Assembly Supervisor (OPP26410)

Socket.dev; Brookshire (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev in Texas seeks an Assembly Supervisor to oversee production lines, ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency. Lead scheduling, training, and coordination of calibration and tooling to sustain continuous operations.

The role requires strong leadership, problem-solving and experience with ERP systems and MS Office, with travel up to 5% as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2 years’ experience in a supervisory or lead role.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of manufacturing operations and production processes.
• Proficiency using hand tools and power tools.
• Demonstrated success leading teams to accomplish business goals.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency working with an ERP system.
• Ability to lift, push, and pull up to 40 lbs.
• Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts.
• Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Availability to travel, domestically and internationally, up to 5%.

Responsibilities

• Implement, manage, and monitor assembly processes to maintain efficient and reliable production operations
• Plan work schedules and manage employee hours, reallocating staff as needed to sustain production line continuity
• Identify factors that may impact on-time productivity and notify the manager promptly to mitigate delays
• Interview and evaluate candidates to select qualified personnel for assembly positions
• Assess skill levels and coordinate training to maintain a capable and effective assembly team
• Verify tools and equipment calibration requirements are met according to established schedules
• Investigate part discrepancies and coordinate resolution to prevent production interruptions
• Provide temporary coverage for absent team members to maintain production continuity
• Investigate and address quality non-conformances, notifying quality control and/or quality assurance
• Issue work orders, schematics, specifications, and instructions to team leads
• Troubleshoot assembly issues and resolve, escalating to manager as necessary
• Identify and report production constraints related to equipment, staffing, or capacity to the manager
• Conduct random inspections of assembly lines to verify adherence to established processes and procedures
• Monitor work areas for unsafe practices, equipment issues, and PPE compliance and address concerns promptly
• Verify daily completion of 6S standards to maintain organized and efficient work areas

Skills

Supervisory experience

Manufacturing operations

ERP systems

MS Office

Tool usage

Safety compliance

Training & coaching

Education

High school diploma

Associate’s degree in manufacturing

Tools

Oracle

ERP systems

Job description

General Role Description

Supervise assembly operations to ensure production goals are met while maintaining quality and safety standards

Role Accountabilities

• Implement, manage, and monitor assembly processes to maintain efficient and reliable production operations
• Plan work schedules and manage employee hours, reallocating staff as needed to sustain production line continuity
• Identify factors that may impact on-time productivity and notify the manager promptly to mitigate delays
• Interview and evaluate candidates to select qualified personnel for assembly positions
• Assess skill levels and coordinate training to maintain a capable and effective assembly team
• Verify tools and equipment calibration requirements are met according to established schedules
• Investigate part discrepancies and coordinate resolution to prevent production interruptions
• Provide temporary coverage for absent team members to maintain production continuity
• Investigate and address quality non-conformances, notifying quality control and/or quality assurance
• Issue work orders, schematics, specifications, and instructions to team leads
• Troubleshoot assembly issues and resolve, escalating to manager as necessary
• Identify and report production constraints related to equipment, staffing, or capacity to the manager
• Conduct random inspections of assembly lines to verify adherence to established processes and procedures
• Monitor work areas for unsafe practices, equipment issues, and PPE compliance and address concerns promptly
• Verify daily completion of 6S standards to maintain organized and efficient work areas

General Employee Accountabilities

• Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager
• Give manager best advice
• Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified
• Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross-organizationally as specified by manager
• Exemplify Company Core Values: Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment
• Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws
• Recommend viable improvements proactively
• Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes

Manager Accountabilities

• Build and lead a team of committed and capable employees
• Plan for, appropriately assign, resource, and integrate the work of the team
• Lead, expect, and implement continuous improvement
• Own the output of the team
• Ensure team members fulfill functional and general employee accountabilities
• Exercise effective managerial leadership to include
• Two-way managerial team working
• Fair and just treatment of direct reports
• Context setting
• Planning
• Task assignment
• Ongoing performance management
• Coaching
• Selection and orientation
• De-selection and dismissal

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 2 years’ experience in a supervisory or lead role
• Demonstrated working knowledge of manufacturing operations and production processes
• Proficiency using hand tools and power tools
• Demonstrated success leading teams to accomplish business goals
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Proficiency working with an ERP system
• Ability to lift, push, and pull up to 40 lbs.
• Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts
• Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills
• Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and Outlook
• Availability to travel, [domestically and internationally, up to 5%,] sometimes with limited notice

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in manufacturing, industrial technology, or a related field
• 4 years' experience in a supervisory or lead role
• 2 years' power electronics manufacturing experience
• Working knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement practices
• Proficiency working with an ERP system
• Demonstrated ability to perform quality checks and inspections in a production environment
• Demonstrated experience working in a business with foreign ownership, preferably Japanese
• Proficiency working with Oracle