The Assembly Lead coordinates daily assembly operations to support safety, quality, production, and delivery goals. This position provides hands-on leadership to the team, ensures employees have the materials and resources needed to perform their work, and works closely with other departments to maintain an efficient production flow.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate daily workflow, personnel, materials, and resources to meet production schedules.
- Lead by example and ensure employees follow NOV safety procedures, quality standards, and company policies.
- Monitor assembly activities to ensure products meet specifications, quality requirements, and customer delivery dates.
- Provide hands-on guidance, coaching, and On-the-Job Training (OJT) to new and existing employees.
- Operate and provide technical support for production equipment, including the chopper gun and center carriage.
- Maintain knowledge of manufacturing equipment, processes, product specifications, and proper machine setup.
- Inspect parts for thickness, color, cure, visual standards, and specification compliance.
- Identify quality defects and coordinate corrective actions with Quality, Engineering, Supervisors, and other appropriate personnel.
- Ensure required raw materials, tools, and supplies are available to support production.
- Complete inventory checks, material requests, production records, SPC charts, shift reports, and other required documentation accurately.
- Monitor housekeeping and maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.
- Communicate production, quality, material, and operational issues to appropriate personnel.
- Support the team in meeting or exceeding safety, quality, production, and delivery goals.
- Stand and walk for up to 12 hours while performing bending, lifting, pushing, pulling, and repetitive movements.
- Regularly lift and move materials weighing up to 50 lbs.
- Cross-train and support multiple production activities as needed.
- Travel occasionally, less than 10%, as required.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Previous manufacturing experience required; fiberglass manufacturing or assembly experience preferred.
- Previous lead, supervisory, or demonstrated team leadership experience preferred.
- Ability to read and interpret specifications, technical drawings, work instructions, and production documentation.
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes, quality standards, and workplace safety procedures.
- Ability to communicate effectively in English; bilingual skills are a plus.
- Ability to troubleshoot production issues and escalate concerns when needed.
- Strong communication, teamwork, organization, and leadership skills.
- Ability to train and coach employees effectively.
- Ability to work overtime and various shift schedules as required.