Assembly Supervisor

Lehigh Heavy Forge Corporation; Jessup (MD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Lehigh Heavy Forge Corporation in Jessup, MD, seeks an Assembly Supervisor to lead daily manufacturing across multiple backshop departments, ensuring safe, on-time production of aerospace and defense products.

You will drive production schedules, coordinate resources, monitor metrics, and uphold ISO9001/AS9100 compliance while promoting safety, quality, and continuous improvement across the plant.

Qualifications

• Must have strong leadership and training abilities.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems is required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing work demands and environments.
• Minimum 3–5 years supervisory or leadership experience in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Supervise daily manufacturing activities across multiple departments.
• Execute production schedules to meet customer delivery commitments.
• Coordinate manpower, equipment, and materials to maximize throughput.
• Monitor production metrics and address issues impacting quality, safety, or delivery.
• Lead Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain documentation, traceability, and production records.

Skills

Leadership

ERP/MRP experience

Clear communication

Adaptable

Supervisory skills

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

SUMMARY

The Assembly Supervisor is responsible for leading daily manufacturing operations across multiple production departments to ensure the safe, efficient, and on-time manufacture of aerospace and defense products. This role provides direct supervision and leadership for all backshop operations while ensuring compliance with quality standards, customer specifications, and regulatory requirements.

Assembly Supervisor drives continuous improvement initiatives, develops production personnel, maintains production schedules, and promotes a culture of safety, quality, accountability, and operational excellence. Commitment to and support of the Company Core Values are key to success in this position.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervise daily manufacturing activities across Electrical Assembly, Paint, Plating, Deburring, Testing, Welding, Mechanical Assembly, Sheet Metal, and PCM Fill departments.
• Execute production schedules to meet customer delivery commitments.
• Coordinate manpower, equipment, materials, and priorities to maximize throughput.
• Monitor production metrics including productivity, schedule attainment, efficiency, scrap, and rework.
• Resolve production issues that impact quality, safety, or delivery.
• Conduct production meetings and communicate departmental priorities.
• Responsible for team member efficiency.

• Ensure all back shop production activities comply with ISO9001/AS9100, customer requirements, engineering specifications, and applicable military and aerospace standards.
• Enforce workmanship standards and process discipline.
• Partner with Quality Engineering to investigate nonconformances and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure proper documentation, traceability, and production records are maintained.
• Lead Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to reduce waste, improve quality, and increase productivity.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Quality, Planning, Supply Chain, Maintenance, and Program Management.
• Support new product introductions and engineering changes.
• Assist in capacity planning and resource allocation.
• Track, resolve & recommend solutions.
• Directly manage team structure consisting of area leads or supervisors across multiple buildings
• Maintain consistent presence on the production floor to drive execution and accountability
• Conduct & sustain Tier 1 meetings within each functional area and elevate items as needed to Tier 2 meetings.
• Drive accountability to daily production targets and commitments
• Adhere to all safety policies and ensuring proper eye and hearing protection is used by all team members under their supervision.
• Perform all functions of the job while adhering to established quality policies and procedures.
• Uphold the company core values.
• Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Directly supervises backshop team members, to include direct labor and supervisors of the backshop team. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities to include; interviewing, and training team members; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining team members; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

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.

Successful accomplishment of duties and responsibilities may require the following:

• Must have good leadership skills and be capable of training team members.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems
• Must be capable of working with minimal supervision.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Must be adaptable to a changing work environment and competing demands.

REASONING ABILITIES

• Prioritize activities and work under pressures at all times.
• Comply with safety standard procedures
• Be able to differentiate between a symptom and a root of the problem
• Open to change and improvements
• Maintain clean and organized workspace

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member 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 team member is regularly required to stand, walk, and hear. The team member frequently is required to use hands and fingers; handle, feel, and reach with hands and arms. The team member is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and smell. The team member must frequently 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 a team member 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 position, the team member is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The team member may be exposed to hot and/or cold work environment chemicals, fumes or airborne particles, loud noises, risk of electrical shock and vibration low and high temperatures and/or other occupational hazards; personal protective equipment may be required.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Actively supports and complies with Vitesse Systems objectives, guidelines and commitment to Quality and Safety, with an emphasis on continual improvement, transparency, and collaboration.
• Must be able to interact effectively and cooperatively with employees at all levels.
• Must have the ability to complete assignments within the timeframe specified by the Manager.
• Must be flexible regarding working hours and overtime. Must be able to work overtime, in the evenings and weekends, with or without advanced notice.
• Must be able to operate in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Computer skills: Outlook email, Excel data entry, Word, log in and out of ERP and Payroll time tracking software.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• 5-8 years of manufacturing experience in aerospace, defense, or other highly regulated industries.
• Minimum 3-5years of supervisory or leadership experience.
• Experience managing multiple manufacturing disciplines simultaneously.
• Knowledge of aerospace manufacturing processes preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to speak and understand basic safety and manufacturing instructions.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add and subtract decimals out to 4 places. Ability to multiply and divide with 10's & 100's.

NOTE

This job description identifies the general nature and scope of work to be performed. Vitesse Systems, LLC. reserves the right to revise all or any part of this job description and to add or eliminate essential job functions at any time. Designation of any job duty as an essential function is not intended as an assurance or guarantee that a team member has any right to perform the job duty, except as required by Vitesse Systems, LLC. This job description is subject to change based on the needs of the position and/or the Company.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Authorization to work in the United States. To conform to U.S. export control regulations, you should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government.

Vitesse Systems, LLC. performs work controlled by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). These statutes require the protection of technical data and products. The regulations require that such data not be disclosed in written, oral, or visual form to any foreign national without prior export authorization from the Department of State. A foreign national is defined by the U.S. Government under EAR 734.2(b)(2)(ii) and 8 USC 110 (a)(20) as one who:

• Is not a United States citizen.
• Is not lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the U.S.
• Does not have politically protected status (embassy, refugee, or asylum)
• Has dual U.S. / foreign citizenship.