Senior Assembly Supervisor

Summary: Responsible for leading and optimizing broader assembly operations, driving performance improvements, developing supervisory talent, coordinating cross-functional activities, and ensuring production goals align with overall business objectives. Provides leadership and guidance to Assembly Supervisors and serves as an escalation point for complex operational issues.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Under general supervision, the Senior Assembly Supervisor is responsible for overseeing daily assembly operations, supervising assigned personnel, ensuring production schedules are met, maintaining product quality, controlling costs, and promoting a safe and efficient work environment. This position provides leadership and direction to Assembly Supervisor, assembly teams while coordinating with other departments to achieve production goals and organizational objectives.

Essential duties and responsibilities include, but not limited to:

Assembly Operations and Production Management

• Direct, coordinate, and oversee daily assembly operations to ensure production activities meet established schedules, engineering specifications, quality standards, and customer requirements.
• Monitor production schedules, daily status reports, and departmental performance to identify potential delays and implement corrective actions to prevent production backlogs.
• Coordinate with Production Control, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Assurance, Tooling, Maintenance, and other departments to resolve production issues and maintain an efficient workflow.
• Prioritize workloads, allocate personnel and resources, and adjust production activities as necessary to meet operational demands.
• Identify and resolve obstacles, including material shortages, equipment failures, tooling issues, and staffing challenges, and escalating issues to the Superintendent when additional support or authorization is required.
Leadership and Employee Supervision

• Provide leadership, guidance, and supervision to assigned assembly personnel to ensure productivity, accountability, teamwork, and compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Assign work, establish priorities, monitor employee performance, and ensure adequate staffing to meet production requirements.
• Assist with employee selection, hiring recommendations, training, performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, promotions, transfers, and other personnel-related decisions in accordance with company policies.
• Identify employee training and development needs and support the development of lead personnel and future supervisory candidates.
• Promote effective communication, employee engagement, teamwork, and a positive work environment.
• Consult with Human Resources regarding employee grievances, disciplinary matters, and other personnel issues.
• Assist in administering applicable labor agreements, company policies, and established procedures.
Quality Assurance and Process Compliance

• Maintain responsibility for the quality and conformity of products manufactured within the assigned assembly areas.
• Ensure assembly operations comply with engineering drawings, specifications, work instructions, quality requirements, and established manufacturing processes.
• Monitor production quality, investigate defects, identify root causes, and implement corrective and preventive actions to reduce scrap, rework, and recurring quality issues.
• Ensure accurate production counts, completion of required inspections, and proper documentation of production and quality records.
• Work closely with Quality Assurance and Manufacturing Engineering to resolve quality concerns and implement process improvements.
• Ensure employees understand and follow established quality standards and consistently emphasize building quality into every stage of the assembly process.
Customer Interface and Coordination

• Serve as a primary point of contact, as assigned, for customer-related matters involving assembly operations, production status, product quality, and delivery requirements.
• Communicate and coordinate with customers and internal departments to address production concerns, quality issues, schedule changes, and other operational matters.
• Monitor customer requirements and ensure assembly activities align with applicable specifications, quality standards, delivery commitments, and contractual obligations.
• Coordinate with Quality Assurance, Engineering, Production Control, and other appropriate departments to investigate customer complaints, resolve product concerns, and implement corrective actions.
• Support customer visits, audits, inspections, and meetings by providing relevant production information, demonstrating process compliance, and coordinating follow-up activities.
• Communicate customer feedback and expectations to the appropriate internal teams to ensure timely resolution and continuous improvement.
• Monitor and communicate potential production delays, quality concerns, or other issues that may affect customer commitments, escalating significant risks to management as appropriate.
• Maintain professional customer relationships through timely communication, effective problem-solving, and a commitment to product quality and customer satisfaction.
• Ensure customer-related information, documentation, and commitments are communicated accurately and handled in accordance with company policies and procedures.
Productivity and Cost Control

• Monitor departmental productivity, labor utilization, scrap, rework, and other performance indicators to ensure operational objectives and budget requirements are met.
• Review production and cost reports to identify unfavorable variances, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.
• Implement corrective actions to improve productivity, reduce waste, control labor costs, and maximize the effective use of materials, equipment, and personnel.
• Ensure approved labor standards, production methods, and operating procedures are properly implemented and consistently followed.
• Maintain awareness of process and method changes and communicate relevant updates to Manufacturing Engineering and other appropriate departments.
• Promote continuous improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency, reduce costs, improve product quality, and support on-time delivery.
Training and Employee Development

• Ensure assembly employees receive appropriate training in job responsibilities, assembly methods, equipment operation, quality requirements, and safety procedures.
• Coach and develop employees to improve technical skills, work performance, productivity, and adherence to established standards.
• Reinforce expectations for minimizing scrap, maintaining quality, meeting production goals, and supporting an uninterrupted flow of work between departments.
• Encourage employee participation in problem-solving, process improvement initiatives, and suggestions for improving departmental performance.
• Support cross-training and workforce flexibility to ensure production requirements can be met effectively.
Safety, Housekeeping, and Equipment Maintenance

• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment in all assigned assembly areas in accordance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Conduct regular departmental inspections to identify and address unsafe conditions, housekeeping concerns, equipment issues, and potential hazards.
• Ensure employees follow established safety procedures, use required personal protective equipment, and operate machinery and equipment safely.
• Coordinate with Maintenance, Tooling, and other support departments to ensure machinery, equipment, tools, and facilities are properly maintained and operational.
• Promote employee awareness of workplace safety, accident prevention, hazard reporting, and safe work practices.
• Ensure materials, work in process, tools, and equipment are properly stored, maintained, and organized.
Continuous Improvement and Special Projects

• Lead and support departmental improvement projects involving production methods, assembly processes, workplace organization, quality, safety, and cost reduction.
• Evaluate employee suggestions and recommendations from lead personnel, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Assurance, and other departments to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Participate in the implementation of new equipment, revised processes, engineering changes, and operational initiatives affecting assembly activities.
• Monitor the effectiveness of implemented improvements and ensure changes are communicated, documented, and consistently followed.
• Support company initiatives designed to improve operational performance, employee development, product quality, and customer satisfaction.
Communication, Reporting, and Administration

• Maintain accurate departmental records, production reports, employee documentation, and other records required by management.
• Communicate production status, staffing concerns, quality issues, safety matters, equipment problems, and operational challenges to the Superintendent and appropriate departments.
• Provide timely updates and recommendations regarding production performance, resource requirements, and corrective actions.
• Coordinate with other departments to ensure effective communication, timely resolution of issues, and continuity of production.
• Prepare reports and provide additional information as requested by authorized management personnel.
Policy and Procedure Compliance

• Ensure all assigned personnel comply with company policies, procedures, work rules, safety requirements, and quality standards.
• Follow all Senior company policies, procedures, and established operational requirements.
• Maintain confidentiality and professionalism when handling employee, production, and company information.
• Perform other duties related to the position as assigned by management.
 

In addition to the above, Supervisors are to maintain an organized, clean and safe work area using safety standards and expectations while adhering to all quality practices. Senior is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Function: Management
Experience Level: Mid-Senior Level