Assembly Supervisor

AML Oceanographic Ltd.; Central Saanich; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AML Oceanographic Ltd. in Victoria, BC, is seeking an experienced Assembly Operations Lead to manage a 5-person instrumentation assembly team on site, using daily huddles and scrum methods.

You will drive throughput, improve quality, and respect delivery lead times while fostering a safe, collaborative environment aligned with AML's continuous improvement mindset.

Qualifications

• 5+ years on a manufacturing floor in a light production environment.
• Minimum 2 years supervising teams of at least 5.
• Demonstrated track record of improving processes that impact manufacturing teams.
• Experience working with ERP systems (preferably Epicor) and Excel for data insights.

Responsibilities

• Lead a 5-person instrumentation assembly team with daily huddles and scrums.
• Drive throughput, optimize utilization, and reduce lead times.
• Improve assembly quality and safety, while coaching the team.
• Collaborate to implement AML's standardized processes and improvements.

Skills

Data extraction

Capacity scheduling

Alignment creation

Talent calibration

Direct feedback

Diagnostic craft

Composure under pressure

Continuous improvement

Education

Technologist degree

Tools

Epicor ERP

MS Excel

Job description

The AML Story

We've come a long way.AML has 52 years of experience designing and building oceanographic instrumentation and we have clocked consistent year-on-year growth of greater than 15%. We have customers on all seven continents. We have a 70+ person team of employees that care deeply about customer outcomes.In our market, we are known for two things: 1) Going to the ends of the earth to make our customers successful; and 2) Bringing fresh ideas to an established market.

Earlier this year, we were acquired by Union Park Capital.Our mission?To drive the success of Union Park's marine technology investment thesis.AML is the operating foundation of that thesis, and our focus is on growing the core business while carefully extending our solution set via acquisition.We anticipate dramatic growth and significant change in the next 3 to 5 years.

How we Operate

At AML, we do things a bit differently.Think daily huddles.Think Rockefeller Habits, Scaling Up, and the One Page Plan.Think town hall meetings with on-the-fly Q&A sessions.If you are familiar with these concepts - or they are of interest to you - then you might be a fit for AML.We want people who want to commit their hands, their heads, and their hearts to their position.You see this commitment in our employee Glass Door rating: an impressive 4.70 on 5.00.

What you inherit

A 5 person instrumentation assembly team using daily huddles and scrums to drive workflow.We have defined SOPs and a tightly managed schedule. Lead times - ergo expedited delivery - are an important driver of business.We use Epicor as an ERP system.

Your Mission

Slay the Backlog! Maximize the business impact of our Assembly Team.Iterate on assembly operations to achieve higher throughput and improved quality.Maximize customer loyalty by achieving targeted delivery lead times.Make sure you and your team have fun along the way!

What You'll be Accountable For

• Owns Build Throughput: Is the team efficient?
• Owns Assembler Utilization Rate: Are we using all resources appropriately?
• Owns Lead Times: Are established lead times respected?
• Owns Build Quality: Is quality and workmanship at an appropriate level?
• Owns Assembly Improvement: How do we achieve more with similar resources?
• Owns Assembly Function Talent:Do we have the right people on the team?
• Owns Assembly Health & Safety: Is our operation safe?
• Embeds the AML Way: Do we operate using our standardized methodology?

Your Skills & Competencies

• Data Extraction & Analysis: Able to extract ERP data to drive production floor insight
• Capacity & Schedule Literacy: Reads kit availability, tech load, and job priority as one picture; sequences the day to deliver on all three
• Able to Create Alignment: Assesses competing interests, balances trade offs, and engenders team buy in
• Talent Calibration: Able to assess Assembly Techs against AML's ABC framework; understands people and their motivations
• Direct but Kind Feedback: Ability to deliver hard conversations in real time without residue; feedback is specific and behavioural
• Diagnostic Craft: Identifies bottlenecks and sees root cause rather than symptom, including people versus process
• Composure Under Pressure: Stays calm when orders are urgent or when capacity is insufficient to meet demand
• Continuous Improvement Mindset: Sees the assembly workflow as a designable system; partners with others to sequence, scope, and validate improvements

OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Must have skills and experiences

• Experience Working on a Manufacturing Floor: 5+ years working in a light production environment
• Experience Supervising Technical Teams: Minimum 2 years experience managing teams of at least 5
• Demonstrated Track Record of Improving Process: Multiple examples of process improvement that directly impacts manufacturing teams
• Technology Fluency: Accustomed to work within a structured ERP, preferably Epicor; Able to use MS Excel to filter, sort, and group data for insight
• English:Native or near native written and spoken fluency
• Location: On-site 5 days per week in Victoria, BC

OTHER DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Nice to have skills and experiences

• Electronics Experience: Work experience with products that incorporate PCBs
• Education as a Technologist: Formal tertiary education in a technical domain
• Formal Manufacturing Training: Certificates in Six Sigma, Lean, Kaizen, 5S, TPM, etc.
• Quality Systems Familiarity: Experience operating within a formal ISO 9001 quality system