Associate Manufacturing Supervisor (Day Shift)

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) • Pullman, WA

2d • $33 - $50 • 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 demand for test infrastructure grows, this position will hire and lead builders and establish scalable flow lines for producing multiple test stations per week.

The supervisor will apply World Class Manufacturing principles to develop processes and work instructions, design floor layouts and workflows, and help manage inventory. The role balances safety, quality, and delivery while coordinating materials, tracking progress, resolving constraints, and improving flow and capacity. The supervisor will also build test stations and fixtures alongside the team, including routing and terminating cabling from drawings, and will mentor, teach, and coach team members.

This is a 100% on-site day-shift position in Pullman, WA, scheduled Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The role requires background check results satisfactory to SEL and a negative drug test result.

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.
• Ability to differentiate colors.
• Ability to use computer keyboard devices.
• Ability to reach, bend, and twist.

Responsibilities

• Hire, onboard, develop, mentor, teach, and coach builders for 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 enable consistent test station builds.
• Coordinate materials and inventory so builders have needed supplies when required.
• Track build progress, address constraints, and deliver test stations and fixtures on time to promise.
• 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 for the team.
• Remove roadblocks and help keep people, drawings, and materials ready for work.
• Coordinate priorities and work handoffs with the senior supervisor and other shifts.
• Foster SEL culture and address detractors to SEL 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: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed