Mechanical Assembly Supervisor

Overview

The successful candidate will directly supervise employees in the Final Assembly Department. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Functions and responsibilities

• Plan, layout, and install a wide variety of parts and equipment
• Supervises work crews to insure compliance with engineering documentation, or other applicable codes in daily work execution. 
• Develops and implements standard work procedures to continually improve overall team productivity.  Trains and informs employees of new work methods or procedures.
• Responsible for safe work practices.  Maintains a safe work environment and ensures work crews follow safe practices and EHS programs.  Trains employees on changes in safety regulations, work policies, codes, and standards. 
• Schedules, assigns, and monitors the work of Mechanical line personnel working on multiple projects. 
• Identifies, recommends and prioritizes the acquisition of tools to improve overall efficiency of the department.
• Develop skills and abilities of team members.
• Validate and update department training curriculum by reviewing existing material and revising as necessary, and ensure all department employees complete required training. 
• Be able to make decisions based on knowledge and experience. Has a good reasoning ability and understands when a problem needs to be reported
• Communicates CAF USA job expectations, planning, monitoring, and appraising job results, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees, initiating, coordinating and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures. 
• Coordinate the scheduling of work and delegation of responsibilities to Team Leaders
• Clearly communicates responsibilities and expectations to employees, schedules time off & documents attendance, and ensures that employees meet performance objectives for both quality and quantity of work.
• Provides support of equipment and supply inventories.
• Provides motivation, feedback, coaching, guidance, and discipline to employees with assistance from Management.
• Analyze, compile, and conduct regularly scheduled performance reviews for employees with input and assistance from the Management. Provide input and feedback to Management regarding employee performance.
• Visibly demonstrate safety commitment by following all safety and health procedures and modeling the behaviors related to such. Work in cooperation with safety leadership in support of all safety activities aligned with Safety Excellence.

Training/Education required

• 2  year degree or equalivent experience
• Project and /or line management experience
• Microsoft Excel knowledge is a must.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Ability to work in a high pressure  environment
• 7-10 years technical experience in a manufacturing/industrial setting.
• 10 years of experience in a supervisory, lead, foreman, etc. position
• Must be self-motivated team player with strong interpersonal skills essential for day to day operations.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Understanding oral and written Spanish highly desirable
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Must be flexible and willing to work all shifts

Safety Requirements

• Shall report all injuries/illnesses to their supervisor that occur at work, the day of the incident
• Shall report any unsafe conditions that are identified in their respective work area to their supervisor
• Shall comply with all CAF USA safety policies, procedures, and requirements that are communicated to them, including Job Safety Analysis (JSA) procedures
• Shall wear all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that is communicated and supplied to them
• Shall keep their respective work area clean and orderly at all times
• Shall attend all CAF USA required training as soon as possible before the start of their assigned work
• Shall NOT operate any CAF USA equipment (forklifts, cranes, scissor lifts) until certified to do so