Supv, Automation Indirect

Job Description

Job Description

Reports to: Production Manager 

Department: Automation Department 

This position exists to oversee productivity and quality expectations, and ensure production schedules are met.

About Bal Seal: Bal Seal Engineering delivers advanced sealing, connecting, and contact solutions that serve medical, aerospace, energy, and industrial markets. Our proprietary spring-energized seals and electrical contacts help customers achieve precision, efficiency, and reliability. Employees thrive in a culture that values craftsmanship, technical mastery, and close partnership with customers solving complex challenges.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of ~20 automated equipment operators on 1st shift
• Follows established procedures and approved supervisory processes
• Review production schedules, engineering specifications, orders, and related information, which will dictate the manufacturing methods, procedures, and activities to be employed
• Ensure that operators are working safely, as well as meeting production, quality, and cost targets
• Administer and execute policies, procedures, and practices that affect supervised employees
• Relentlessly drive improvement of the operations under their purview using Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement strategies, as well as by partnering with Engineering
• Schedule production for high-quality, on-time/in-full delivery to the customer.
• Play an integral role in creating a department that balances individual accountability with a fun, achievement-oriented, collegial environment 
• Perform other duties as assigned

Education : 

• High School Diploma or equivalent (Associates degree or higher desirable)
• Lean or Six Sigma Yellow Belt (or equivalent) required; Green Belt preferred

Experience : 

• Minimum of three (3) years of progressive and relevant supervision experience in a related field such as manufacturing, medical devices, industrial, aerospace, or automotive
• Minimum of five (5) years of manufacturing process experience
• Strong leadership experience in diverse manufacturing environments
• Experience with complex scheduling

• Good Leadership, team-building, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to determine the scheduling and line placement of various assembly work orders using available business information
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and tool designs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to solve problems at their root, independently or as part of a team
• Understanding of continuous improvement practices, and able to lead others to complete improvement projects
• Ability to delegate duties as needed

• Employee is occasionally required to stand.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to walk. 
• This position is mainly sedentary; Therefore, required to sit.
• Employee regularly required to talk to others and to hear their responses. 
• Occasionally will need to bend, stoop and squat. 
• Frequent lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. 
• Required to reach with hands and arms to handle documents and products.
• Must be able to enter data into a computer by use of a key board and mouse and be able to sit for long periods at his/her desk as well as occasionally visit employees throughout the building to gather data and clarify information.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job are those necessary for clearly reading printed material and information printed on a computer screen. 
• Position requires the ability to think and respond at the level necessary to execute the position essential functions.

The work environment conditions are typical of both an office and a manufacturing environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the basic functions. The noise level in the work environment ranges from quiet to moderate, however, hearing protection may be required if employee enters high noise areas as a part of their normal job duties.

Benefits:

At Bal Seal Engineering (BSE) we recognize how important your career and benefits are to you and your family. We offer a full suite of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability coverage, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, basic and supplemental life insurance, employee assistance plan, retirement savings and matching, and other developmental opportunities. We are committed to supporting the way you live and work.

BSE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to complete the application process may contact Human Resources.

This position requires access to information subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Employment is contingent upon the applicant being a “U.S. person” as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.15), which includes U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, refugees, or asylees, as required by U.S. export control laws.