Model Shop Supervisor

PREFIX CORPORATION•Rochester Hills, MI

3d•Onsite

About The Position

In conjunction with the Fabrication Manager, the Model Shop Supervisor sets priorities, manpower activities, and build schedules for their respective team, ensuring timing goals are met. This role holds the team accountable for meeting quality objectives, functional performance, techniques, timing, and budget. The supervisor is responsible for maintaining, directing, and scheduling daily project communication meetings within the studios, and consistently updating and following up on continuous improvement initiatives for the department or processes on existing and future programs. A key aspect of this role is maintaining a clean, organized, and safe work environment on the shop floor, in build studios, and office areas, along with executing employee training, and developing, guiding, and coaching employees to ensure they work in a safe, organized environment and adhere to company policies. The supervisor must maintain professional interactions with direct reports, other departments, management, vendors, and customers, and attend staff meetings to report on department tasks or program status. They will communicate program status to the Program Manager and escalate any cost, timing, quality, or risk issues deemed necessary. Constant floor supervision is required to ensure all processes and standard operating procedures are followed for each program, taking up a minimum of 90% of the supervisor's time daily. The role also involves maintaining inventory, ordering supplies, completing final inspections, reporting back if assistance is needed, overseeing crib materials distribution and usage, and tracking tool orders. The supervisor must maintain MRP status for the department daily, participate in client open issues reviews when needed, and provide accurate estimates for hourly requirements, material costs, and project assumptions for quoting purposes.

Requirements

Extensive background in plastics model making with a minimum of 10 years hands-on experience.
Ability to lead personnel and coordinate workflow to meet or exceed predetermined timelines and quality levels.
A minimum of 2 years leadership experience.
High School or GED equivalent.
Proficient in budgeting time and allocating resources.
Microsoft Office – Excel, Word, Outlook, Tasks, Teams.
Capability to learn the use of part tracking software, CAD WORKXPLORE, as well as time balance software.
Team builder and motivator.
Training of staff in attention to detail and quality.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Reliable.
Strong work ethic for themselves and the team.
Pride in workmanship.
Must possess basic hand tools for the position and upgrade such tools as required.

Nice To Haves

A certificate from an accredited technical or industrial trade school.
Advanced college coursework.

Responsibilities

Set priorities, manpower activities, and build schedules for the team in conjunction with the Fabrication Manager.
Hold the team accountable for meeting quality objectives, functional performance, techniques, timing, and budget.
Maintain, direct, and schedule daily project communication meetings within the studios.
Update and follow up on continuous improvement initiatives for the department or processes.
Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.
Execute employee training, develop, guide, and coach employees.
Ensure employees work in a safe, organized work environment and adhere to company policies.
Maintain professional interactions with direct reports, other departments, management, vendors, and customers.
Attend daily or weekly staff meetings to receive and report out on department tasks or program status.
Communicate program status to the Program Manager and escalate issues as necessary.
Provide constant floor supervision to ensure processes and standard operating procedures are followed.
Maintain inventory and order all supplies associated with projects.
Complete final inspection of parts for quality and MRP accuracy before delivery.
Report back if assistance is needed to maintain or organize specific areas.
Oversee crib materials distribution and material usage.
Manage tool ordering, sign out, and tracking.
Maintain MRP status for the department daily.
Participate in client open issues reviews when needed.
Provide accurate estimates for hourly requirements, material costs, etc., and project assumptions for quoting purposes.