What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electrical Manager position at E.K. Machine?
We are seeking a skilled and experienced Electrical Department Manager to lead and develop our electrical team. This role requires a blend of technical expertise, leadership skills, and project management capabilities to effectively guide electrical projects from conception through to completion.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead licensed electricians and electrical techs in the electrical department.
- Communicate and enforce safety policies.
- Conduct interviews and employee performance evaluations.
- Develop and grow the electrical team on off shifts to support long-term growth objectives.
- Direct and train the electrical team on proper electrical processes and techniques.
- Report information on production efficiencies and delays.
- Monitor and adjust bin stock with purchasing.
- Coordinate cycle counting and inventory management within the electrical scope.
- Schedule and ensure effective flow of units and materials within the electrical department.
- Ensure electricians have accurate information and drawings through collaboration with project management, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering.
- Ensure work is completed in a manner that meets NEC standards.
- Maintain and update internal and subcontracted electrical staffing schedules.
- Prepare and organize weekly and daily tasks for the electrical department, including off shift tasks.
- Manage build schedule and component transfers along with daily updates.
- Utilize ERP for production status, time adjustments, and job hour reviews.
- Drive positive change through Kaizen, 6S, and other continuous improvement projects.
- Evaluate all processes within the area of responsibility for ways to improve quality, tooling usage, and run times.
- Study blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications, or sample parts to determine sequence of operations and setup requirements.
- Be qualified in the use of forklifts, cranes, and other lifting apparatus to aid in the electrical process.
- Develop standard work, work instructions, and processes.
- Confer with managers, engineers, production personnel, or others to resolve electrical problems.
- Maintain a clean and organized work area.
Qualifications:
- Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school; or two to three years related experience and/or training and a High School Diploma or GED; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Journeyman or Master Electrician license is preferred.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
- Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
- Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Physical Demands:
- Regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms.
- Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
- Must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and may occasionally lift and/or move up to 80 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment:
- Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles.
- Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Leadership Responsibilities:
- Directly responsible for Working Leads in the Electrical area.
- Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
- Responsibilities include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work.
E.K. Machine is a proud EOE. All qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital/partnership/civil union status, family or parental status, national origin, disability, military/veteran status, or any other factor, are encouraged to apply and will receive equal consideration based on merit, qualifications, and business need.