Team Lead, Ground Operations (3rd Shift) (Automotive)

Location: Atlanta, GA, United States; on-site. Shift: Sunday–Thursday, 11:30pm–8:00am.

Base salary range: not specified.

What you will do

• Lead vehicle technicians and readiness and response associates during the overnight shift.
• Direct fleet maintenance, rework, technical escalations, pre-mission checks, and readiness checklist completion.
• Ensure the correct software and firmware are deployed to vehicles for morning operations.
• Manage vehicle movement, storage, ingest, and yard logistics across shift transitions.
• Recruit, onboard, train, schedule, and coach workshop personnel while tracking KPIs.
• Improve overnight workflows using lean methodologies and support root cause analysis of vehicle and component issues.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on automotive technician experience and 2+ years of people leadership or supervisory experience.
• Availability and ability to lead third-shift overnight operations.
• Extensive knowledge of automotive maintenance, diagnostics, parts, and tools, including CAN/LIN architecture, wiring diagrams, and soldering.
• Strong communication, prioritization, multitasking, and technical translation skills.
• Clean driving record and ability to travel locally and nationally for less than 20% of the time.
• Ability to enforce health and safety policies, including OSHA guidelines.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business field, technical trade school certificate, or associate degree in automotive repair.
• Experience with electric vehicle architecture and high-voltage systems.
• Experience in a fast-paced service environment.
• Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced startup environment with ambiguous, cross-functional operational challenges.
• Focus on accountability, safety, continuous improvement, and high-performance workshop culture.
• Opportunity to support fleet operations across multiple Mission Readiness and Base Operations sites.