Assembly Supervisor

COX MACHINE, INC.; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cox Machine, Inc. in Wichita, KS seeks a Manufacturing Supervisor to coordinate resources and ensure timely, cost-efficient production in the Assembly department.

You will hire and train frontline staff, schedule work, enforce lean processes, monitor quality and delivery, and collaborate with operations, purchasing and customer service to meet customer demand.

This role requires strong leadership, excellent communication, and a hands-on approach to continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management or related field or equivalent work experience preferably in the Aerospace Industry
• Minimum of 3 years of knowledge and experience in a manufacturing/production environment
• Minimum of 3 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing/production environment

Responsibilities

• Hires and trains front-line employees.
• Organizes, directs, and oversees the schedules and work of front-line employees.
• Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.
• Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.
• Works with department leaders to monitor each department and make recommendations to improve performance that impacts the organization
• Facilitates and directs team member production in the Assembly department including assigning work, disseminating information answering questions and resolving issues in a timely manner.
• Communication with Management and peers is positive and productive. Often suggests improvements in support of lean processes
• Ensures that scrap levels do not exceed department goals. Able to take immediate action to determine the cause and develop a corrective action and implement it.
• Ability to manage people in a professional and respectful manner. Creates a positive work environment that employees thrive in. Fully supports management and the company in meeting the established goals.
• Ensure on time delivery to our customers
• Partners with other departments to ensure adherence to the Quality Management system and other compliance requirements
• Displays mastery of reading customer engineering
• Displays mastery of assembly procedures
• Anticipate and react to production problems or delays, material shortages and equipment malfunctions
• Supervise employees, monitor employee training, approve payroll and conduct disciplinary actions
• Control costs within budget levels, minimizing scrap and rework cost
• Assist is accident investigations and corrective actions
• Collaborates with operations, leaders, purchasing, customer service and others to efficiently meet customer demand.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact and deal with internal and external customers
• Provide visibility to management of potential quality issues, as well as input on internal perceptions associated with Quality and Delivery performance.
• Review applicable organizational policies and procedures, ensuring accuracy and relevance, communicating policy and procedure updates and changes
• Performs other related duties, as required

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Lean processes

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management or related field

Job description

Responsible for the coordination of resources and activities to ensure that products and goods are produced in a timely and cost efficient manner. Specific activities often include scheduling, staffing recommendations, training, quality and inventory control, and equipment purchase and maintenance. In addition, they also have the responsibility of maintaining consistency and communication between their department and other inter-related departments within the company in order to increase productivity and reduce downtime. Must report to Assembly Manager on recovery dates that are missed and offer suggestions and ideas to keep schedule on time. Must be flexible in their schedule. Is a leader within the department holding employees accountable for business ethics and daily performance.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management or related field or equivalent work experience preferably in the Aerospace Industry
• Minimum of 3 years of knowledge and experience in a manufacturing/production environment
• Minimum of 3 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing/production environment

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Hires and trains front-line employees.
• Organizes, directs, and oversees the schedules and work of front-line employees.
• Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.
• Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.
• Works with department leaders to monitor each department and make recommendations to improve performance that impacts the organization

Position Responsibilities

• Facilitates and directs team member production in the Assembly department including assigning work, disseminating information answering questions and resolving issues in a timely manner.
• Communication with Management and peers is positive and productive. Often suggests improvements in support of lean processes
• Ensures that scrap levels do not exceed department goals. Able to take immediate action to determine the cause and develop a corrective action and implement it.
• Ability to manage people in a professional and respectful manner. Creates a positive work environment that employees thrive in. Fully supports management and the company in meeting the established goals.
• Ensure on time delivery to our customers
• Partners with other departments to ensure adherence to the Quality Management system and other compliance requirements
• Displays mastery of reading customer engineering
• Displays mastery of assembly procedures
• Anticipate and react to production problems or delays, material shortages and equipment malfunctions
• Supervise employees, monitor employee training, approve payroll and conduct disciplinary actions
• Control costs within budget levels, minimizing scrap and rework cost
• Assist is accident investigations and corrective actions
• Collaborates with operations, leaders, purchasing, customer service and others to efficiently meet customer demand.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact and deal with internal and external customers
• Provide visibility to management of potential quality issues, as well as input on internal perceptions associated with Quality and Delivery performance.
• Review applicable organizational policies and procedures, ensuring accuracy and relevance, communicating policy and procedure updates and changes
• Performs other related duties, as required

Tasks

• Has the capability to troubleshoot complex and questionable inspections by asking the right questions to get to the root cause of the problem
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment with multiple priorities and shifting time requirements.
• Makes decisions based on customer/regulatory requirements
• Ability to effectively communicate in small and large group environments
• Confer with organizational team members at all levels to discuss issues, coordinate activities or resolve problems.
• Implement corrective actions to address organizational or departmental issues.
• Must be an engaged leader with a “hands on” approach to quality improvement
• Act as liaison between organization and outside organizations.
• Fully understanding the financial impact of decisions made on a daily basis, including closely monitored non-value added cost in an effort to reduce or eliminate.
• Work closely with shop floor supervision and employees
• Analyze customer miss-deliveries in order to propose improvement action plans: Define and optimize data gathering and exchange to ensure data integrity in systems.
• Assess and report project opportunities, risks and potential solutions.
• Oversees training including new hire training, COV training and other relevant training courses as assigned.

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