Assembly Line Supervisor

Sonnen Inc•Atlanta, GA

16h

About The Position

sonnen is seeking an Assembly Line Supervisor to lead the operation, development, and continuous improvement of its battery module reassembly line. The role supervises production employees and ensures safe, efficient, high-quality manufacturing. It also supports new product and process introductions and improvements to tooling, work instructions, material flow, ergonomics, and productivity. The supervisor is expected to become the subject matter expert for every station on the line and serve as a primary resource for operators, engineers, quality personnel, and leadership. This is a hands-on role involving employee training, production troubleshooting, equipment development support, and helping scale operations from pilot builds to full production. Within the first six months, the supervisor is expected to qualify on every workstation, establish credibility as a primary production resource, improve safety, material flow, and workstation organization, develop cross-trained operators, implement measurable process improvements, and support production ramp-up while maintaining quality and traceability standards.

Requirements

5+ years of manufacturing or production leadership experience.
2+ years of direct supervisory experience.
Experience in assembly, manufacturing, industrial, automotive, electronics, battery, or related production environments.
Ability to read and follow work instructions, process documentation, and manufacturing drawings.
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Experience training and developing production personnel.
Comfort working directly on the manufacturing floor.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and production reporting tools.

Nice To Haves

Experience with battery systems, energy storage products, electronics assembly, or automotive manufacturing.
Experience supporting manufacturing line launches or new product introductions.
Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles.
Experience with PFMEA, Control Plans, PPAP, and process validation activities.
Familiarity with ESD controls, electrical test equipment, traceability systems, and quality management processes.

Responsibilities

Lead and supervise employees across all stations of the battery module reassembly line, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality production.
Become the subject matter expert for the entire manufacturing process, training employees, troubleshooting issues, and providing support at any workstation as needed.
Monitor daily production activities, staffing, quality performance, and throughput to achieve operational goals.
Partner with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Safety teams on line startup, validation activities, equipment implementation, and production ramp-up.
Identify opportunities to improve safety, ergonomics, quality, material flow, tooling, fixtures, and manufacturing efficiency.
Lead problem-solving efforts and support corrective actions to eliminate recurring production and quality issues.
Develop and maintain standardized work practices, training programs, and operating procedures to support process consistency and workforce capability.
Foster accountability, teamwork, continuous improvement, and safety throughout the operation.
Become qualified on every workstation in the reassembly process within the first six months.
Develop cross-trained operators across all major stations and implement measurable process improvements.