Team Leader, Assembly Operations

Kaman Corporation; Middletown (CT); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401k with employer matching

Generous Paid Time Off

Job summary

Precision Fuzing and Sensors in Middletown, CT seeks a Team Leader, Assembly Operations to supervise and mentor the assembly team, maintain quality and process standards, and coordinate manpower with production scheduling.

The role requires a supervisory background in general assembly or manufacturing production, with responsibility for performance, training, and continuous improvement under ISO and SPC guidelines.

Qualifications

• Broad understanding of manufacturing methods and processes.
• Ability to read/interpret schematics and blueprints.
• Basic math skills and use of measurement tools.

Responsibilities

• Plan manpower needs and fill deficiencies with supervision guidance.
• Monitor production process to ensure work orders and takt time compliance.
• Oversee scheduling, tool maintenance and process improvements.
• Lead and evaluate staff to ensure quality and safety standards.
• Prepare quotes and estimates as required.

Skills

Manufacturing knowledge

Read schematics/blueprints

Basic math

Computer literacy

Team supervision

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Team Leader Assembly Operations

Precision Fusing and Sensors is actively hiring for a Team Leader, Assembly Operations in Middletown, CT. This role is key in our manufacturing operations, leading and supervising assembly team members, ensuring performance and quality compliance standards. The ideal candidate will have a supervisory background in general assembly or manufacturing production. The Group Leader Assembly Operations will be working under the direction of the Team Leader, overseeing production scheduling, tool maintenance, and monitoring production processes.

Responsibilities

• Plan for manpower needs and fill deficiencies as needed, with consultation with Group Leader.
• Monitor and analyze production process within Team to ensure work orders are followed properly, takt time is being achieved and required paperwork is completed appropriately. Work with Group Leaders to address issues.
• Interface with other assembly test and support groups to optimize work and manpower loading.
• Support the development and control of manufacturing EAC Program budgets. Identify quality issues in production process; assist in the development and implementation of resolution and prevention.
• Establish and maintain effective communication within and between functional groups/management to address problems and obtain resolution.
• Plan and determine manpower requirements based on forecasts.
• Plan and monitor cost control by scheduling appropriate use of manpower through the balancing of production needs with overtime requirements.
• Oversee the development and revision of assembly and production procedures.
• Maintain high standard of performance expectations from employees through appropriate evaluations and training such that the assigned functions demonstrate continuous improvement and compliance to standards.
• Perform Employee Performance Appraisals and provide input for merit increase. Maintain properly cross-trained staff to support production needs in accordance with company policy.
• Prepare and complete product quotes and estimates to complete requests.
• Lead and/or participate in process improvement efforts to address or enhance program quality, cost and scheduling.
• Assure coordination and integration of workflow with continuous improvement through lean activities. Support Company initiatives including ISO 9000 and Statistical Process Control (SPC) ensuring continuous improvement of policies, procedures, and products.
• Support all environmental and safety standards. Set standards for a safe work environment and provide leadership in the prevention of damaged goods.
• Provide quality engineering and manufacturing engineering functions, contractual data requirements list (CDRL) items, periodic customer reviews, engineering change proposals, waivers/deviations, non-conforming material and procurement quality flow-down required to satisfy customer requirements for scheduled shipments.
• Maintain and monitor visual systems that support the programs, work with support departments to improve Company systems and increase performance.
• Interview, hire, appraise and develop, if necessary, department personnel in accordance with company policies, federal and state laws.
• Guide subordinate group leaders in personnel related issues.
• Maintain adequately trained staff. Aid management in establishing and maintaining departmental procedures for compliance with quality standards, company policy and procedures, ISO standards and contract requirements, etc.
• Support the enforcement of standards, policies and procedures.
• Must have ability to travel, as required.
• Perform special projects and other duties, as assigned.
• Responsible for more than 2 up to and including 10 people.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• 5-7 years of related experience required.
• Broad understanding of manufacturing methods, techniques and processes and ability to read/interpret schematics and blueprints.
• Use of basic math skills together with the use of complicated drawings, specifications, charts, tables, and types of measuring equipment.
• Basic knowledge of computers and associated software such as word processing and spreadsheet applications as required.
• Moderate physical demand consisting of frequently (Over 40% and up to 70%) lifting or moving average weight over 25 lbs. of material.

Shift: 1st Shift Monday-Friday 6:30a-3:00p

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• 401k with employer matching contribution
• Generous Paid Time Off

For more than 85 years, our team at Precision Fuzing and Sensors has designed, tested, and manufactured the fuzing and sensor systems that defense programs depend on — delivering mission-critical reliability from a single, vertically integrated facility in Middletown, Connecticut. Precision Fuzing & Sensors has spent more than eight decades at the forefront of fuzing technology for defense and aerospace applications, trusted by every branch of the U.S. military and allied nations across the globe.