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Unturning Steel

Manufacturing Team Lead

SkillBridge or Direct-Hire

AR, CT, IL, KY, MA, ME, NH, RI, TN

About the Role

Manufacturing Team Lead (Engineering/Maintenance) ($75K-$100K)
Keeps the crew mission ready on the production floor. You lead people, solve problems in real time, and make sure the team hits its goals safely and on time. You're the go-to leader when things go right—and when they don’t.
Overview: As an Engineering/Maintenance Team Leader, you will lead multi-craft maintenance teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You’ll apply your military leadership experience to coordinate activities, ensure safety and quality, and keep your team mission-ready. Your role is critical to meeting reliability goals while developing people, solving problems, and driving continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead and support a team of technicians on the production and shop floors
• Ensure reliability targets are met safely, efficiently, and with high quality
• Respond to emergent equipment failures and coordinate real-time problem solving
• Train, coach, and motivate team members to achieve peak performance
• Drive daily routines such as shift changeovers, safety checks, and performance reviews
• Collaborate with operations, engineering, and leadership to improve systems and results
Ideal for Service Members with Experience In:
• Leading squads, sections, or platoons in dynamic environments
• Executing mission plans under time and resource constraints
• Maintaining accountability and readiness of personnel and equipment

Schedule

Up to 40 hours / week during SkillBridge. Full-time for Direct-Hires

About the Company

Unturning Steel is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit built by veterans and manufacturers who found Community, Certainty, and Purpose in the Made in America mission. We transform military experience into industrial excellence, providing the training, support, and direct access veterans need to build meaningful, long-term careers in manufacturing. We know what work-because we’ve lived it.

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