing, training, process improvement, and workmanship standards, while also building products and stepping onto the line to clear bottlenecks and protect the schedule. The role includes planning weekly workload and staffing, coordinating people and job movement, conducting performance reviews and pay conversations, maintaining IPC/WHMA-A-620 workmanship standards, leading 5S, lean manufacturing, and Six Sigma efforts, and overseeing safety and ESD compliance. The position is full-time, hourly, and overtime-eligible, with occasional overtime based on workload, including some Saturday availability. It is onsite in Plymouth, Minnesota, on the first shift, 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday. The stated pay range is $30 to $35 per hour, based on experience.

Requirements

Deep hands-on cable and harness assembly background.
Experience with IPC/WHMA-A-620 workmanship standards.
Experience leading, training, or mentoring other assemblers, formally or informally.
Comfort planning staffing and hours against a live schedule.
Ability and willingness to handle performance and pay conversations directly and fairly.
Ability to independently read complex engineering drawings, wire lists, and schematics.
Fine motor control, close vision, and sustained focus at a bench.
Ability to perform frequent repetitive hand and wrist movements and work for extended periods seated or standing.
Ability to occasionally lift and move parts and material weighing up to 35 lbs.

Nice To Haves

Current IPC/WHMA-A-620 CIS certification; training is provided if not already certified.
IPC/WHMA-A-620 CIT (Certified IPC Trainer).
J-STD-001 soldering knowledge and experience; certification is a plus but not required.
Prior supervisor experience with review and wage responsibility.
Lean manufacturing or quality experience, including 5S and Six Sigma.
ERP/MES scheduling experience.
Control panel build experience.

Responsibilities

Review incoming jobs and set the weekly workload, staffing, and hours plan.
Coordinate team members, training, and job movement across the cable cell.
Conduct performance reviews and handle pay conversations for the team.
Set and maintain IPC/WHMA-A-620 workmanship standards across the cell.
Lead 5S, lean manufacturing, and Six Sigma efforts to improve cell performance.
Own safety processes and maintain a safe, ESD-compliant work area.
Spend approximately half of the role building products hands-on and half leading the production floor.
Join the production line to clear bottlenecks and protect the schedule.