Production Team Leader

The Production Team Leader coordinates daily vehicle upfitting and manufacturing activities, supports production employees, and helps ensure safety, quality, productivity, and on-time delivery goals are achieved. The position serves as a technical resource and floor leader, acting as a liaison between frontline employees and management while promoting continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead daily start-of-shift meetings to communicate production goals, safety updates, quality expectations, and operational priorities.
• Assist with assigning workstations and coordinate labor resources to support production schedules and customer commitments.
• Provide daily direction, coaching, training, and support to production employees.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for production-related questions and issues during the shift.
• Facilitate effective communication between team members, management, and other departments.
• Assist with onboarding and training of new employees.
• Assist with monitoring employee performance and adherence to established work instructions and standards.
• Escalate employee performance, attendance, conduct, safety, and policy concerns to the Production Supervisor.
• The Team Leader does not have authority to issue disciplinary action, corrective action, or make employment decisions.
• Assist with coordinating daily production activities to achieve productivity, quality, and delivery objectives.
• Monitor workflow, production output, downtime, and material availability.
• Assist management with tracking production metrics and operational performance.
• Ensure work areas remain clean, organized, and compliant.
• From time to time, assist with vehicle builds, troubleshooting, prototype projects, pilot builds, training activities, or other production support tasks as needed to support operational requirements.
• Support major production challenges, roadblocks, or critical operational needs when additional technical support is required.
  
  

Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent; associate or bachelor’s degree in a related field is preferred. Equivalent combination of education, training and experience will be considered.
• Proven experience in vehicle upfitting, automotive production, or a similar field.
• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to motivate and develop staff.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities, especially under tight deadlines.
• Knowledge of upfitting tools, techniques, and equipment, as well as safety regulations.
• 12v, OEM Upfit, and LEAN Manufacturing experience is desired.
• Strong attention to detail, with a commitment to producing high-quality work.
• Effective communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Proficiency in using production management software and tools is a plus.
  
  

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift and move heavy equipment and parts.
• Comfortable working in a production environment with exposure to machinery and tools.
  
  

Ability to stand, walk, and move for extended periods.