Assembly Supervisor - 1st Shift

Siemens•Grand Prairie, TX

2d•$69,571 - $119,264•Onsite

About The Position

As an Assembly Supervisor - Floor Assembly within Siemens’ Electrical Products organization, you will lead hourly employees in a fast-paced manufacturing environment supporting switchboard production for industrial and data-center applications. You will provide hands-on leadership, promote professional communication and continuous improvement, and help the team manage changing priorities, staffing and material shortages, and daily production challenges. The role calls for a supervisor or foreman who remains engaged throughout the workday, handles difficult employee situations calmly, and motivates employees through demanding periods. The position is on-site at Siemens’ Electrical Products manufacturing facility in Grand Prairie, Texas. First-shift hours are 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; the posting also describes second-shift opportunities from 3:30 p.m. to 12:00 midnight. Supervisory coverage is required when teams work additional or extended hours or weekends.

Requirements

At least 2 years of experience in assembly manufacturing, industrial production, production supervision, foreman leadership, or a related field; candidates with shorter work histories may be considered when they demonstrate strong leadership potential and relevant accomplishments.
Experience leading, supervising, or coordinating hourly employees in a fast-paced production environment.
Ability to manage staffing challenges, material shortages, changing production priorities, and multiple daily operational issues.
Professional communication skills and ability to address employee performance or conduct concerns calmly and respectfully.
Strong hands-on work ethic, willingness to learn, resilience under sustained pressure, and ability to remain actively engaged throughout the workday.
Flexibility to provide supervisory coverage when employees work additional hours, extended hours, or weekends.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Successful supervisory or foreman experience in assembly, manufacturing, switchboard, power panel, switchgear, industrial production, or data-center production.
Experience supporting process improvements, increased throughput, Lean manufacturing, or Six Sigma initiatives.
Experience managing production teams through staffing shortages, material constraints, competing priorities, or rapidly changing customer requirements.
Knowledge of switchboards, power panels, switchgear, electrical assemblies, or related industrial products.
Experience working in a unionized manufacturing environment and applying collective bargaining agreements.
A record of accomplishments reflecting leadership potential, employee development, operational improvement, or production performance.
Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, engineering, business, operations, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and directly related work experience.

Responsibilities

Lead hourly assembly employees through daily production priorities while maintaining professional communication, positive engagement, and a safe, respectful work environment.
Manage staffing shortages, material constraints, changing priorities, and competing operational issues to support production schedules, throughput, quality, and customer commitments.
Stay actively engaged on the production floor throughout the shift, observe work, remove barriers, respond to employee concerns, and ensure leadership coverage whenever the team is working.
Coach, mentor, and develop employees through clear expectations, timely feedback, performance discussions, and coordination of required training.
Address employee performance, conduct, and workplace concerns calmly and professionally, including in difficult or high-pressure situations.
Partner with Planning, Purchasing, Warehouse, Quality, and other production teams to improve material availability, resolve line constraints, and support process improvements.
Apply Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement practices to increase throughput, reduce waste, strengthen execution, and improve the team’s ability to meet production goals.
Provide supervisory coverage when employees work additional hours, extended hours, or weekends.