Senior Assembly Supervisor

• Direct, coordinate, and oversee daily assembly operations to ensure production activities meet established schedules, engineering specifications, quality standards, and customer requirements.

• 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.

• Provide leadership, guidance, and supervision to assigned assembly personnel to ensure productivity, accountability, teamwork, and compliance with company policies and procedures.

• 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.

• Maintain responsibility for the quality and conformity of products manufactured within the assigned assembly areas.

• 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.

• Serve as a primary point of contact, as assigned, for customer-related matters involving assembly operations, production status, product quality, and delivery requirements.

• 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.

• 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

• High school diploma or GED required; bachelor’s degree highly preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably within the aerospace industry.
• Demonstrated experience managing teams of 25 or more employees.
• Experience in high-volume manufacturing operations is preferred.
• Proven ability to lead teams and drive cultural transformation within large-scale assembly operations.
• Demonstrated career progression with increasing levels of responsibility in production operations.
• Training and practical experience in Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strong analytical skills with a demonstrated ability to leverage metrics and data to drive business performance and operational decision-making.