Shop Lead

Shop Lead in Harbor City, CA - $32.00-$40.00/hr DOE, 1st shift, direct hire. Lead shop employees and action plans across safety, quality, productivity, and cost.

THE BASICS

Pay: $32.00-$40.00/hr, depending on experience

Shift: 1st shift, 6:00 AM start; workdays and end time reviewed during your recruiter screen

Location: Harbor City, CA 90710 (on-site)

Type: Direct Hire

Start: Interviewing now - immediate start available

ABOUT THE ROLE

Lead a shop team through clear priorities, practical follow-through, and steady communication.

You'll report to the Operations Manager and help the shop team achieve results through its people. Hansen's profile emphasizes planning ahead, employee supervision, and balancing safety, quality, productivity, cost, and employee relations.

The role includes the people side of supervision: hiring and retention, performance reviews, and discipline. You'll need to manage several priorities at once and turn a 30-day plan into actions the team can carry out.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Lead shop employees toward daily operating priorities
• Plan ahead over a 30-day period and prepare action plans
• Support employee hiring and retention
• Conduct employee supervision, performance review, and disciplinary follow-through
• Balance safety, quality, productivity, cost, and employee-relations priorities
• Coordinate with the Operations Manager and communicate priorities to the team
• Use Excel and Word to organize information and support shop planning

WHAT YOU NEED

• Able to lead people and achieve results through a team
• Able to plan ahead and turn priorities into action plans
• Able to handle employee supervision, performance reviews, and discipline
• Able to manage multiple shop priorities and communicate clearly

NICE TO HAVE

• Microsoft Excel and Word skills
• Manufacturing shop leadership experience
• Employee hiring and retention experience
• Experience tracking safety, quality, productivity, and cost priorities

WHY WORK WITH FLAG

• A direct-hire opportunity with the client
• Clear conversations about the role, schedule, and pay before submission
• A recruiter who coordinates interviews and keeps you informed
• A direct line to a FLAG recruiter throughout the hiring process

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Occasional standing, walking, and driving as needed for the role. Seldom bending, climbing, lifting up to 50 pounds, carrying, squatting, kneeling, or pushing and pulling. Requires frequent observation and communication with the team.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

On-site manufacturing shop leadership role, with work around shop employees and production activity. PPE is required and provided, and all plant safety procedures apply.

HOW TO APPLY

Hit Apply and a FLAG recruiter will review your background within one business day. If you're a fit, we'll call you to talk through the work, the shift, and the pay before anything gets submitted to the client - no surprises.

Questions first? Call or email .

ABOUT FLAG SOLUTIONS

FLAG Solutions is a Southern California staffing firm with offices in Fullerton and Long Beach, specializing in skilled manufacturing and professional placement across aerospace and defense, food and beverage, automotive, pharmaceutical, and electronics.

FLAG Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The pay scale stated above is the range FLAG Solutions in good faith expects to pay for this position at the time of posting. Actual compensation depends on experience, skills, and other job-related factors.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local fair chance ordinances.

This is a direct-hire position with the client.