Core Assembly Jobs in Dunlap, TN (NOW HIRING)

Are you energized by orchestrating people, materials, and methods so every build finishes on time and to spec? Do you thrive in fast-moving assembly environments where safety, quality, and continuous improvement come standard? Join BAC and lead with our values—Earning Trust, Embracing Responsibility, Showing Courage, and Driving Innovation—while embodying our purpose of doing the right thing in the right way.

Imagine the day begins with a complex schedule and a late-arriving component. You quickly flex manpower across stations, coordinate with Sheet Metal and BBD to secure materials, and reset the plan during a focused Toolbox huddle. You delegate work aligned to skills, mentor a new hire alongside their Buddy & Mentor, and jump on a jib crane to safely reposition a part. A quality concern arises—you coach the mechanic, reinforce process discipline, and turn the issue into a CI win. By shift end, you’ve met targets, logged metrics, and captured opportunities for the next Kaizen.

• Own safety for yourself and the team; follow all rules and ensure proper PPE is used.
• Create a culture of continuous improvement; model LEAN and 5S excellence.
• Flex staffing and delegate assignments by capability to achieve Assembly Line goals.
• Serve as backup to the Team Lead; provide coverage on alternate shifts when business requires.
• Keep communication open and clear through Toolbox talks and daily updates.
• Understand the full operation of current Assembly equipment and methods.
• Set objectives with the Team Leader and deliver quarterly progress feedback; assist with annual performance reviews.
• Partner cross-functionally (Sheet Metal, BBD, etc.) to align materials to the production schedule.
• Safely operate jib and overhead cranes to lift, move, and position components.
• Train employees for technical proficiency; maintain and act on a current department skills matrix.
• Lead onboarding for new hires, assigning a Buddy & Mentor and conducting weekly follow-ups.
• Complete detailed accident investigations for any incidents occurring in Assembly on your shift.
• Stay ahead of daily and weekly schedules; proactively secure resources, materials, and information.
• Meet or exceed production goals; enforce process discipline and quality standards.
• Counsel and coach when safety, quality, or productivity expectations are not met.
• Advance sustainability—reduce waste, energy consumption, and water use; turn new ideas into business opportunities.
• Follow Shift Leader Standard Work and perform other duties as assigned.

Reporting to the department Team Leader or Supervisor, you share accountability for departmental objectives as part of the leadership team. In the Team Leader’s absence, you run the department and may contribute to cross-functional and regional initiatives.

• Demonstrated supervisory capability: lead, delegate, and follow up with sound judgment.
• Talent developer: build high-performing teams; grow senior mechanics into influencers and mentors.
• Production knowledge: react effectively to job schedules; strong command of BAC product models and parts.
• Communication excellence: professional English (written/spoken); create process documentation; communicate technical information with customers, engineers, and mechanics.
• Comfort with plant programs: IPI and CAP; adept in problem solving and CI tools; able to lead meetings and presentations.
• Equipment certification: qualified to operate overhead and JIB cranes.
• Digital fluency: Word, Excel (intermediate—update data, generate metrics), PeopleSoft, Internet tools, and ADI; working knowledge of spreadsheets and databases.
• Operational rigor: LEAN, 5S, Gemba, and 7 wastes; procedures, policies, and ISO instructions to ensure product quality.
• Engineering interface: collaborate with engineers and initiate engineering change requests as needed.

• Stand and walk up to 80% of the shift; regularly bend, stoop, kneel, squat, sit, and reach.
• Frequently lift up to 50 pounds.
• Experience manufacturing noise, temperature fluctuations, and intermittent exposure to weather in yard and dock areas.
• Occasional weekend work; availability expected for any of the three operating shifts.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Lead a team that takes pride in safe work, disciplined processes, and breakthrough ideas that improve how we build—today and tomorrow.