Production Floor Testing Lead

Electrical Power Products Inc.; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Electrical Power Products Inc. is seeking a Testing Supervisor to lead the Testing department on the production floor, ensuring safe practices, product compliance, and on-time delivery.

The role focuses on staffing, training, performance management, and continuous improvement, with ~75% floor presence coaching employees. The supervisor oversees all functional testing activities including panels, enclosures, cables, diagnostics, repairs, and special projects, collaborating with multiple teams to

Qualifications

• Requires 3-5 years of manufacturing supervisory experience.
• Experience leading testing, manufacturing, or operations teams preferred.
• Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered.
• Leadership training completed in the first 12-months of position.

Responsibilities

• Create weekly and daily manpower plans to meet labor and RTS goals: Panels, Enclosures, battery maintenance
• Develop and maintain the department training plan and cross-training (versatility) matrix to ensure workforce flexibility.
• Cultivate and improve quality culture within the testing department
• Collaborate with Quality Compliance leader on daily & weekly reporting
• Member of Quality Improvement Team to eliminate waste and improve quality
• Own test communications to appropriate stakeholders: RTS risks, Alerts, Fixems
• Manage testing equipment: preventative maintenance, repair, new equipment procurement, and collaboration with calibration deputy
• Develop testing assistant opportunity for greater department flexibility
• Manage employee timekeeping, attendance, scheduling, performance reviews, coaching, employee development, and corrective/ disciplinary actions
• Safety leader: Review, emphasize, and enforce all safety procedures in testing
• Lead containment activities, root cause investigations, and corrective actions while driving Lean Manufacturing, 5S, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

5S

Root cause analysis

Attendance management

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Electrical theory

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Industrial Technology/Business

Leadership training

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Electrical Power Products Inc. is seeking a Testing Supervisor to lead the Testing department on the production floor, ensuring safe practices, product compliance, and on-time delivery.

The role focuses on staffing, training, performance management, and continuous improvement, with ~75% floor presence coaching employees. The supervisor oversees all functional testing activities including panels, enclosures, cables, diagnostics, repairs, and special projects, collaborating with multiple teams to