Assembly Supervisor

Safe Flight Instrument; City of White Plains, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

On-site lunch program

401K contribution

Wellness and Education Reimbursement

Paid time off & sick time

Job summary

Safe Flight Instrument seeks an Assembly Supervisor in White Plains, NY to oversee daily production operations, ensuring safe, on-time, and quality output. You will coordinate schedules, manage staff, and drive equipment maintenance and process improvements.

The role requires strong leadership, teamwork, and problem-solving skills, with a background in manufacturing and familiarity with ERP/Microsoft Excel. On-site, full-time position with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, manufacturing, business or related field.
• Typically 5–10 years of manufacturing experience, with supervisory/management preference.
• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily production operations to ensure safety, quality, on-time delivery, and efficiency.
• Coordinate production schedules and staff, and manage equipment maintenance.
• Implement lean improvements (Lean, Six Sigma, 5S) to cut costs and boost productivity.
• Lead troubleshooting of production, machine, or quality issues and drive corrective actions.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

5S

ERP systems

Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, manufacturing, business

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Assembly Supervisor

About Us:

Safe Flight, a leader in aviation safety and flight performance systems, was founded in 1946. The company pioneered the development of Stall Warning and Angle of Attack, Automatic Throttle Systems, Wind Shear Warning, and many other innovations in aircraft instrumentation, flight performance, and control systems for fixed and rotary winged aircraft. With product installed on over two-thirds of the world’s aircraft, Safe Flight counts among its customers the majority of the world’s aircraft manufacturers, more than 50 airlines, hundreds of operators of corporate jet aircraft and U.S. and International Armed Services.

Safe Flight’s benefits:

include employer-funded health care, on-site lunch program, 401K contribution, Wellness and Education Reimbursement, paid-time off and sick time, and various other programs.

Full-Time:

Office hours from 7:45 am to 4: 15 p.m. Onsite Monday through Friday

Salary range:

$60, 000 to $80,000 per year (salary commensurate with experience)

Key Responsibilities

Oversee the daily operations of a production facility, ensuring that goods are produced efficiently, safely, on time, and within quality standards. They are responsible for coordinating production schedules, managing staff, maintaining equipment, and implementing process improvements.

• Production Oversight: Planning, scheduling, and directing daily production activities to meet targets.
• Safety & Compliance: Ensuring adherence to company policies, and quality standards.
• Staff Management: Hiring, training, supervising, and motivating production floor staff.
• Process Improvement: Implementing Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, 5S, and other continuous improvement methodologies to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
• Equipment Maintenance: Coordinating with maintenance teams to ensure machinery is operating correctly and performing preventive maintenance.
• Troubleshooting: Analyzing and resolving production, machinery, or quality issues.

Qualifications and Skills

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, manufacturing, business, or a related field is often required.
• Experience: Typically, 5-10 years of experience in manufacturing, with a strong preference for prior management or supervisory roles.
• Technical Knowledge: Familiarity with specific manufacturing processes, machinery, and blueprints.
• Systems Knowledge: Proficiency in ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Soft Skills: Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Equal Opportunities Employer

Safe Flight provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.