What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assembly supervisor position at SSP?
What does the job involve?
Summary : Responsible for all assembly / welding operations. Supervises all personnel within these departments. Instills the culture of visual material flow and standard work.
Maintain the required safety stock buffers to ensure % OTD.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
Under general supervision, must be able to perform a variety of job duties including, but not limited to :
- Directs all work in their assigned departments in accordance with specifications established by the engineering division.
- Utilizes the machines, materials, services, reports and recommendations provided by the various staff functions to control both detailed operations and overall performance in the department.
Examples : Using the production schedules and daily status report furnished by the Production Control function to control the production and prevent delinquencies.
Approving and applying promptly all-time standards by the Manufacturing Engineering function and seeing to it that they are properly administered and used.
Keeping abreast of all method changes in the department, regardless of where initiated, and being fully responsible for reporting all such changes promptly to the Manufacturing Engineering function.
Using the variance reports form Data Processing as a guide to take necessary corrective action to keep costs in line with the budget.
Makes every effort to overcome obstacles, such as material shortages or machine and tooling breakdowns, which may interfere with meeting schedules or maintaining quality;
uses their best judgment in these cases, going to the Superintendent only when he cannot get help, action or results unaided.
Trains and assists their workers to : Maintain product quality in accordance with specifications.Keep scrap at the lowest practicable level.
Maintain high productivity, without lowering quality standards.Maintain a smooth flow of work within the department and into the departments to which the department supplies parts.
Control costs to meet the budget.Work safely.Maintain good housekeeping throughout the department.
Carries out special projects in the department. Such projects may result from employee suggestions; better method proposals by lead persons;
suggestions from the Manager - Manufacturing Engineering and others.
- Consults with Human Resources regarding Grievances.
- Assume full responsibility for the quality of parts leaving the department and for the accuracy of all production counts.
May delegate, but is still fully responsible.
- Maintain such records as may be prescribed by their superintendent and others.
- Keeps the Superintendent informed verbally and makes reports only upon special request by authorized individuals.
- Provides supervisory direction to all assigned personnel; selects personnel; prepares performance review; administers discipline;
makes recommendations regarding compensation, promotion, demotion and termination of employees.
- To conduct regular department inspections to ensure cleanliness and safety. To arrange for proper maintenance, operation, and orderliness of working area, machinery, equipment, facilities, and material in process within the area of their jurisdiction.
- Performing personnel functions such as recommending the selection, hiring, change in status, or termination of assigned hourly employees.
Observing qualifications of employees for selection as Foreman. Assisting in administering the provisions of the labor agreement and / or corporate policies and procedures.
- Follow all Senior policies and procedures.
- Other duties with the work as assigned.
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
Last updated : 2024-05-17
