DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations Transfer Portal - Assembly Supervisor

Come join our collaborative and innovative team at DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations!

DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations has been an industry leader in the design and supply of high-voltage, open-air substations, and switchyards since 1965. Over a half-century of building meaningful relationships with our customers and vendors boils down to one thing: people. We take pride in our collaborative approach where everything we do is designed to deliver the project the right way, your way.

Though we have grown over the years, and now offer new innovations like our Factory-Built Substations, our age-old commitment will never change: to take care of you like family.

The Assembly Supervisor provides operational leadership for Factory Built Substation (FBS) assembly operations, leading Assembly Technicians and supporting execution across all phases of production. This role is responsible for ensuring Assembly operations are performed safely, efficiently, on schedule, and in accordance with established quality standards.

The Assembly Supervisor maintains a strong and visible shop-floor presence, combining hands-on leadership with effective planning, coordination, and problem-solving to drive team performance and production execution. This position plays a key role in aligning people, processes, and daily production priorities to support operational requirements and customer commitments.

Success in this role requires strong leadership, professional communication, sound decision-making, and the ability to respond effectively to fast-paced operational challenges while maintaining a culture of safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.

• Provide leadership, direction, coaching, and performance management for Assembly Technicians, establishing clear expectations, accountability, and consistent performance standards across all assembly teams.

• Foster a culture of safety, teamwork, discipline, professionalism, accountability, and operational excellence throughout the Assembly department.

• Conduct regularly scheduled Assembly Team meetings to communicate priorities, identify and resolve operational challenges, strengthen team coordination, and drive continuous improvement.

• Support recruiting, candidate interviews, and training efforts for the Assembly department; assess staffing levels, team structure, and workforce capabilities and provide feedback to PSS Leadership based on production demands and departmental needs.

• Maintain a strong and visible presence on the shop floor, providing hands-on leadership and support to Assembly teams throughout daily production activities.

• Oversee daily Assembly operations to ensure production schedules, quality standards, labor efficiency, and operational targets are consistently achieved.

• Monitor production workflow and team performance, addressing operational challenges and adjusting priorities as needed to maintain production momentum.

• Partner with the Production Manager to align short-and-long term production priorities, scheduling needs, and operational objectives.

• Ensure materials, tools, equipment, and work instructions are prepared and available ahead of production activities to minimize delays and downtime.

• Adjust labor and operational resources within Assembly as needed to maintain productivity and respond to changing production demands.

• Proactively identify and respond to production-related production issues, workflow disruptions, equipment concerns, and process inefficiencies affecting Assembly performance.

• Take timely action to resolve issues within the Supervisor’s area of responsibility and communicate or elevate matters requiring cross-functional support to the appropriate…