SUPV ASSEMBLY 1

Daikin Comfort; Waller (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Daikin Comfort is seeking an Assembly Supervisor to lead the high-volume assembly group, ensuring safety, quality, delivery, and productivity goals are met. You will steer lean initiatives, coach associates, and drive continuous improvement initiatives across the team.

You will assign work, monitor metrics, and uphold 5S and lean manufacturing concepts while promoting integrity and teamwork in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• College degree preferred or equivalent work experience.
• PDS/FMS Certification obtained through in-house training.

Responsibilities

• Train, supervise, and direct employees to produce quality products safely and on time.
• Provide work assignments, procure parts, and communicate production demands.
• Conduct quality and safety audits and generate maintenance requests.
• Maintain a safe working environment and meet production metrics.
• Document production reports, scrap tickets, and incident reports; enforce policies.
• Compare actual vs planned performance and take corrective actions.
• Use measurement tools to track key indices and identify trends.
• Meet KPIs for quality, safety, productivity, on-time delivery, and inventory.
• Maintain morale and strong employee relations; promote teamwork.
• Utilize Lean tools to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
• Complete required systems work (Mapics, Kronos, Zone).
• Support additional projects as needed.

Skills

Lean

5S

Six Sigma

Leadership

MS Office

Communication

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Time management

Safety culture

Education

High school diploma or GED

College degree preferred or equivalent

PDS/FMS Certification

Tools

Mapics

Kronos

Zone

Job description

The Assembly Supervisor is responsible for managing the assembly group; including safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and performance management. Responsible for making recommendations and supporting continuous improvement, 5S, and Lean manufacturing concepts, while actively encouraging associate involvement. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish assigned tasks and goals. Is results and compliance-oriented and applies strong work ethics and integrity. Provides direction to employees, orients, trains, assigns, and performance management.

Position Responsibilities May Include

• Train, instruct, and supervise employees using established production methods to produce a quality product in a safe and timely manner to meet production demands
• Provide work assignments, procure parts, and communicate production demands to employees as well as perform quality and safety audits and generate maintenance requests
• Maintain safe working environment
• Meet and or exceed company metrics including safety, quality, cost, and delivery
• Document and complete production reports, scrap tickets, accident reports, and discipline notices while promoting and enforcing company policies, safety rules, and work instructions
• Compare actual performance with planned performance and takes corrective action if needed to ensure that objectives are achieved
• Utilize accurate measurement tools to track area key indices, identify unfavorable trends, and take corrective action
• Meet key performance indicators such as Quality, Safety, Productivity, Scrap Rates, Labor Efficiencies, On-time Delivery, Machine Down Time, and Inventory Levels to ensure operations are running in an efficient matter
• Maintain high employee morale through good employee-management relations, team building, and thorough knowledge of policies where applicable
• Recognize and inform higher supervision of hourly employees' capabilities
• Proactively use Lean tools to improve operating efficiency, reduce costs, and improve quality and safety results
• Complete required systems work: Mapics, Kronos, Zone, etc.
• Perform additional projects/duties to support ongoing business needs

Nature & Scope

• Provides direction
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish assigned tasks and goals

Knowledge & Skills

• Good working knowledge of manufacturing assembly operations, safety protocols, and best practices
• Working knowledge of Lean, 5S, Six Sigma practices
• Knowledge of Production Daikin System and Flexible Manufacturing System (in-house training)
• Effective leadership skills; able to envision, develop, direct, manage, delegate responsibility and authority, and motivate employees
• Working knowledge of MS Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, Word)
• Effective verbal and written communication skills including interpersonal skills
• High level of attention to detail
• Effective problem-solving skills in a fast past manufacturing environment
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to promote an environmentally healthy and safe work environment
• Ability to apply good judgment, strong work ethics, and integrity on the job

Competency

Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment, preferred
• 2+ years of experience in a leadership role

Education/Certification

• High school diploma or GED
• College degree preferred, or equivalent work experience
• PDS/FMS Certification – obtained through in-house training program

People Management: Yes

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

• Must be able to perform essential responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodations

Reports To

• Superintendent, Manager, Assembly

The Company provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants regardless of a person’s race, color, religion (including religious dress or grooming practices), creed, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, uniform service member or veteran status, ancestry, disability, physical or mental disability (including HIV/AIDS), medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, request for protected leave, marital status, sex, pregnancy, age (over 40), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law. The Company will comply with all federal and state regulations and statutes pertaining to individuals with disabilities.