Welding Assistant Supervisor, 1st Shift (TKM199)

CC Industries•Mitchell, SD

About The Position

The Welding Assistant Supervisor assists the manufacturing supervisor with safety, quality, and production while leading individual contributors on the shop floor. The role supervises personnel in an assigned area, supports production planning and throughput, and helps ensure products meet company standards and schedules. The Assistant Supervisor works with Engineering, Quality Control, Service, and other departments to meet Trail King standards for quality, safety, cost, and delivery. The position may require working all shifts as needed.

Requirements

Preferably a minimum of 5 years of trailer manufacturing experience with previous supervisory experience.
Possess or be able to learn competencies related to fixtures, routings, structures, and other elements affecting the assigned area.
Excellent work history.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to work with all levels of management and staff.
Ability to research and weigh facts before reaching conclusions or making decisions.
Ability to control emotions in stressful situations.
Self-motivated and able to work independently.
Strong organizational and planning skills.
Willingness and ability to work a flexible schedule, including all shifts, to cover assigned work areas.
Familiarity with Lean Enterprise or Lean Manufacturing concepts.
Experience with computers.
Ability to stand, walk, sit, climb, use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear.
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Required vision abilities include close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Ability to use ladders to work at heights up to 12 feet at times.

Nice To Haves

Trailer manufacturing experience and previous supervisory experience are preferred.

Responsibilities

Adhere to and manage safety rules and regulations to maintain a safe environment.
Verify that assigned personnel receive required safety training, including training new hires on Safety Training Modules when necessary.
Maintain assigned shop areas in a neat, orderly, and safe condition using 5S.
Participate in safety audits and incident reporting.
Work with Engineering, Quality Control, and Service to ensure products meet company standards and are built to drawings or specifications using approved methods.
Follow Engineering and Manufacturing memos, routings, and cut sheets; consult the Plant Manager and/or Quality Manager when a deviation is deemed necessary.
Conduct start-up meetings covering safety, quality, and delivery.
Supervise shop floor personnel in the assigned area and assign personnel to areas or projects.
Complete entries in work history files.
Ensure personnel have the required instructions, tools, parts, and prints.
Update Kronos, including correcting punches, assigning attendance points, and entering PTO.
Audit and correct ATM to ensure accurate data.
Plan production throughput to meet or exceed the master production schedule in the assigned area.
Monitor and track employee hours, evaluate performance against established standards, help establish new standards, and communicate performance to production employees.
Work to increase efficiencies throughout manufacturing.
Communicate with departments at all levels to help ensure products and processes meet Trail King standards for quality, safety, cost, and delivery.
Enforce and model company rules, policies, and procedures.
Continually evaluate personnel and provide education and training to improve their understanding of machinery and products.
Prepare personnel performance evaluations by assessing skills, abilities, strengths, and weaknesses.
Maintain communication between shop areas to help prevent potential problems.
Work all shifts as required and attend continuing education as directed by the company.
Identify critical positions, ensure backup personnel are in place, arrange training as needed, and rotate backup personnel to maintain skills.
Participate in candidate interviews as needed and conduct weld evaluations.
Perform additional management-assigned tasks, including Lean projects, Lean Enterprise initiatives, and cost-reduction projects.
Perform labor activities in the assigned work area as needed.
Assure conformance to personnel and safety policies and procedures and support products meeting quality and efficiency standards and schedules.