Title:

Working Assembly Lead Duration:

18 month contract (possible extensions)

Location:

East Glendale, AZ (close to Luke Air Force Base)

Pay Rate:

31.20 - $46.80/hr (dependant on relevant experience) Position Summary Provides floor-level leadership and working coordination for neocloud hyperscaler integration and assembly. The Lead supports the Supervisor by translating the shift plan into clear assignments, confirming work-area readiness, monitoring hourly execution, maintaining visual controls, responding to first-level constraints, supporting employee training, and escalating abnormalities quickly. This is a hands-on leadership role that may perform qualified assembly work when coordination demand allows, but its primary purpose is to keep people, material, information, quality, and work flow aligned at the point of execution. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Receive shift priorities from the Supervisor and communicate clear assignments, sequence, target, safety/quality concerns, and expected completion timing to assigned technicians. Perform pre-start readiness checks for assigned work areas, including released drawings/work instructions, traveler/work order, material/kit availability, tools/fixtures, calibrated torque tools, PPE, access, quality criteria, and known holds/constraints. Support daily and recurring floor huddles; update or provide accurate status for the Area Board, plan-versus-actual, WIP, staffing, skill coverage, material shortages, quality issues, and open constraints. Coordinate assigned workstreams that may include busway, chilled-water headers/piping, fire suppression, electrical rough-in, wiring/termination, grounding/bonding, smoke detection/controls, lighting, roof/enclosure panels, and general mechanical assembly as qualified and released. Monitor actual progress against the shift plan at defined intervals, recognize emerging misses early, and rebalance available qualified labor within Supervisor direction. Serve as first response for routine floor abnormalities. Confirm the condition at Gemba, contain when appropriate, record the issue in the approved system, and escalate unresolved or high-risk issues immediately. Follow the site's defined 15-minute escalation path. Never allow a stopped constraint, safety exposure, quality risk, drawing conflict, or critical material shortage to remain informal or unowned. Maintain accurate Constraint Log / Area Board information and ensure issue category, owner, action, due time, status, and escalation are visible. Support employee qualification and OJT by pairing Level 1/2 employees with qualified Level 3/4 personnel and preventing unqualified independent work. Act as a trainer only for job functions where the Lead has achieved the required Level 4 qualification; use released training/WI content and document training evidence as required. Coach employees on standard work, safe tool use, quality self-inspection, controlled torque, material identification, documentation, 5S, and abnormality escalation. Verify technicians are working to the correct revision of drawings, BOMs, travelers, work instructions, and approved deviations before and during execution. Perform or support qualified assembly work when floor coordination is stable and doing so does not compromise leadership visibility or response time. Coordinate first-level material recovery with Material Handling/Warehouse; identify shortages accurately and avoid uncontrolled substitutions or material changes. Coordinate first-level Quality support for defects, inspection questions, holds, rework verification, and gate readiness; protect suspect product from moving downstream. Coordinate first-level Engineering/Test support for drawing conflicts, technical questions, test failures, tooling/process issues, and other conditions outside released standard work. Ensure torque, inspection, traveler, material, production, test, and other required records are completed at the point of work and are not backfilled from memory. Support first-build time studies, work-sequence observations, tooling/fixture trials, work-instruction feedback, and labor-content data collection with Engineering and the Supervisor. Perform routine floor checks for safety, 5S, foreign material, WIP control, material presentation, tool condition, quality status, and adherence to standard work. Assist with breaks, manpower moves, station/work-zone coverage, and priority changes while ensuring employees remain within their qualifications. Escalate attendance, conduct, performance, repeated standard-work noncompliance, or employee-relations concerns to the Supervisor rather than independently administering formal discipline unless specifically authorized by policy. Provide an accurate handoff to the Supervisor/next Lead covering WIP, completed work, constraints, shortages, holds, rework, tooling/equipment issues, staffing/skills concerns, and required follow-up. Promote respectful teamwork, early problem identification, stop-and-escalate behavior, cross-training, and continuous improvement. Technical Competencies Hands-on mechanical/electrical assembly or integration experience in industrial manufacturing, modular construction, equipment build, or comparable production Ability to read or learn released drawings, BOMs, work instructions, travelers, inspection criteria, and revision identifiers Floor-level work assignment, work sequencing, visual management, Area Board use, and plan-versus-actual tracking Constraint recognition, first-level containment, correct issue classification, and escalation discipline Basic understanding of mechanical assembly, controlled torque, electrical/mechanical workmanship, material identification, and quality self-inspection Basic WIP, kit, shortage, point-of-use material, and traceability control OJT support, skills-matrix use, Level 0-4 qualification concepts, and trainer responsibilities 5S, standard work, waste recognition, basic 5-Why/problem solving, and continuous-improvement participation Basic computer/tablet use for production records, electronic work instructions, logs, spreadsheets, or ERP transactions as assigned Minimum Qualifications High school diploma, GED, or equivalent practical experience. Typically 2+ years of manufacturing, assembly, electrical/mechanical integration, industrial construction/manufacturing, or related hands-on production experience. Demonstrated ability to guide peers, communicate priorities, identify problems, and maintain safe/quality-focused work execution. Ability to read or learn technical drawings, work instructions, BOMs, travelers, and production documentation. Ability to use common hand/power tools and applicable assembly tools after qualification; role-specific technical qualifications depend on assigned workstreams. Strong communication, organization, attention to detail, and willingness to escalate abnormalities rather than work around controlled requirements. Ability to work the assigned shift and maintain regular floor presence. Must be able to read, speak, and understand English sufficiently to follow applicable safety instructions, work procedures, and technical documentation. Must successfully obtain OSHA 10 certification within three attempts, regardless of prior OSHA certifications or training. Preferred Qualifications Prior Lead, senior technician, trainer, cell leader, or informal team-lead experience. Experience in neocloud, data-center, industrial equipment, electrical/mechanical integration, busway, piping, fire suppression, electrical rough-in, controls, enclosure, or similar assembly. Experience with visual management, Area Boards, hourly production tracking, constraint logs, tiered escalation, or Leader Standard Work. Level 4 / train-the-trainer qualification in one or more relevant technical workstreams. Lean/5S/basic problem-solving training, MSSC

CPT, OSHA 10

General Industry, or comparable manufacturing credential.

Pay:

$31.20 - $46.80 per hour Expected hours: 40.0 - 50.0 per week

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Health insurance Vision insurance

Work Location:

In person