Position Type: Contract To Direct
Title: Electrical Supervisor- Manufacturing
Location: Wisconsin
Pay Range: Open – Negotiable
Position Summary:
The Assembly Supervisor will provide day-to-day supervision to the staff in the RotoControl, Panel Shop, and Finishing assembly areas.
Coordinate and/or collaborate with team and other departments to ensure schedules are held, cost and quality targets are met, and a culture of continuous improvement is achieved.
Encourage and motivate staff to own assigned tasks to achieve completion of high-quality machinery that exceeds customer specifications.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Oversee and direct the activities of production employees.
- Manage production employees’ schedules to meet customer deadlines and needs of the area.
- Track job hours by targets and other KPI’s.
- Provide feedback regarding production schedule dates.
- Communicate to team daily the workload direction.
- Maintain the production schedule via the Job Dispatch. Ensure open jobs are completed on time.
- Communicate daily with the assembly manager on concerns, direction, updates, and operational needs
- Identify training needs and work towards a plan to accomplish.
- Oversee the orientation of new hires.
- Prepare and conduct employee evaluations.
- Coach and mentor employees to their highest ability.
- Provide up-to-date prints and schematics for assembly
- Support assembly activities by creating, maintaining, and writing production reports and records.
- Communicate with Engineering during phases of a job to discuss design and functionality concerns.
- This includes any pre-job meetings initiated by Engineering.
- Work with Engineering concerning suggested changes, challenges, or opportunities.
- Submit ECO’s if needed.
- Implement and enforce quality control and tracking programs to meet quality objectives.
- Create NCR’s and follow up on Communicate the urgency as needed.
- Work with Customer Coordinators to expedite critical parts (Purchased, Outside Processing, Manufactured}.
- Maintain inventory of stocked parts, perform routine cycle counts and purchase bin stock.
- Appraise the quality and design of parts from machine shop, subassembly, and suppliers.
- Perform an end-of-job rack review, return all parts and reconcile any differences.
- Coordinate with Test staff to ensure open issues are completed.
- Assist in scheduling activities, including interacting with internal departments and suppliers.
- Maintain and complete electronic files and needed documentation.
- Determine and implement improvements to the production process.
- Oversee and continue Lean Manufacturing and 5-s concepts.
- Conduct job audit at time of shipment, check for completed operations, issued parts and appropriate documentation.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned
Essential Knowledge, Skills and Abilities/Key Characteristics:
- Proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- Encourage team-work and collaboration.
- Solid process management skill-set.
- Creative, out-of-the box thinking and solution driven.
- Team player, ability to work effectively at all levels of the organization.
- Demonstrated customer focus experience.
- Demonstrated “can do” attitude and continual improvement mindset.
- Ability to provide honest, concise verbal and written communication.
- Ability to grasp complex concepts easily.
- Excellent planning and organizing skills.
- Familiar with 5-s and Lean Manufacturing concepts.
Required Experience, Education and Training:
- High School Diploma or equivalent in experience and education.
- 5 to 7 years’ experience with manufacturing processes and techniques is required, preferably in an OEM manufacturing environment.
- 2 to 4 years’ experience leading teams in a production environment.
- Strong computer skills, including excel.
- Understanding of both mechanical and electrical assembly process and concepts.
- An equivalent combination of experience and education will be considered.