Assembly Lead

The Assembly Lead is responsible for coordinating and directing daily assembly, bagging, packaging, labeling, and production support activities to ensure work orders are completed accurately, safely, and on time. This position provides day-to-day leadership to assembly personnel, assigns and monitors work activities, supports training and performance development, and helps ensure operational objectives are achieved.

The Assembly Lead works alongside the team in the execution of assembly and packaging activities while serving as a subject matter expert for work order execution, product quality, production efficiency, safety compliance, and standard operating procedures. In partnership with the Distribution Center Supervisor, this position supports continuous improvement initiatives, promotes Lean operational excellence, and helps drive a culture of safety, accountability, and quality.

• Coordinate and monitor daily assembly, bagging, labeling, packaging, boxing, and palletizing activities to ensure customer and operational requirements are met.
• Assign and prioritize daily work activities to assembly personnel to meet production schedules, work orders, quality requirements, and productivity goals.
• Provide hands‑on operational support as necessary to maintain workflow and operational performance.
• Review work orders, bills of materials, packaging specifications, and production instructions for completeness and accuracy.
• Ensure products are assembled, packaged, labeled, and palletized according to established specifications and quality standards.
• Monitor production output, workflow, labor utilization, and work order completion to ensure efficient operations.
• Provide day‑to‑day leadership, coaching, training, and performance feedback to assembly personnel.
• Monitor employee work progress and provide guidance regarding productivity, quality, safety, and adherence to standard work.
• Investigate production, assembly, quality, and inventory discrepancies; implement corrective actions within established procedures and raise complex issues as needed.
• Coordinate material availability and communicate shortages, production issues, or delays to leadership.
• Promote and enforce company safety policies, hazard reporting, and safe work practices.
• Promote and reinforce 5S, Lean, and standard work practices while identifying opportunities to improve productivity, quality, safety, and operational efficiency.
• Support inventory accuracy by ensuring proper material consumption, transaction processing, and finished goods reporting.
• Assist in cross‑training employees to support operational flexibility and business continuity.
• Support the Distribution Center Supervisor with KPI tracking, production reporting, workforce planning, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain compliance with company quality standards, ISO requirements, safety policies, and standard operating procedures.

• High School Diploma or GED
• 4+ years of manufacturing, assembly, production, packaging, warehouse, or distribution experience preferred.
• Experience operating assembly, packaging, bagging, labeling, or related production equipment.
• Experience operating Forklift, Reach Truck, and Order Picker equipment preferred; certification required or ability to obtain certification.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate workflow and provide work direction to employees.
• Experience using RF scanners, ERP systems, or production tracking systems preferred.
• Basic computer proficiency including Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work overtime and flexible schedules as business needs require.

• Advanced knowledge of assembly, packaging, bagging, labeling, palletizing,…