What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assembly Supervisor position at EK Machine?
SUMMARY
Supervises and develops employees in the assembly department through training and observation, by performing the following duties.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Leads assemblers and mechanical techs in the assembly department.
- Communicates and enforces safety policies.
- Communicates with assembly manager. Reports information on employee progress and issues for ongoing performance evaluations. Reports information on production efficiencies and delays.
- Communicates with electrical lead throughout production.
- Communicates with purchasing regarding purchased components.
- Prepares and organizes weekly and daily tasks for the assembly department, including off shift tasks.
- Manages build schedule and daily updates associated with it.
- Utilizes ERP for production status, time adjustments, job hour reviews.
- Evaluates all processes within area of responsibility for ways to improve in quality, tooling usage, and run times.
- Responsible for developing and sustaining 6S areas.
- Communicates with project managers and engineering to troubleshoot, maintain schedule, determine customer supplied parts arrivals.
- Reads and understands blueprints.
- Directs assembly team on proper assembly processes and techniques.
- Studies blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications, or sample parts to determine sequence of operations, and setup requirements.
- Assembles functional parts of enclosures and tanks using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, and straight edges.
- Is qualified in the use of forklifts, cranes and other lifting apparatus to aide in the assembly process.
- Assembles and installs electrical and electronic components, pipe systems and plumbing, machinery and equipment.
- Conducts interviews for assembly positions with HR.
- Conducts employee reviews.
- May operate welding equipment to cut or weld parts.
- Develops standard work, work instructions, processes.
- Confers with managers, engineers, production personnel, or others to resolve assembly problems.
- Maintains a clean and organized work area.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
LEADPERSONS RESPONSIBILITIES
Directly responsible for Working Leads that lead 30-40 employees in the Assembly area. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work. Communicates any problems that arise to the Assembly Manager.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year College or technical school; or two to three years related experience and/or training and a High School Diploma or GED; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
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 stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance 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.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.