Manufacturing Team Lead - Sheet Metal

Join our team as a
Manufacturing Team Lead - Sheet Metal!
Shift: Monday - Friday (6 am - 2 pm)
 
Take the lead in a hands-on manufacturing environment where you'll help drive safety, quality, productivity, and team success. The Manufacturing Team Lead coordinates daily shift activities, supports CNC machining operations, and provides technical guidance to ensure production goals are met. This role is responsible for organizing workloads, training and developing team members, promoting a culture of accountability and continuous improvement, and partnering with supervisors and cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional operational performance. Ideal candidates are strong communicators, natural problem-solvers, and passionate about helping teams grow while maintaining high standards of safety, efficiency, and quality.

What You Will Do:

- Responsible for supporting and performing all CNC machining tasks such as milling, finishing and material handling.

- Ability to operate Express, FCD machines and A2; loading and unloading parts; moving jobs through the process room, wax room, and finishing.

- Knowledge of properly loading programs to the machines, tool changes and setting tools, and changing offsets in the machine if needed.

- Fostering a culture of Safety and Accountability on the team. Adhere to and enforce all quality and safety guidelines and housekeeping practices with the team.

- Communicate with supervisors and other leads to coordinate operations and activities within or between shifts and other functional areas. Support and communicate updates in daily or weekly meetings.

- Organize, plan and prioritize daily workload and activities in the functional area.

- Establish production sequences and assignments to meet production goals.

- Identify, recommend and implement measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality and efficiency.

- Provide guidance and expert advice on technical, systems-, or process- related topics.

- Encourage and build mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

- Identify training needs and conducts training in equipment operations or work and safety procedures.

- Observe technical performance of the area staff and provides on the spot guidance.

- Motivate team members to meet deadlines and productivity goals.

- Provide input to the supervisor for employee performance reviews.

- Maintain clean and organized work area with emphasis on safety, quality, efficiency, and utilization.

- Continually seek to improve work processes and individual performance.

What You Bring:

- High School diploma or equivalent work experience

- 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing or similar environment

- Previous manufacturing leadership experience preferred

- Exceptional leadership, communication, coaching, and conflict resolution skills

- Demonstrated ability to lead and develop teams

- Knowledge of production processes, quality controls, and other techniques in the functional areas

- Able to work in a fast-paced, team oriented work environment

- Able to communicate clearly with a wide variety of people

- Good written and oral communication skills

- Strong attention to detail

- Strong problem solving skills

What's In It For You:

- We offer a competitive salary and total rewards package

- We offer amazing benefits including but not limited to:
- Health Insurance: Traditional OR High Deductible plan

- Flexible Spending Accounts

- Health Savings Account (including employer contributions)

- Dental and Vision

- Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance

- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

- Paid caregiver leave

- You will receive at least 3 weeks of PTO + Wellness + Holiday Pay + Volunteer Hours

- 401k with company match and immediate vest

- Employee Stock Purchase Program at a discounted rate

- Matching grants through Protolabs foundation

- And More!

Proto Labs maintains ITAR-compliant operations in all of our United States based facilities.  Due to ITAR regulations, this role is only open to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents (green card holders) or foreign nationals granted refugee or asylee status.  Individuals with temporary visas (e.g. E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, TN or OPT) are not eligible for hire in this role.
 
Proto Labs, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
 
Physical Demands:
While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use a computer keyboard, monitor and mouse, telephone and printer; reach with hands, and arms, talk, see and hear.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop or kneel and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Work Environment:
Indoors (A/C); nonsmoking; the majority of this job function is performed in an office setting requiring normal safety precautions. However, there may be job duties that require the employee to spend time in the manufacturing areas exposed to machinery and noise; eye protection occasionally required. Occasionally works in outside weather conditions. Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.

Protolabs offers a competitive total rewards package, and compensation mix vary based on position, such as base wage, as well as other earnings including incentives and commissions. Actual pay offered will vary depending on multiple factors which may include, without limitation, job function, work experience, specialized skills, training, education, and certifications.