Assembly Team Leader - Manufacturing

🔎 At a glance

Company: Major Tool & Machine
Location: Indianapolis, IN 46218 (On-Site)
Pay: $75,000 – $85,000 per year
Job Type: Full-Time
Shift: First Shift
Experience: 5+ years of manufacturing experience with prior team-management experience
Department: Assembly

👍 Why join Major Tool & Machine?

Major Tool & Machine is a long-established Indianapolis contract manufacturer where complex, mission-critical components and assemblies come together under one roof. Founded in 1946 and now part of Precinmac, Major Tool operates a 650,000-square-foot manufacturing campus supported by hundreds of skilled employees.

This first-shift Assembly Team Leader role offers a chance to lead people, solve technical production problems, and directly influence safety, quality, delivery, and efficiency. You will be a working resource for the team—not simply an administrator—helping employees get the material, instructions, technical support, and priorities they need to succeed.

⚙️ What you’ll be doing

• Lead assembly personnel to produce quality work safely, on time, and within planned hours
• Plan jobs, review priority dispatch lists, and assign employees based on skill and workload
• Attend production-control, pre-release planning, and job-release meetings
• Troubleshoot shop-floor issues and provide hands-on technical support
• Determine overtime needs, obtain approval, and arrange schedules
• Evaluate employee skills and performance, provide feedback, and support accountability
• Help hire, train, and develop team members
• Investigate nonconformances, overruns, accidents, and incidents and implement corrective actions
• Review team labor charges and maintain 6S and Lean Manufacturing standards

⭐ Shop highlights

• Manufacturing in Indianapolis since 1946
• 650,000-square-foot manufacturing facility
• Complex machining, fabrication, inspection, finishing, assembly, and testing under one roof
• First-shift leadership opportunity with annual bonus potential
• Technical role with real responsibility for people, priorities, quality, and delivery
• Training and educational-assistance programs that support career growth

✅ What we’re looking for

Required:

• Prior management or leadership experience with direct responsibility for a team
• 5+ years of manufacturing experience
• Strong mechanical and technical aptitude
• Ability to plan work, assign personnel, troubleshoot production issues, and hold employees accountable
• High school diploma or GED
• Ability to read technical information and work safely in a manufacturing environment

Preferred:

• Trade-school, vocational-school, or relevant college education
• CNC machining experience
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing and 6S practices

👍 Why you’ll like working here

• Three medical-plan options, including a base option with no employee premium
• Dental and vision coverage
• On-site health clinic, mental-health services, fitness center, and wellness events
• 401(k) company match and employer HSA contributions for eligible plans
• Immediate paid-time-off availability and 10 paid holidays
• Educational assistance and in-house training
• Company-paid short- and long-term disability and life insurance

💰 Pay, benefits & schedule

Pay: $75,000 – $85,000 per year, based on experience
Shift: First Shift
Schedule: Full-Time, On-Site
Additional Compensation: Annual bonus opportunity

🏭 About Major Tool & Machine

Major Tool & Machine is a Precinmac company and a contract manufacturer serving customers with complex engineering, fabrication, precision milling and turning, inspection, finishing, assembly, and testing needs. Its Indianapolis operation supports large, close-tolerance components and assemblies for demanding industries. The company’s stated values are Trust, Gratitude, Action, Excellence, and Growth.

🚀 Apply today

If you are an experienced manufacturing leader who combines people-management skills with strong mechanical aptitude, apply through hireCNC for the Assembly Team Leader opportunity at Major Tool & Machine.