Supervisor, Shop

Samuel, Son & Co.•Tucson, AZ

5h•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves managing and overseeing all daily operations of the shop, including personnel supervision. The Supervisor will assist with and troubleshoot production, safety, and environmental issues to ensure smooth operations. They are responsible for meeting manufacturing schedules by allocating manpower, space, and machinery, and will work with the maintenance department to prioritize equipment repair to minimize impact on jobs and worker health and safety. This position serves as the first point of contact for resolving disputes or answering questions related to schedule or job operations. The Supervisor will also collaborate with the tool room attendant to monitor consumables and tool status, and with the welding committee to review applicants, monitor procedures, and create educational opportunities. Communication with the QC manager is essential for scheduling quality control inspections and testing. The role requires monitoring floor production to ensure adherence to correct procedures and task focus. Performance reviews for shop employees are to be conducted at least twice annually, with recommendations for wage rates or bonus levels. Face-to-face evaluations will be performed to discuss performance and improvement goals, and feedback will be sought for overall improvement and employee opinions on project status. The Supervisor will communicate status updates to project managers during the Weekly Shop meeting, informing them of major changes requiring immediate attention and providing feedback on conditions impacting job scheduling. Knowledge of machinery and shop capabilities across all buildings is necessary for efficient utilization of full capacity. The Supervisor will leverage their familiarity with fabrication processes, metal alloys, and properties to assist project personnel in creating work that runs efficiently through the shop. They will also work with detailers or project managers to ensure accuracy of part dimensions and requirements, referencing blueprints and part layouts. Daily labor hours on all projects will be reconciled for compilation by the M2M (ERP system) labor reporting. The role involves seeking ways to increase overall shop efficiency, assisting project managers as needed, performing miscellaneous duties as assigned, and maintaining the confidentiality of customer and CAID Industries proprietary information. Good housekeeping practices around the shop are also required.

Requirements

Strong background in fabrication, equipment, and techniques
Ability to pass a 2/3G open root GMAW/FCAW certification.
10 years’ fabrication experience or equivalent attributes or abilities as approved by upper management.
Must have effective communication skills including communicating Layoffs, terminations, and disciplinary action
Must be able to pass an ITAR-grade background check.
Ability to maintain total confidentiality.
Understands value of time and materials.
Willingness to enforce & implement Company Mandates
Effective problem-solving skills
Must be able and flexible to work and make effective decisions in a changing environment where details aren’t always available.
Must be able to motivate, inspire and compel people to do their best.

Responsibilities

Manages and oversees all daily operations including the supervision of personnel.
Assists with and troubleshoots production issues, safety, environmental and anything else that impacts the smooth operation of the Shop.
Ensures that manufacturing schedules are met through the allocation of manpower, space, and machinery.
Works with maintenance department, PMs of equipment and others to prioritize equipment repair to minimize the impact to jobs and worker health and safety.
Is the first resource in settling disputes or answering questions related to schedule or job operation.
Works with tool room attendant to monitor consumables and tool status.
Works with welding committee to review applicants, to provide and monitor procedures and to create educational opportunities for shop personnel.
Communicates with QC manager at appropriate times to schedule quality control inspections or testing per project mandated procedures.
Monitors floor production to ensure that shop employees are following correct procedures and are staying "on-task".
Reviews shop employee’s performance at least twice per year and makes recommendations as to wage rates or bonus levels. Performs face to face evaluation of employees to apprise them of their current performance level and improvement goals. Seeks feedback for overall improvement and employee opinion on project status.
Communicates status to project managers at the Weekly Shop meeting. Keeps them informed of major status changes that would require their immediate attention. Gives project manager feedback as to conditions that will have an impact on the scheduling of their jobs.
Is knowledgeable of machinery and shop capabilities in all buildings so that s/he can efficiently utilize our full capacity.
Referring to their own familiarity with fabrication processes, metal alloys and properties, relates that knowledge to project personnel to assist them in creating work that can run through the shop efficiently.
With the understanding of blueprints and part layouts ("stretch-outs"), works with detailers or project managers to ensure accuracy of part dimensions and requirements.
Reconciles daily labor hours on all projects for compilation by M2M (ERP system) labor reporting.
Looks for ways to increase overall shop efficiency.
Assists project managers as needed.
Performs miscellaneous duties as assigned.
Maintains the confidentiality of customer and CAID Industries proprietary information.
Maintains good housekeeping practices around the shop.
Ensure that all Safety, Environmental and PPE policies are followed.
Monitor and enforce safety practices.
Ensure employees utilize proper PPE.
Conduct Safety Talks (at least 2X per month)
Job hazard assessment as needed.
Shop Safety Audits
Utilize Samuel Safety Portal to report accidents, incidents, hazard recognitions and Safety Contacts in a timely manner and conduct follow-up as required.
Ensure that safety training for all team members is up to date.
Adhere to and abide by all ITAR-specific job standards and training. Protect and properly safeguard ITAR-sensitive information and work product; ensure dissemination or disclosure of and access to “protected data” occurs only with those trained and approved for exposure to ITAR content.
IMMEDIATELY notify Supervisor/Manager, Human Resources, Legal (email: [email protected]) or the Samuel Ethics Alert Hotline of known or suspected unauthorized disclosure, release of or access to protected ITAR content.