Factory Shift Lead - Weekend 1st Shift

Factory Shift Lead, Weekend 1st Shift | Nox Metals | Ferndale, MI

Nox Metals is a technology company in Detroit supplying metal. We use software and automation to supply metal to American factories faster than the industry thought possible.

Shift hours: Friday - Sunday, 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM.

You will:

• Lead the weekend shift team, set the pace, own the outcome, execute a clean handoff

• Take a clean handoff from the weekday team and leave the floor ready for Monday

• Operate industrial saws, bandsaws, CNC equipment, and material handling systems

• Load, measure, cut, and inspect aluminum plate, bar, and rounds to spec

• Run forklifts and overhead cranes

• Follow cut lists and production schedules with precision

• Receive inbound material and verify against purchase orders

• Package, label, and stage outbound shipments

• Record cut data and job completions in our software systems, accurately, every time

• Always ask questions, never guess when something is unclear

• Look at every process and figure out how to make it better

• Keep the floor clean, organized, and ready for the next job

• Work safely every shift and hold your teammates to the same standard

You are:

• Knowledgeable or experienced in a factory, metals service center, bandsaws, industrial saws, CNC equipment, or skilled trades

• A natural leader, you set the standard for the shift and people follow because of how you work, not because of a title

• Committed to safety, you follow every protocol, wear your PPE, and never cut corners that put people at risk

• High attention to quality, every cut, every cert, every shipment

• Always thinking about how to make processes better, you do not accept "this is how we have always done it"

• Absolutely customer obsessed, delivery timelines matter because customers are counting on them

• A team player with a good attitude, you make the shift better for everyone around you

• Someone who takes ownership, if it is your shift, it is your responsibility

• Precise under pressure and reliable, the weekend runs because you show up ready

• Self-directed, you can run the floor with a smaller team and keep production moving

• Comfortable with software, we track everything digitally and you will too

• Organized and detail oriented

• High agency, you handle big items alone and ask for help when needed

• Low ego, you do the unglamorous work because it needs to get done

• Able to lift up to 50 lbs and operate heavy equipment on your feet for a full shift

• Happy to work weekends as your primary schedule

• Not afraid to work outside normal hours when America demands it

• Never says "that's not my job"

Nice to have:

• Experience in metals, aluminum, or aerospace/defense supply chains

• Forklift and/or overhead crane certification

• Prior shift lead or supervisory experience in manufacturing

• Comfortable using AI tools to work faster and smarter

This role is full time, in person in Ferndale.