Hands-on Assembly Supervisor

Summit Polymers; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Summit Polymers is seeking a Supervisor, Manufacturing (Assembly) to lead a shift in the finishing and assembly area. The role requires supervising, training hourly staff, and ensuring adherence to safety and production standards.

You will utilize root-cause analysis to resolve quality issues and coordinate with others to meet departmental goals. The position reports to the Department Manager, Assembly and requires at least one year of leadership experience.

Qualifications

• One year of related leadership experience.
• Ability to gather and analyze information and make decisions from a limited set of options.
• Wonderlic Select Assessment required: minimum Score 50 (Technical score 20).

Responsibilities

• Supervises finishing and assembly activities in the assigned area.
• Trains and evaluates hourly employees, monitoring performance and behavior.
• Ensures safe operation of machines and proper training for decoration tasks.
• Enforces company policies and administers disciplinary actions per policy.
• Audits quality and productivity and maintains records.
• Plans workflow and coordinates with other shifts and departments to meet quality and productivity goals.
• Prepares reports and documentation as needed.
• Completes daily process checks and adheres to safety systems.

Skills

Leadership

Training others

Decision making

Job description

Summit Polymers is seeking a Supervisor, Manufacturing (Assembly) to lead a shift in the finishing and assembly area. The role requires supervising, training hourly staff, and ensuring adherence to safety and production standards.

You will utilize root-cause analysis to resolve quality issues and coordinate with others to meet departmental goals. The position reports to the Department Manager, Assembly and requires at least one year of leadership experience.