Body Shop Team Leader - Door Adjuster (2nd Shift)

Shape the future today.

The world is changing. The question is, what will be our contribution to the outcome? We have set the pace in the field of mobility from the very beginning, and we will continue to do so. At Mercedes-Benz Vans, interdisciplinary teams are developing the mobility of tomorrow. Our goal is to make mobility safer, simpler, and more sustainable for people across the globe. Put your pioneering spirit to good use: This is your opportunity to make a contribution that extends far beyond your job title.

At Mercedes-Benz Vans, we offer you the perfect environment for your professional and personal growth. Cutting-edge training and promising career opportunities will help you to foster and expand your professional skill set as well as your individual strengths. Think, try, and thrive with us in collaborative work environments that spark game-changing concepts.

Job Overview:
Coordinate the day-to-day activities of a team of production workers to ensure that manufacturing operations run according to established production specifications and schedules; Support team members at Mercedes-Benz Vans building state-of-the-art vans for the American automotive market.

Shift: This position is for second shift. 

Responsibilities:
Mastery of work contents of the team
•    Regular co-working in the working stations 
•    Reliever/supporter in the case of minimal qualifications
•    Short term replacement for (un)scheduled temporary absence according to regulation
•    Eradication of components which are not the defined standard
•    Support in the case of vans with special equipment
•    Function as utility person and replacement
Support of the team to ensure a frictionless workflow
•    Control availability of material (check installation if necessary)
•    Support process of solving team internal cooperation problems
•    Report disruptions, organize disruption management
•    Ensure cyclic check of instruments
•    Control rework in close environment, execution if necessary
•    Act as first contact person for other teams
•    Support with / elimination of Q-Alarm 
•    Support and foster integration of employees 
•    Claim GAB-Plans, Execute/control GAB (man. System)
•    Execution of Q-Check (at Product)
Accomplishment of the CIP process
•    Initiate and foster continuous improvement of the work environment and ergonomics     
•    Initiate and foster continuous improvement of the production process and the product quality
•    Control/steering & accomplishment of CIP, succession control

Technical lead of the team
•    Communicate, improve and monitor standards             
•    Test and adaption of the timelines of the SABs/ASBs
•    Coordination of the absence planning (vacation, free shifts, …)         
•    Execution of one point lessons (in coordination with E5)
•    Organize and execute shift organization (according to local regulations)     
•    Supervision and adaption of SOS and marking/inscription,   
•    Establish rotation plan (in coordination with the team) and guarantee the adherence 
•    Guarantee and execute Q-Check (at product)
•    Maintain board with indicators/ process folder         
•    Follow measurements, escalation via E5 if necessary
•    Follow the adherence of the team targets     
•    Initiate and regulate problem solving process, error response to causer
•    Develop and update qualification matrix (in coordination with the team)     
•    Rework in the close environment 
•    Accomplishment of corrective action process (analysis and allocation of errors, remedial action, testing of the efficacy)
•    Support during Q-Stop 
•    Check of employees according to the adherence of standards    
•    Providing material / Equipment
 

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma required 
• 1 yr of relevant experience or Lean Manufacturing certification
  •    Completed MBV Team Leader Training Program
  •    Knowledge of Paint Shop operations 
  •    Knowledge of Door Adjustments Preferred
  (Front, Rear, Side & Hood)

Knowledge & Skills
•    Knowledge of scope of work and processes
•    Communication competence
•    Lean / MPS- Basic knowledge & experience
•    Basic computer skills
•    Organizational competence
•    Coordination competence
•    Problem solving ability
•    Decision making ability

We are all in for change. Are you too? Apply now.

If you have experience in the above and are interested in joining an outstanding company we welcome you to apply. The division Mercedes-Benz Vans is world renown for quality and innovative products.

Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC (“MBV Charleston”) is a Ladson, South Carolina–based production entity that manufactures Sprinter vans for the U.S. and Canadian markets.

The Sprinter plant officially opened in 2018 and serves as a key part of the Mercedes-Benz Vans global production network. MBV Charleston was selected as the first plant in this network to produce the all-new eSprinter, beginning in 2024. The company also continues to invest in the local community through donations to non-profits and schools, as well as active support of STEM education initiatives and volunteer programs.

Since 2006, Sprinter and Metris vans have been assembled in North Charleston and delivered to destinations across the United States. In 2025, the plant celebrated the assembly of the 5,000,000th Sprinter in the Mercedes-Benz global production network. The U.S. remains the second largest market for Sprinter vans after Germany.

https://mbvcharleston.com/ 

Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that appreciates and leverages the diversity of our team. We provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, ethnicity, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation),age, national origin, religion, marital status, veteran status, physical or other disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

 

Job Details
Group: Mercedes-Benz Group AG
Organization: Mercedes Benz Vans LLC
Primary Location: United States of America-South Carolina-Charleston
Work Locations: 8501 Palmetto Commerce Pkwy, Charleston, 29456