Production Team Lead
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About the Role
Lucid Motors is hiring a Production Team Lead for its BIW (Body in White) manufacturing team in Riyadh. The role leads a team of operators in automated cells, ensuring safety, quality, and production throughput.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and enforce all EHS regulations, robotic cell safety standards, and safe work practices
- Manage team performance to achieve production targets (JPH) aligned with takt time
- Monitor and improve OEE drivers: Availability, Performance, Quality
- Ensure adherence to control plans, work instructions, and quality alerts
- Lead, coach, and develop production team members
- Lead first level troubleshooting of production issues (quality, equipment, process)
- Drive Kaizen activities and continuous improvement actions
- Ensure implementation and sustainment of 5S standards
- Act as the first point of escalation for Andon calls and line abnormalities
Requirements
- Technical associate degree
- 3+ years of experience as production leader or related role
- Good communication and teamwork abilities
- Familiarity with BIW processes and components is a plus
- Basic Microsoft Office knowledge (PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
- Physically able to stand, lift up to 50 lbs, and work in confined spaces with required PPE
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Position Overview
- The Manufacturing Team Leader will work within the production operators and the BIW team for the purpose of achieving aligned results.
- The Production Team Leader is responsible for leading and coordinating a team of operators within BIW automated cells, ensuring safe operations, strict quality compliance, and stable production flow.
- The role drives throughput performance (JPH/OEE) by eliminating losses, enforcing standard work, and enabling rapid response to abnormalities while fostering a zero defect and zero incident culture.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and enforce all EHS regulations, robotic cell safety standards, and safe work practices.
- Ensure no bypass of safety systems (light curtains, scanners, interlocks, guarding).
- Conduct pre shift safety audits and verify workstation readiness.
- Lead safety talks (toolbox meetings) and reinforce safety behaviors.
- Ensure proper use of PPE and ergonomic practices.
- Investigate and report incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions, applying corrective actions.
- Empower team members to follow stop call wait principle for unsafe conditions.
- Manage team performance to achieve production targets (JPH) aligned with takt time.
- Monitor and improve OEE drivers: Availability (downtime reduction), Performance (cycle adherence), Quality (first time quality).
- Balance workloads across stations to avoid bottlenecks, starvation, or blocking.
- Ensure proper execution of standard work at each station.
- Monitor real time production flow using Andon systems and dashboards.
Minimum Qualifications
- Technical associate degree.
- 3+ years of experience as production leader or related role.
- Good communication and teamwork abilities.
- Familiarity with BIW processes and components is a plus.
- Basic Microsoft Office knowledge (PowerPoint, Excel, Word).
- Physically able to stand, lift up to 50 lbs, and work in confined spaces with required PPE.
Skills
- Ability to lead and motivate a team, driving them towards achieving project goals, experience in working UB, Side body and has knowledge of Spot welding, SPR, FDS and MIG/Mag welding.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Problem solving skills, basic knowledge of robot & PLC programming, and troubleshooting with the ability to identify issues, propose solutions, and implement process improvements.
- Strong commitment to maintaining high quality standards and ensuring customer satisfaction.
- Effective organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and manage simultaneously.
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment, adapt to changing priorities, and handle pressure while maintaining a positive attitude.
- Professional, informative, and responsive communication to customers.
- Be proficient in general office PC programs and equipment monitoring systems.
Compensation & Benefits
- Lucid offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance; life and disability coverage; paid time off; paid holidays; and a 401(k) retirement plan.
- Eligible employees may also participate in Lucid’s equity program and/or a discretionary annual cash incentive program.
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