SUMMARY OF POSITION:

This position reports to the Assembly Supervisor. The primary role of this position is to oversee production employees in a manufacturing and assembly environment: plan and assign work, implement policies and procedures, and recommend improvements in production methods, equipment, operating procedures and working conditions. Plans, directs, coordinates, and controls activities of workers engaged in assembling parts or assemblies into units by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (other duties as assigned):

Plans, directs, coordinates, and controls activities of workers engaged in assembling parts or assemblies into units by performing the following duties.

• Communicates job expectations, planning, monitoring, and relates feedback of job results to direct reports.
• Coaches, and counsels’ employees as well as initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
• Maintains workflow in accordance with the Production Tracker and the Shipping Schedule by scheduling and assigning personnel; establishing and communicating priorities; monitoring progress; revising schedules and resolving problems.
• Interfaces with other departments to ensure customer order deadlines are met.
• Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules.
• Recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
• Reports machine and equipment malfunctions to maintenance personnel.
• Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of shop, department, or work crew.
• Maintains time, production records, production schedules, and production reports.
• Interprets company policies to workers and enforces safety regulations.
• Maintains an appropriate labor-management relationship with subordinates.
• Directly oversees 4-10 employees in the Production Department for the off shift. Responsibilities include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Coordinates new assembly lead training and set up; lead credentials, equipment set up for off- shift production leads.
• Provides weekly report on any incidents during off-shift hours, safety concerns, production limitations, operator performance, and kitting operators, etc.
• Collaborates with Senior Lead and Supervisor on coordinating production operations.
• Categorizes and approves reworks for all off-shift operators and corroborates with leads on maintaining rework presentation standards and flow.
• Collaborates with Supervisor on corrective actions for off-shift operators.
• Creates detailed schedule timelines for assembly leads time off requests in rotation to ensure coverage.
• Coaches and develops leadership strategies for assembly leads. Schedules assembly lead re-training when is needed.
• Analyzes and resolves work problems or assists workers in solving work problems.

EDUCATION AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Requires high school diploma.
• Associate’s degree or 2 years’ experience within a manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Ability to effectively direct, oversee, and monitor 50-100 employees in the Production Department
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills required.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to prioritize, organize and handle multiple tasks effectively to meet deadlines.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, walk, stand, and use hands to finger, handle, feel or reach with arms and hands. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.