Assembly Supervisor

About Us Orion Castings is North America’s leading full-service aluminum, zinc, and magnesium die casting manufacturer. Since 1970, we have produced the highest-quality die cast parts and assemblies for major customers, sharing a deep dedication to stretching the boundaries of what’s possible in manufacturing. Cambridge Division Our Cambridge Division is one of Orion Castings longest-running facilities. Founded in 1945, Cambridge has been providing contract manufacturing die casting worldwide for more than 80 years. Operating out of a massive 300,000-square-foot facility, we provide a large-scale environment for expert manufacturing services. Start here, retire here At Orion Castings, we build careers—notjobs. There is a reason why so many of our team members celebrate 20+ years with the company. Start here, retire here, and join us in making advanced aluminum die cast parts for the aerospace, medical device, robotics, and defense industries. Summary We are looking for a dynamic Assembly Supervisor to join our leadership team in North Billerica, MA. In this role, your priorities will be beautifully balanced between ensuring production objectives are met, driving continuous improvement, and actively developing your team members so they can grow in their careers. The ideal candidate brings a product engineering background and a natural focus on managing quality, workflow, and strategic vendor/customer relations. Compensation & Schedule Salary Range: $82,500 - $100,000 / year (Depending on experience) Schedule: Full-Time | Day Shift Benefits & Perks At Orion Castings, we invest in our employees' well-being and future. We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you both professionally and personally: Comprehensive Health Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance. Secure Your Future: 401(k) with a competitive company match. Work-Life Balance: Generous Paid Time Off (PTO), dedicated sick time, and 11 paid company holidays. Invest in Your Growth: Tuition reimbursement and paid leadership/technical training. Career Advancement: Clear opportunities to advance your professional career within a stable, long-running facility. Duties And Responsibilities Team Leadership: Directs the daily work of assembly teams, spanning several operational areas to fully accommodate manufacturing needs. Program Management: Takes ownership of program management for a key, high-profile product line, managing the assembly process from start to finish. Production Coordination: Supervises overall production by collaborating daily with customer service, production control, and paint shop management. Quality & Engineering: Oversees ultimate product quality, designs/develops assembly operations for new production lines, and relentlessly improves existing processes for peak efficiency. Workforce Planning: Reviews forecasts for upcoming production needs, runs open order reports, properly assigns tasks, and ensures team members are continuously cross-training to build a flexible workforce. Performance & Metrics: Analyzes area performance results to drive continuous improvement activities that meet or exceed safety, productivity, quality, and uptime goals. Talent Development: Conducts Associate performance reviews, identifies skills gaps, creates individual development plans, and manages team time and attendance according to company policy. Workplace Excellence: Attends daily production meetings to report out on project status, review order fulfillment, and handle known downtime or quality issues. Performs daily 5S audits to maintain an optimal, safe floor. Position Requirements Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred (ideally in an engineering or technical discipline). Experience: Minimum of 3 years of manufacturing leadership experience preferred. Lean Manufacturing: Practical experience with Lean methodologies such as 5S, Standard Work, Problem Solving, and Value Stream Mapping preferred. Systems & Software: Ability to work efficiently within ERP systems, alongside proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Skills And Competencies Influence & Trust: Exceptional ability to build instant credibility, forge trust, and comfortably lead/influence other leaders across the organization without direct authority. Versatile Communication: Ability to fluidly interact and collaborate with all levels of the organization, from production floor associates to senior corporate executives. Change Management: Driven to help teams look at challenges differently and successfully implement new, optimized production paradigms. #J-18808-Ljbffr