Production Team Lead

Role Overview

Production Team Lead at Lucid Motors, responsible for leading daily laser production operations within Stamping Ops to achieve safe, stable, and efficient delivery of production targets.

Company Overview

At Lucid, we create exceptional mobility experiences through innovation to drive the world forward. Built on proprietary technology and software-defined vehicle architecture, our award-winning vehicles bring a "Compromise Nothing™" approach to the global automotive market. We achieve this through deep vertical integration, with design, engineering, and production happening in-house across global offices and manufacturing facilities. Our teams come from industries around the world, united by a shared commitment to excellence.

Role Purpose

Lead shift operations within the laser production line to meet safety, quality, delivery, and productivity targets. The role is responsible for shift coordination, manpower assignment, line readiness, laser production tracking, quality containment, downtime escalation, team communication, 5S, and support of continuous improvement activities.

Key Responsibilities

Operations & Production Control

• Review production plan, part numbers, material requirements, manpower allocation, and line readiness before start of shift.
• Coordinate laser line set-up, material flow, equipment readiness, production start-up, and first-off approval activities.
• Monitor production output, downtime, scrap, quality performance, line speed, alarms, and abnormal conditions throughout the shift.
• Maintain accurate shift records including output, downtime reasons, scrap, manpower, quality issues, and open actions.

Team Leadership

• Lead production team members during the shift to meet safety, quality, delivery, and productivity targets.
• Assign work, give clear direction, and maintain discipline against standard work.
• Coach operators on standard work, safe behavior, defect recognition, shift handover discipline, and basic troubleshooting.
• Train operators and support certification requirements.

Quality & Safety

• Ensure first-off, in-process, and final quality checks are completed and quality concerns are contained per escalation process.
• Reinforce safety, quality, and 5S standards within the production area.

Systems & Escalation

• Use production systems, HMI, and machine interfaces to support fault recovery, verify equipment status, and escalate repeated or critical issues.
• Coordinate with maintenance, quality, material handling, engineering, and production supervision for issue resolution.

Continuous Improvement

• Drive 5S, housekeeping, abnormality reporting, and continuous improvement actions within the production area.

Qualifications & Experience

• Technical associate degree (automotive manufacturing preferred).
• Minimum 4 years of manufacturing experience, including at least 2 years in stamping, production operations, or related manufacturing processes.
• Experience in automotive manufacturing, stamping, laser production line operation, metal processing, or related manufacturing environment preferred.
• Previous team leader, senior operator, line lead, or shift coordination experience preferred.
• Previous team leadership experience preferred.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong understanding of laser production line operations, material flow, product quality requirements, and shop floor production flow.
• Ability to lead a shift team and assign work effectively.
• Knowledge of HMI and machine interface systems for alarms, line status, fault recovery, and escalation support.
• Good problem-solving capability for downtime, quality defects, material flow issues, equipment interruptions, and production disruptions.
• Effective communication with production, maintenance, quality, engineering, and material handling teams.
• Basic knowledge of quality checks, non-conformance reporting, downtime tracking, and 5S required.

Additional Information

• Ability to work rotating shifts and support overtime when required.
• Clear communication in English required.
• Safe material handling knowledge required.
• Lucid offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance; life and disability coverage; paid time off; paid holidays; paid sick leave; and a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Hourly and non-exempt employees accrue up to 120 hours paid time off annually.
• Salaried and exempt employees accrue up to 160 hours paid time off annually.
• Eligible employees may participate in Lucid's equity program and discretionary annual cash incentive program.
• Incentive and equity awards are determined based on individual performance, role scope, market considerations, and overall company results, in accordance with the terms of applicable plans.