SHOP FLOOR SUPERVISOR

Job Title:

Shop Floor Supervisor

Position Type:

Full-Time

Reports To:

Manufacturing Dept. Mgr

Shift:

1st

Department:

Manufacturing

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Location:

GSR

EEO Job:

Professional

Summary

The Manufacturing shop floor Leader will be an integral member of a dynamic team tasked to ensure efficiency and quality in the shop floor operations. This position will provide their personnel and technical skills and knowledge to CNC Set up Machinists for activities such as planning, problem-solving, quality non-conformances, scheduling, and overall manufacturing processing. A high level of responsibility is expected because the safety and productivity of their teams reflect on their ability to lead and manage within the department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Responsible for leading and driving improvement efforts on overall manufacturing activities including troubleshooting with current machine jobs, fixturing, tooling, etc.
• Responsible for monitoring and working with manufacturing schedule to assign machine resource requirements (all shifts) to meet production goals on a weekly and monthly basis, including scheduling of overtime work, CNC programming, and all required tooling/fixturing.
• Responsible for review, adjustments, and technical assistance throughout the entire production process.
• Responsible for being a leader by providing technical knowledge, mentorship, and motivation to create a productive shop floor culture
• Mentors and trains all new personnel within the department to adapt to Aerodyn policies and procedures; including equal and fair opportunities for all employees
• Manages direct personnel included CNC Machinists, Welders, CNC Programmers, Resource Scheduler, and Preventative Maintenance staff including day to day activities, annual performance reviews, and approvals of time off requests to meet company goals.
• Manages part movement coordination by providing daily presence and communication of the manufacturing floor
• Assist the department manager with resolving scheduling and priority conflicts at machining centers and communicates all changes to supporting personnel
• Supports customer RFQ’s with technical guidance, if necessary.
• Communicate any machine maintenance needs to the preventative maintenance personnel.
• Communicates and coordinates with internal staff for any non-conformances or lessons learned in a project to prevent future issues
• Ensures the financial performance, quality, and on time delivery of manufacturing department is meeting the company goals and communicates all results efficiently to the team.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Aerodyn senior management.
• Adheres to all Company Rules/Policies.

Requirements 

• High School Diploma Required
• Proven experience as a Shop Supervisor or similar role in a manufacturing environment; Aerospace or tight tolerance machine shop is preferred.
• 3 years personnel management experience including resource planning, performance related actions, and other personnel management
• Knowledge of High-level experience with the capabilities/limitations of all CNC machines 
• Must be able to read and interpret engineering blueprints and models, CAD experience is preferred
• Must have a strong mechanical aptitude and demonstrate the ability to develop creative solutions to issues and apply the use of learning curves
• Must be self-directed and able to deliver under pressure, meeting customer and management deadlines
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality standards
• Must be a highly motivated self-starter comfortable operating independently and with a team
• Must demonstrate ability to act professionally
• Minimum travel required
• Ability to comply to physical requirements (see below)

Skills Matrix Requirements & Levels

Physical Requirements

Activity

Continuous

Frequently

Occasionally

None

Climbing Stairs/Ladders

X

Bending / Stooping

X

Standing

X

Walking

X

Sitting

X

Working Around Machinery

X

Reaching Above the Waist

X

Operating Equipment

X

Pushing / Pulling

X

Carrying / Lifting < 25lbs

X

Carrying / Lifting < 50lbs

X

Carrying / Lifting < 75lbs

X

Kneeling

X

Repetitive Motion

X

Operate Motor Vehicle

X

Fine Finger and Hand Dexterity

X

Grasping

X