Working Team Lead, Shipping
About The Position
Acron Aviation is seeking a hands-on Working Team Lead, Shipping for its Avionics Business Unit in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This onsite, first-shift role provides front-line leadership for daily operations, team performance, schedule execution, and issue escalation within the value stream. The position serves as the primary liaison between operations employees and the Value Stream Leader (VSL), helping ensure the daily operations plan is executed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with established standards. Approximately 60% of the role involves assembly or technician work, with the remaining 40% devoted to leadership, administrative, and continuous improvement responsibilities. The Working Team Lead coordinates people and priorities to meet schedule and customer commitments, monitors performance, identifies and escalates barriers, and leads recovery planning when operations do not go as planned. The role also supports employee onboarding, coaching, training, cross-training, and technical skill development in partnership with the VSL.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- At least 3 years of experience in aerospace manufacturing, shipping/receiving, or a related operations environment.
- Demonstrated leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong understanding of operations scheduling, workflow management, and shop floor execution.
- Ability to interpret operations priorities and coordinate labor resources effectively.
- Experience leading daily meetings, tracking performance metrics, and driving accountability.
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
- Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems such as SAP.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel.
- Must qualify as a U.S. Person if required to access information, technology, software, or hardware subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations.
Nice To Haves
- Associate degree or technical certification.
- Aerospace or defense manufacturing experience.
- Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, or Six Sigma methodologies.
- Experience leading Tiered Daily Management systems.
- Knowledge of AS9100 and regulated manufacturing environments.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating cross-functional teams and driving schedule recovery initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Maintain daily attendance records and escalate attendance policy concerns to the VSL as needed.
- Review, approve, and correct employee timecards.
- Support annual performance reviews in partnership with the VSL.
- Maintain employee training and certification records.
- Support onboarding and development of new team members.
- Reinforce company policies, procedures, and behavioral expectations.
- Coach and provide feedback to employees, document performance concerns, recommend corrective action, and draft disciplinary documentation for VSL review.
- Approve limited overtime to support daily schedule execution within departmental guidelines; obtain VSL approval for overtime beyond established limits.
- Execute the daily operations plan communicated by the VSL.
- Coordinate labor resources and operations priorities to achieve daily On-Time Start (OTS) and On-Time Completion (OTC) targets.
- Monitor schedule performance and proactively identify risks to customer commitments.
- Escalate material shortages, quality issues, labor constraints, equipment downtime, and other barriers affecting schedule attainment.
- Lead daily recovery planning for missed starts, missed completions, and abnormal operating conditions.
- Coordinate with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Procurement to remove constraints and restore schedule performance.
- Communicate schedule risks, recovery plans, and execution status in Tier 1 and Tier 2 meetings.
- Drive accountability for daily plan attainment and support continuous improvement of operations flow and predictability.
- Support development of a fully cross-trained workforce.
- Maintain and track capability matrices and certification requirements.
- Coordinate cross-training activities with the VSL.
- Promote workforce flexibility and skill development across the value stream.
- Support the objective of maintaining at least three qualified operators per process.
- Mentor employees and reinforce technical competency development.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
