The Assembly Team Leader is responsible for overseeing day‑to‑day production activities to ensure safety, quality, and efficiency targets are consistently met. This role leads by example on the shop floor—coordinating work assignments, enforcing standard work, and supporting operators through hands‑on problem solving and equipment troubleshooting. The Team Leader works closely with production, engineering, and maintenance to address issues, improve processes, and reduce downtime while maintaining accurate time and production records. With a strong focus on continuous improvement and a Kaizen mindset, this position plays a key role in driving performance, meeting production schedules, and upholding TAC’s commitment to operational excellence.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Inspects products to verify conformance to specifications and directs setup and adjustments of machines.
Studies production schedules and estimates worker hour requirements for completion of job assignment.
Interprets specifications and job orders to workers, and assigns duties.
Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules.
Recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of shop, department, or work crew.
Must be able to troubleshoot equipment and processes
Must be ablet to problem solve
Maintains time and production records.
Must Lead by example, enforce policies and procedures are written.
Must validate all operators are and can follow standardize work.
Must have a Kaizen Mindset.
Must be flexible to work OT, rotating, split, and/or opposite shifts throughout the year.
Requirements:
High School Diploma or GED
Microsoft Office Experience (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
5+ years of manufacturing experience preferred
2+ years of supervisory experience preferred
Experience in Assembly is preferred
Benefits:
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Prescription
Vision
401K + Company match
Life Insurance
Short Term Disability
Long Term Disability
Education Assistance
Flex Spending
Employee Assistance Programs
12 Paid Holidays
Paid Time Off
Additional Information
TAC Manufacturing, Inc. is a Japanese owned automotive parts supplier, serving the Japanese Transplants (Toyota, Nissan, Subaru, etc.) as well as the domestic OEMs (Ford and GM). Located in Jackson, MI, TAC Manufacturing, Inc. is a subsidiary company of Tokai-Rika Co. LTD, which is located in Nagoya, Japan.
TAC was founded in 1991 and currently employs 700+ people at our Jackson, MI location.
We manufacture security and safety-related products: shift levers, shift-by-wire, steering wheels, exterior mirrors, steering column locks, key cylinders, mechanical and remote keys, and more.
Shift your career into drive and help TAC Manufacturing make the driving experience an intuitive connection between the human body and the vehicle.
TAC Manufacturing, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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