Assembly Supervisor

Job Description

Job Description

Assembly Supervisor

About Us:

Safe Flight, a leader in aviation safety and flight performance systems, was founded in 1946. The company pioneered the development of Stall Warning and Angle of Attack, Automatic Throttle Systems, Wind Shear Warning, and many other innovations in aircraft instrumentation, flight performance, and control systems for fixed and rotary winged aircraft. With product installed on over two-thirds of the world’s aircraft, Safe Flight counts among its customers the majority of the world’s aircraft manufacturers, more than 50 airlines, hundreds of operators of corporate jet aircraft and U.S. and International Armed Services.

Safe Flight’s benefits: include employer-funded health care, on-site lunch program, 401K contribution, Wellness and Education Reimbursement, paid-time off and sick time, and various other programs.

Full-Time: Office hours from 7:45 am to 4: 15 p.m. Onsite Monday through Friday

Salary range: $60, 000 to $80,000 per year (salary commensurate with experience)

Key Responsibilities

Oversee the daily operations of a production facility, ensuring that goods are produced efficiently, safely, on time, and within quality standards. They are responsible for coordinating production schedules, managing staff, maintaining equipment, and implementing process improvements.

• Production Oversight: Planning, scheduling, and directing daily production activities to meet targets.
• Safety & Compliance: Ensuring adherence to company policies, and quality standards.
• Staff Management: Hiring, training, supervising, and motivating production floor staff.
• Process Improvement: Implementing Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, 5S, and other continuous improvement methodologies to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
• Equipment Maintenance: Coordinating with maintenance teams to ensure machinery is operating correctly and performing preventive maintenance.
• Troubleshooting: Analyzing and resolving production, machinery, or quality issues.

Qualifications and Skills

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, manufacturing, business, or a related field is often required.
• Experience: Typically, 5-10 years of experience in manufacturing, with a strong preference for prior management or supervisory roles.
• Technical Knowledge: Familiarity with specific manufacturing processes, machinery, and blueprints.
• Systems Knowledge: Proficiency in ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Soft Skills: Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Equal Opportunities Employer

Safe Flight 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.