Team Leader

The Cooper Standard Livonia, MI Manufacturing Plant is looking to hire a Team Leader to oversee designated manufacturing areas, coach operators while ensuring adherence to safety, quality, productivity, and LEAN practices. The ideal candidate will have experience coordinating production flow, address inefficiencies, and ensure all team members receive proper training to support continuous improvement.

The starting pay rate is $25.00 per hour

Schedule: Monday - Friday 6:00AM - 4:30PM & Saturday 6:00AM - 2:00PM

Position Summary:

The Team Leader oversees a designated manufacturing area, coaching operators, ensuring adherence to safety, quality, productivity, LEAN practices, and supporting continuous improvement. Responsible for coordinating production flow, addressing inefficiencies, and ensuring proper training.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Enforce safety policies including PPE, LO/TO, JHAs.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 14001, TS/IATF 16949.
• Oversee cell production: productivity, quality, packaging, shipping.
• Complete set‑ups and support tooling clean/prep.
• Troubleshoot process, equipment, and quality issues.
• Coordinate schedule, labor assignments, and equipment availability.
• Ensure accurate scrap/downtime reporting and process documentation.
• Train operators to required competency levels and maintain training logs.
• Ensure work instructions and control documentation are current and followed.
• Support changeovers, TPM tasks, and sample builds.
• Promote Lean tools: 6S, TPM, FIFO, waste elimination.
• Collaborate with Quality, Maintenance, Engineering to resolve issues.
• Participate in CI projects, audits, DOEs, capability studies.

Education and Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Prior manufacturing experience required; automotive strongly preferred.
• 1-3 years Leadership/Team Lead experience required.
• Technical training (e.g., equipment certifications) beneficial.

Work Environment/Work Conditions:

• Manufacturing floor exposure requiring PPE, including safety shoes and eye protection.
• Frequent standing, walking, bending, and lifting up to 40 lbs.
• Operation of production equipment, adjustments, tooling handling.

Cooper Standard is proud of its diverse workforce and committed to providing equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, physical or mental disability, age, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are dedicated to creating an environment at work that not only values diversity but also encourages inclusion and a sense of belonging. We firmly believe that a diverse workplace fosters an environment where our employees can flourish and provide superior service to our customers.

Because we recognize and value the range of ways in which people acquire experiences, whether via personal, professional, education, or volunteerism, we invite interested applicants to evaluate the key duties and requirements and apply for any opportunities that fit your experience and qualifications.

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Cooper Standard is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Please note that Cooper Standard maintains a list of preferred recruiting agencies and only members of our Talent Acquisition Department have the authority to engage and authorize recruiting services. We also do not seek or accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiters or staffing agencies. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Cooper Standard will be considered unencumbered and free from any charge whatsoever.