Team Lead - Assemblies

Victor Sierra Aviation•Baldwin City, KS

27d•Onsite

About The Position

McFarlane Aviation is hiring a Team Lead - Assemblies for its CCA, Assemblies department in Baldwin City, Kansas. The role leads and supports daily production operations, including coordinating schedules, prioritizing and assigning work, and monitoring workstations for cleanliness, safety, and efficiency. The Team Lead also contributes to productivity metrics and priorities. This hands-on leadership role involves motivating, training, directing, and providing ongoing feedback to team members; assisting with interviews and performance appraisal feedback; and leading assembly and fabrication processes. The employee may also support product fabrication or kitting, conduct in-process and final inspections, coordinate with sales, shipping, accounting, and engineering, and oversee consumables and supplies. The role enforces safety protocols, company policies, and quality standards while supporting continuous improvement. It requires the ability to stand, walk, bend, lift up to 50 pounds, perform repetitive tasks, and use manual dexterity and visual acuity for detailed work. McFarlane describes the workplace as friendly, clean, and climate-controlled, with a collaborative, hands-on culture, competitive pay and benefits, on-the-job training, and room to grow.

Requirements

Experience in a manufacturing, assembly, or production environment.
Ability to read and interpret technical specifications or blueprints.
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
Willingness to train others and promote a collaborative team environment.
Effective time management skills.
High school diploma or equivalent required.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, lift up to 50 pounds, and perform repetitive tasks.
Manual dexterity and visual acuity for detailed work.

Nice To Haves

Previous leadership or team lead experience preferred.
Technical training or certification in mechanical assembly.
A passion for aviation.

Responsibilities

Coordinate production schedules to meet output goals efficiently.
Analyze work priorities and assign tasks to maximize productivity.
Monitor workstations for cleanliness, safety, and efficiency.
Contribute to productivity metrics and priorities.
Motivate team members by setting a strong example.
Provide training, direction, and ongoing feedback to team members.
Assist with interviews and contribute to performance appraisal feedback.
Lead assembly and fabrication processes.
Support additional product fabrication or kitting as needed.
Perform in-process and final inspections to ensure product quality.
Communicate with sales, shipping, accounting, and engineering to support customer satisfaction and internal coordination.
Monitor, order, and manage expiration of consumables and supplies.
Train team members on storage, quality, and disposal processes for supplies.
Enforce safety protocols, company policies, and quality standards.
Support continuous improvement initiatives across the team.