Associate Manufacturing Supervisor (Day Shift)

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories • Pullman, WA

20h • Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Manufacturing Supervisor will help establish and lead manufacturing flow lines within the Manufacturing Test Infrastructure team in Pullman, Washington. The team builds test stations, fixtures, and cabling used to perform electrical tests on SEL products. As manufacturing capacity grows, this role will hire and lead builders and establish scalable flow lines for high-demand test stations.

The supervisor will apply World Class Manufacturing principles to develop processes and work instructions, design floor layouts and workflows, manage inventory, and promote safe, high-quality work. The role also includes building test stations and fixtures alongside the team, tracking progress, addressing constraints, coordinating priorities and handoffs, and coaching and developing employees. This work supports the testing that helps maintain product quality across the factories SEL supports.

This is a 100% on-site day-shift position in Pullman, Washington, scheduled Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. A satisfactory background check and negative drug test are required.

Requirements

• Satisfactory background check results and a negative drug test result.
• Ability to lift, push, pull, and maneuver up to 20 pounds frequently and up to 35 pounds occasionally.
• Ability to sit and stand for at least 8 hours.
• Vision correctable to 20/30 or better and ability to differentiate color.
• Ability to use computer keyboard devices.
• Ability to reach, bend, and twist.

Responsibilities

• Hire, onboard, develop, mentor, teach, and coach builders for the test station flow lines.
• Design and implement floor layouts and workflows that support safe, organized, and efficient work.
• Develop processes, procedures, and clear work instructions to support consistent test-station builds.
• Coordinate materials and inventory so builders have needed supplies when they need them.
• Track build progress and address constraints to deliver test stations and fixtures on time.
• Work with builders and partners to identify and reduce waste, solve problems at their source, and improve quality and capacity.
• Build test stations and fixtures alongside the team, including routing and terminating cabling from drawings, and model high-quality craftsmanship.
• Provide clear direction and priorities, remove roadblocks, and ensure people, drawings, and materials are ready.
• Coordinate priorities and work handoffs with the senior supervisor and other shifts.
• Support employee performance and engagement, foster SEL culture, and address detractors from company values.
• Model, teach, and apply SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.

Benefits

• Employer-funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401(k) options.
• Medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• 10 paid holidays.
• Annual vacation accrual starting at 12 days.
• 9 paid sick days.
• Paid family and medical leave covering 90% of pay.
• STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance, and engineering development programs.
• Wellness, fertility, adoption, and flexible spending benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed