Associate Team Leader - Benton Harbor

Job Title: Associate Team Leader ' Benton Harbor

Departments: Benton Harbor Production

Reports to: Team Leader

Approved by / Date J. Hemenway/02.10.2026

Supervisory Responsibilities: Yes

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

The Associate Team Leader provides training and guidance to the employees within the assigned department or team. This role is accountable through the Team Leader for the safety, quality, customer satisfaction and daily production output within the department. A qualified individual with a disability must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Ensure all departmental equipment is set up and functioning correctly.
• Assist with the production output, quality and on-time delivery throughout the department.
• Fill out and submit Rework Sheets
• Calculate daily roll over and turn into scheduling
• Ensure that the necessary products and materials are in the department to build a quality product and meet production deadlines.
• Call attention to and weigh in on material decisions involving color, fit or other production issues
• Monitor inventory levels of department located stock material.
• Ensure safety procedures are followed and recommend improvements.
• Produce daily production schedules; ensure folders are distributed
• Actively engage in continuous improvement efforts in the department through collaborative effort.
• Lead or participate in meetings regarding reworks, Not As Ordered (customer complaints) and other continuous improvement projects
• Help integrate new products and product changes into production (ECO, SISS, etc.)
• Call attention to and reviews issues with Shop Sheets, Material or Equipment with Team Leader
• Monitor and report production output regarding quality, productivity and other key metrics for the department.
• Assists in training new employees or new processes to current employees
• Provide feedback and direction to employees.
• Report any need for behavioral corrective action to Team Leader
• Provide performance feedback of team members to Team Leader
• Assist in daily department meetings.
• Maintain positive relationships within the department by being fair, consistent, and impartial.
• Act as Production Team Leader Backup when Team Leader is unavailable or absent
• Conduct 'Call & Respond' audits for QCP/Expedited/Warranty/New Hire work
• Fill out Rework Request Forms for material missing or need replacement
• Assign/allocate work based upon the strengths and abilities of the departmental employees.
• Assign and reassign labor to address absences or efficiency issues within the team
• Examine blueprints/engineering drawings to determine material requirements and task sequences; collaborates with Detailing on questions and/or blueprint discrepancies.
• Attend daily production PCC meeting.
• Monitor attendance.

• Maintain a neat, orderly, and organized work area at all times
• Perform other related duties, as assigned.

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in a manufacturing environment or completion of a recognized apprenticeship program is required.
• Ability to supervise a team and maintain production schedule in Team Leaders absence.
• Excellent attention to detail in all aspects of assigned work.
• Experience working with, and the ability to read measuring devices such as a ruler and measuring tape is required.
• Understanding of Manufacturing procedures and practices.
• Excellent communication skills in written and verbal forms.
• Ability to read, comprehend and carry-out instructions in written, oral and diagram form.
• Excellent decision making, and problem-solving.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Applications.
• Demonstrates a sense of urgency, prioritizes well, shows energy, responds to opportunities, instills urgency in others, and meets deadlines.

• Frequently required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel or operate equipment, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms.
• Frequently required to talk and hear.
• Frequently required to stand and walk.
• Occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, bend, twist, and crawl.
• Frequently required to lift, push, pull and/or move up to 70-pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Occasionally subject to loud noise.

• Safety glasses and safety toe shoes are required on the production floor at all times.
• Hearing protection is required in designated areas.
• Frequently subject to hazards including a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electric current and exposure to heat and chemicals.
• Occasionally subject to conditions including one or more of the following that affect the respiratory system or the skin: fumes, odors, dust, mists, or poor ventilation.
• Occasionally exposed to cold, hot, wet and/or humid shop conditions.