Assembly/Shipping Supervisor

Job Overview

The Assembly/Shipping Supervisor is responsible for overseeing daily operations in our assembly department where we get parts ready for shipment. This role ensures castings are properly finished and packaged to meet quality and customer standards, while ensuring your crew is working safely. The supervisor leads and develops their team, manages priorities by working closely with the Shipping Manager to have the parts ready for the trucks that are scheduled to achieve on-time delivery and customer satisfaction.

Day Shift 4:00am-2:30pm

Responsibilities

Operations & Production

- Plan, prioritize, and assign daily operations to meet shipping schedules.

Quality & Safety

- Enforce ISO 9001:2015 standards, foundry procedures, and work instructions.

- Inspect work in process and finished parts for conformance to requirements.

- Ensure compliance with PPE, lockout/tagout, and all safety policies.

- Conduct root cause analysis on quality or safety issues and lead corrective actions.

Leadership & People Development

- Directly supervise assembly operators across assigned shifts.

- Provide training, coaching, and cross-training to develop employee skillsets.

- Conduct performance evaluations, issue corrective actions when necessary, and recognize strong performance.

- Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

Administration & Reporting

- Maintain records of production, downtime, and safety incidents.

- Participate in daily/weekly production meetings to report assembly room status.

- Recommend labor, equipment, and tooling needs to management.

- Support audits (internal and external) by demonstrating compliance in the assembly room.

- Ensure castings are finished to blueprint, customer, and internal quality standards.

- Monitor throughput and parts are being completed in the correct order and timely

- Oversee equipment use and maintenance

- Support implementation of automation and process improvements in the assembly room.

Qualifications

Required:

- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, blueprints, and quality standards.

- Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.

- Proven track record in safety enforcement and production efficiency.

Preferred:

- Experience with ISO 9001:2015 systems and audits.

- Experience in lean manufacturing or continuous improvement projects.

- Familiarity with automated grinding equipment.

Physical & Work Environment Requirements

- Frequent standing, bending, lifting (up to 50 lbs.), and working in a hot, dusty, noisy environment.

- Must wear required PPE at all times (respirator, hearing protection, safety glasses, steel-toe boots, etc.).

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $26.68 - $30.00 per hour

Benefits:

- 401(k)

- 401(k) matching

- Dental insurance

- Employee assistance program

- Health insurance

- Life insurance

- Paid time off

- Professional development assistance

- Vision insurance

Work Location: In person