Production Detailing Supervisor

Sentry Equipment•Oconomowoc, WI

18d

About The Position

The Production Detailing Supervisor supervises and develops a small team of production detailing professionals. The role ensures drawings are accurate, complete, and manufacturable, and verifies that incoming work is ready for detailing. The supervisor coordinates workload and priorities, reviews drawings and documentation before release, resolves gaps in source information with stakeholders, and supports timely delivery while reducing errors, rework, and unnecessary process steps. The position also maintains and improves drafting standards, checking methods, best practices, and team processes. It serves as a technical and process resource for the team, addresses employee performance matters in partnership with the Director of Engineering and Human Resources, and leads the recruitment, onboarding, training, assignment, and development of engineering and detailing interns. Strong cross-department relationships are important to the role.

Responsibilities

Supervise, coach, and develop a team of three to five production detailing professionals; set priorities, balance workload, provide ongoing feedback, and support performance and career development.
Review and approve team drawings and related documentation for accuracy, completeness, fit, function, manufacturability, and compliance with drafting standards before release.
Confirm incoming detailing work has accurate and complete requirements, specifications, calculations, models, marked-up drawings, and other source information; resolve gaps with Engineering, Sales, Project Management, and other stakeholders before assigning work.
Ensure timely delivery of accurate engineering drawings and related documentation while minimizing errors, rework, engineering time, and unnecessary process touches.
Maintain and improve drafting standards, design best practices, checking methods, and team processes, and lead continuous improvement initiatives supporting quality, efficiency, and consistency.
Prepare performance reviews with appropriate documentation throughout the year and address employee performance or disciplinary matters in partnership with the Director of Engineering and Human Resources.
Serve as a technical and process resource for the Production Detailing Team.
Lead recruitment, selection, onboarding, training, work assignment, and ongoing development of engineering and detailing interns.
Build relationships with other departments, including Manufacturing, Purchasing, Quality, Sales, Marketing, and Project Managers.