Assembly Lead

Assembly Working Lead

Full Time Salina, KS, US

7 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $28.00 To $36.00 Annually

Job Purpose: Leads assembly personnel in a hands-on role to produce products in compliance with quality, safety, and productivity requirements. Manages day-to-day planning, operations and problem-solving in order to meet the required level of production.

Essential Functions

• All essential functions for either a Mechanical Assembler III, Electrical Assembler III or Electro-Mechanical Assembler II.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities including training and development; planning, assigning, and directing work; approving weekly timecards; appraising performance; addressing complaints and resolving problems; and coaching and counseling.
• Manage consumable usage in the assembly department and stay within the established budget.
• Oversees safety regulations by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; secures tools, materials, and equipment at the end of the day.
• Ensures work orders are properly followed and completed in a timely fashion.
• Manage projects and timelines based on production schedules.
• Lead and direct the work of others as required to complete the assemblies.
• Oversee machine final inspection to ensure zero (0) quality defects.
• Contributes to team effort by actively participating in department meetings.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
• General maintenance on equipment and the assigned area in the department, as well as organizing and cleaning the shop.

Qualifications and Requirements:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The Way We Do Things:We believe that a team of people who are humble, hungry, and smart will deliver superior performance over the sum total of talented individuals; therefore, we are committed to achieving our mission through teamwork while honoring our core values.

• Humble – Puts the needs of the organization before themselves. Acknowledge each individual’s strengths and responsibilities. Is committed to the organization’s success.
• Hungry - Active participation and engagement in department and company-wide initiatives. Demonstrates an eagerness for achieving results, learning, setting a positive example, and adding to the success of the team.
• Smart - Understands the impact of their words and actions on other people. Demonstrates good judgment and intuition of group dynamics.

Skills & Qualifications

• A minimum offive years of mechanical/electrical repair, combined with leadership experience in a formal or informal capacity. High school diploma or equivalent.
• Excellent verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly communicate detailed information to co-workers, management, vendors, suppliers, and customers.
• Excellent customer service skills with the ability to interact in a positive and professional manner to develop and maintain strong working relationships with co-workers, management, suppliers, and customers.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as job orders, procedure manuals, and schematics (blueprints).
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Skill in the fabrication, joining, and repair of a variety of metal objects, equipment, fixtures, and structures.
• Ability to use department equipment, such as forklift, ladder/scaffold, overhead crane, power tools, and copy machine.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the…