Materials Team Lead

Milwaukee Electronics is a leading provider of innovative manufacturing solutions, combining decades of experience with cutting-edge technology to deliver superior results. Our mission is to empower businesses with tailored solutions, enabling growth and success in an ever-evolving market. With a strong emphasis on collaboration, quality, and customer satisfaction, we are committed to driving innovation and shaping the future of manufacturing.

The Materials Team Lead is responsible for coordinating and executing end-to-end material flow activities in support of manufacturing operations, including kitting, inventory accuracy, and material movement across the factory. This is a working lead role, combining hands-on material handling with day-to-day direction, training, and workflow coordination for the materials team.

The role supports production readiness and quality execution through partnership, accountability, and continuous improvement, helping ensure materials are accurate, available, and flowing efficiently to meet customer and factory needs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a working lead, actively supporting factory-wide material flow including kit audits, inventory movement, storage, receiving, and shipping


• Ensure materials are accurate, staged, and available to support production schedules and prevent shortages, delays, or line disruptions


• Coordinate and prioritize daily workflow and task assignments for the materials and material-handling team supporting production


• Work cross-functionally to identify, document, and resolve material, inventory, or process issues, communicating clearly and acting transparently


• Ensure 100% training compliance for the assigned shift


• Coordinate onboarding and training for new team members


• Provide real-time coaching, guidance, and hands-on support, leading by example and taking ownership of outcomes


• Adhere to documented processes and partner with process owners to continuously improve material flow and make it easier for teams to succeed


• Provide timely performance feedback to the shift supervisor regarding workflow execution and team support needs


• Champion safety and 6S standards within materials and production workspaces


• Collaborate with other leads to provide coverage during supervisor time off


• Maintain reliable on-site attendance (this role must be performed on site)

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no direct supervisory authority. The Materials Team Lead provides day-to-day direction, assigns daily tasks, and supports training and productivity of the material-handling team, but does not have formal people-management responsibility.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED


• 3+ years of experience in materials, inventory control, material flow, and shipping/receiving within a manufacturing environment


• Prior experience as a working lead, lead operator, or informal team lead, providing day-to-day direction and task coordination


• Hands-on experience supporting end-to-end material flow for production, including kitting and inventory movement


• Ability to coordinate daily workflow and support manufacturing and production schedules


• Experience training employees and ensuring compliance with work instructions and standard work


• Strong attention to detail with the ability to follow documented processes and maintain inventory accuracy


• Basic computer skills for inventory transactions, data entry, and documentation


• Ability to communicate effectively, work collaboratively across teams, and follow through on commitments

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in electronics manufacturing


• Familiarity with ERP or inventory management systems


• Experience with kit audits, cycle counting, inventory reconciliation, and material staging


• Exposure to Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, or 6S


• Experience providing real-time coaching, guidance, or performance feedback


• Experience supporting onboarding coordination or training compliance

Physical Demands

• Frequent standing, sitting, and use of hands and arms


• Regular lifting up to 10 lbs; occasional lifting up to 40 lbs


• Vision requirements include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
  Reasonable accommodations may be made.

Work Environment

• Manufacturing and stockroom environment


• Exposure to moving mechanical parts, fumes, airborne particles, and chemicals


• Noise levels are typically loud; temperatures may fluctuate
  Reasonable accommodations may be made.

MILWAUKEE ELECTRONICS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or age. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation in the application or hiring process, please contact Human Resources at 414-228-5000 or [email protected].

For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, please see this government poster: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc.gov). 

Because this job has access to controlled technology, we must comply with ITAR. Any job offers will be contingent on verification that the candidate is a U.S. person (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent resident, or individual granted asylum/refugee status in the U.S.) or can otherwise satisfy ITAR compliance requirements. If applicable, if an individual is not a U.S. person, our policy is to not take the extra step of seeking approval from the federal government for that person to work in this position.

Upon hire, the successful candidate must present acceptable proof of identity and current authorization to work in the U.S., as required on Form I-9. We do not provide sponsorship support for employment-based visas such as H-1B.