Lead - Assembly

Description

OVERVIEW

Cadrex is searching for an Assembly Department Lead who will be responsible for managing and supervising the assembly department, ensuring smooth operations, high-quality output, and a motivated workforce. Your strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills will contribute to the success of the assembly department. By collaborating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders, you will drive a culture of excellence, teamwork, and continuous improvement within the department.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead, mentor, and supervise a team of assembly line leads and assemblers, providing guidance and fostering a positive work environment
• Plan, organize, and coordinate assembly activities to meet production schedules and quality standards
• Collaborate with the Production Manager to establish production goals, prioritize tasks, and optimize resource allocation
• Monitor assembly processes to ensure products are assembled accurately, efficiently, and according to specifications
• Conduct regular quality inspections, implement corrective actions, and ensure adherence to quality control procedures
• Drive the implementation of best practices, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and continuous improvement initiatives within the assembly department
• Train and develop assembly personnel, identifying training needs and providing opportunities for skill enhancement
• Maintain and enforce safety protocols, ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures
• Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain, to address operational issues and collaborate on process improvements
• Analyze production metrics, identify trends, and report performance data to senior management

Requirements

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Lead, mentor, and supervise a team of assembly line leads and assemblers, providing guidance and fostering a positive work environment
• Plan, organize, and coordinate assembly activities to meet production schedules and quality standards
• Collaborate with the Production Manager to establish production goals, prioritize tasks, and optimize resource allocation
• Monitor assembly processes to ensure products are assembled accurately, efficiently, and according to specifications
• Conduct regular quality inspections, implement corrective actions, and ensure adherence to quality control procedures
• Drive the implementation of best practices, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and continuous improvement initiatives within the assembly department
• Train and develop assembly personnel, identifying training needs and providing opportunities for skill enhancement
• Maintain and enforce safety protocols, ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures
• Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain, to address operational issues and collaborate on process improvements
• Analyze production metrics, identify trends, and report performance data to senior management

EDUCATION

• Bachelors degree in Engineering, Automation, or related field preferred

LOCATION

• Onsite

SCHEDULE

• M-F

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to the risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate and occasionally loud.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

CADREX’S CORE VALUES

• Safety first, rising to the challenge, collaboration, accountability, and doing the right thing

TOTAL COMPENSATION INCLUDES

• Health/dental/vision coverage
• Employer-paid and supplemental life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Generous paid time off and holiday pay
• Monthly remote work stipend (for remote employees who qualify)
• 401(k) investment plan, with an employer match of up to 4%
• Education support program
• Safety eyeglasses/shoe reimbursement
• Referral bonuses
• Bonus plan for all full-time employees

ABOUT US

CADREX Manufacturing Solutions is a leading provider of complex sheet metal and machined production parts, assemblies, and weldments for a variety of end markets, including electrical transmission and distribution, warehouse automation, technology, aerospace & defense, medical, food, and industrials. With locations in Colorado, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Washington, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, and Monterrey Mexico, CADREX offers numerous in-house manufacturing capabilities, including laser cutting, sheet metal fabrication, complex assembly, CNC punching, CNC machining, forming, robotic welding, stamping, fastener insertion, and tool and die manufacturing, to effectively serve customers with lights-out manufacturing capabilities for mid- to high-volume production. For more information, visit

Cadrex provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.