Communications Manufacturing Superintendent 1

M. C. Dean; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 94,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401k Retirement Plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Military Reserve pay offset

Paid maternity leave

Job summary

M.C. Dean is seeking a Communications Superintendent for the modular mission-critical production facility near Richmond, VA.

This hands-on leadership role drives safety, scheduling, and cross-functional collaboration on the production floor for telecom and IT infrastructure products. You will oversee up to 60 assemblers, coordinate with engineering, plan materials for just-in-time deliveries, and ensure on-time project completion while meeting budget targets.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience with a bachelor's degree in Engineering Technology, Construction Management, or 10+ years of installation experience in IT, Cable, Electrical, RF and/or Telecommunications.
• Experience with telecommunication and electronic security projects from $50k to $5M.
• Experience using MS Office Suite, CPM Scheduling, cost estimating, modeling, AutoCAD, and Bluebeam.

Responsibilities

• Run day-to-day operations with a team of production foremen and up to 60 assemblers.
• Oversee site safety, daily safety meetings, and safety inspections.
• Determine labor requirements and assign personnel to tasks.
• Interpret and explain manufacturing drawings to production teams.
• Interface with engineering to ensure design efficiency.
• Coordinate with engineering to discuss manufacturing issues and improvements.
• Plan material for just-in-time deliveries to optimize floor space.
• Ensure on-time delivery of equipment and materials.
• Suggest process improvements and cost-saving measures.
• Assist production teams with installation work to maintain schedule and budget.
• Ensure manufacturing controls are followed by production teams.
• Provide weekly project status updates to Manufacturing Manager.
• Use project tracking tools to monitor progress and document issues.
• Build schedules to achieve goals and priorities.
• Understand and manage production cost relative to budget.
• Maintain continuous quality control per manufacturing drawings.
• Identify quality issues and develop mitigation plans.
• Read and interpret blueprints and project specifications.
• Validate manufacturing estimates post-award for constructability and manpower.

Skills

Installation experience

Telecom / IT install

MS Office Suite

AutoCAD / Bluebeam

CPM Scheduling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering Technology or Construction Management

Tools

AutoCAD

Bluebeam

MS Office

Job description

Overview

About Modular Mission Critical

ModularMission Critical™ is the manufacturing campus for M.C. Dean’s complex, modular product line for datacenters and critical infrastructure. Located just north of Richmond, VA, this site is growing fast serving customers worldwide. Important openings include assemblers for our production lines and engineers and designers for products and continuous improvement. Join M.C. Dean’s more than 9,000 employees around the world making an impact through innovations in power and technology.

Why Join Us?

Our people are passionate about innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values—agility, expertise, and trust,we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment for employees to build long-term careers.

The Communications Superintendent demonstrates competency in job planning and management, with a strong ability to meet deadlines and execute work safely. Attention to detail is critical to success in this job as is the ability to communicate, both up and down the chain of command.

Responsibilities

• The job entails organization and focus on managing multiple projects on the production floor manufacturing modular proroducts for communication infrastructure systems.

• It involves preparing daily, weekly, and monthly reports accurately.

• Other duties include coordinating manufacturing schedules to meet project demands

• Forecasting includes providing look-ahead schedules and arranging the necessary workforce, tools, and space to meet production schedules

• The Superintendent is responsible for all aspects of manufacturing including QC, production numbers, and coordinating integrated production with other production lines.

• This is a hands-on position, requiring a focus on results, and a willingness to solve problems that arise in production.

Responsibilities included, but not limited to:

• Run day-to-day operations facilitating through a team of production foremen and up to 60 assemblers.

• Responsible for site safety, to include overseeing daily safety meetings and performing job site safety inspections.

• Determining labor requirements and assigning the apropriate personnel to the task.

• Interpreting and explaining manufacturing drawings to production teams

• Interface with engineering team to ensure design efficiency.

• Coordinate with the engineering team to discuss any potential manufacturing issues and identify areas of improvement..

• Interface with internal customers.

• Plan material for just in time deliveries to prevent unneeded loss of usable floor space.

• Plan equipment and material needs to ensure on-time delivery.

• Suggest process improvements and cost saving measures.

• Assist production teams with installation work as needed to maintain project schedule and budget.

• Ensure defined manufacturing controls are fololowed by production teams

• Provide Manufacturing Manager with weekly project status and schedule updates.

• Utilize project tracking tools to track progress, document issues and conditions daily.

• Build manufacturing schedules to develop specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish production plans.

• Understanding and managing production cost as it relates to the budget.

• Responsible for continuous quality control to ensure compliance withmanufacturing drawings.

• Identify quailty issues and develop a mitigation plans.

• Read and interpret blueprints, design artifacts, and project specifications.

• Validate manufacturing estimate post award for constructability, manpower requirements, material budgets and equipment requirements.

• Confer with senior management and design professionals to discuss and resolve matters such as work procedures, complaints, and project issues.

• Ensure employees get onboarded correctly and receive necessary training

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience with a bachelor's degree (i.e. Engineering Technology, Construction Management) and 5+ years of Installation experience in IT, Cable, Electrical, RF and/or Telecommunications fields. OR High school diploma with 10+ years of Installation experience in IT, Cable, Electrical, RF and/or Telecommunications fields.

• Experience working on telecommunication and electronic security projects ranging from $50,000 to $5M

• Experience working with contract drawings, subcontracts, contract addendums, specifications, change orders, RFIs, submittals.

• Experience installing Information Transport Systems

• Experience using MS Office Suit, CPM Scheduling, Cost estimating, modeling, AutoCAD, and Bluebeam software.

• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and concepts involved in the production of precision technical plans, blueprints, and drawings on electrical and security projects.

• Familiar with standard deliverables and work process on construction and integration projects.

• Must be a problem owner/solver having strong interpersonal and communication skills.

• Proven ability to effectively plan and organize one's own activities or the activities of others.

• Able to work in a diverse environment, with personnel having a range of backgrounds.

• Requires reliable attendance at project locations during working hours.

• Requires the ability to work a flexible schedule that includes occasional nights and weekends.

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

• A competitive salary

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance

• Paid time off

• Tuition reimbursement

• 401k Retirement Plan

• Military Reserve pay offset

• Paid maternity leave

Abilities:

• Exposure to computer screens for extended periods of time.

• Sitting for extended periods of time.

• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.

• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.

• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

• Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Pay Range

USD $93,840.00 - USD $117,300.00 /Yr.