Manufacturing Team Lead - 2nd Shift

Eaton Corporation•Los Angeles, CA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Eaton’s IS AER FMC division is hiring a Manufacturing Team Lead at its Los Angeles, California facility. This is a working-lead role responsible for coordinating department workflow and serving as a link between the production floor, Quality, Engineering, and other functions. Core hours are 1:45 p.m. to 10:15 p.m.; compensation is $42.44 per hour plus a $2-per-hour shift differential. The stated pay is a general guideline and may vary based on skills, experience, qualifications, market, and business considerations. The lead assigns work, supports employees, follows production schedules, resolves discrepancies, trains and evaluates personnel, and troubleshoots production and product issues. The role also assembles, disassembles, and tests mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electromechanical assemblies, including products for commercial aerospace customers. Work may include soldering and unusual assignments without standard methods or processes. The position may act as supervisor in the supervisor’s absence, represent the department during customer audits and visits, and drive process improvements. Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED and at least seven years of aerospace assembly and testing experience involving hydraulic or electromechanical control valves, along with knowledge of hydraulic test equipment. At least one year of experience assisting with or leading teams or initiatives is also required. The role requires U.S.-person status for access to export-controlled information. Eaton will consider candidates residing within 50 miles of the Los Angeles facility; relocation benefits are not offered.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED from an accredited institution.
At least seven years of experience in aerospace assembly and testing of hydraulic or electromechanical control valves, and knowledge of hydraulic test equipment.
At least one year of experience assisting with and/or leading teams or initiatives.
Must qualify as a U.S. person under applicable U.S. Government export regulations to access export-controlled information.
Proficient in interpreting hydraulic and electrical blueprints, testing schematics, and verbal and written instructions.
Working knowledge of shop, mechanical, and electrical test equipment and test procedures, with the ability to test a variety of assemblies and subassemblies.
Ability to use inspection gauges, multimeters, force scales, torque wrenches, and production test equipment.
Ability to work from written and verbal instructions.
Working knowledge of Eaton production units or similar electromechanical products, including acquiring product knowledge through testing and evaluation to identify failures.
Ability to retain knowledge of units produced and cross-train on a variety of hardware and subassemblies.
Ability to communicate and interact effectively with other departments and organizations.
Required computer skills for processing and analyzing data.
Ability to lead team meetings focused on process improvements.
Ability to push, pull, and lift up to 25 pounds.
Candidates must reside within 50 miles of the Los Angeles, California facility; relocation benefits are not offered.

Nice To Haves

Experience setting up and using an XY plotter, oscilloscopes, and pressure transducers.
Solder certification.
Electric Static Discharge certification.
Experience working in an FAA environment.
Tool design experience.
Previous experience leading teams or a department.

Responsibilities

Assign work, assist in setting job priorities and workload requirements, and help ensure work is completed according to schedule.
Assist operators and act as a liaison among Assembly, Inspection, Manufacturing, Engineering, Planning, Quality, and other functions.
Apply technical skills to resolve performance and production problems involving hydraulic, pneumatic, and electromechanical products and related components.
Assemble, disassemble, troubleshoot, and test mechanical assemblies, subassemblies, and top assemblies, ensuring proper procedures, tooling, and documentation are used.
Troubleshoot and resolve product nonconformances and performance test failures involving hydraulic and electromechanical products.
Train new operators, assemblers, and technicians; assist in evaluating departmental personnel and identifying training needs.
Lead team meetings and set a positive example of employee conduct.
Manage the department’s overall workflow and transact completed work orders across inventory locations.
Assume supervisory duties in the supervisor’s absence, including running daily production reports and escalating issues.
Check calibration, assembly, and test equipment and escalate issues as needed.
Initiate and drive process improvements involving hardware and test equipment, including detecting and isolating performance discrepancies during assembly, in coordination with Manufacturing and Quality Engineers as needed.
Represent the department during customer audits and visits.
Maintain a clean and safe work area and follow safety rules and regulations.
Accumulate and record data to support process improvement ideas.