Optical Payload Production Supervisor

Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervises production and assembly staff in various locations through all phases of production.
• Offers guidance and coaching to manufacturing personnel.
• Oversees the design and building of tooling needed for the production process.
• Represents the production and assembly group with planning, test, quality, production control and engineering staff.
• Represents the group with outside vendors and customers regarding projects, operations, scheduling and contractual requirements.
• Analyzes work orders and blueprints to determine information such as material to be used, type and sequence of operations required.
• Ensures and monitors adequate usage and supply of all production materials and tooling.
• Interprets, executes and recommends plans, policies, procedures and schedules.
• Schedules and coordinates work assignments.
• Ensures accurate time charging.
• Participates in the development of over-all objectives and long term goals of the group.
• Implements measures to improve production methods, equipment performance and quality of product.
• Manages and participates in the planning, attraction, selection, retention, and development of human resources.
• Assigns, directs and reviews the work of employees.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree and eleven or more years of progressive professional experience in a production related environment emphasizing complex manufacturing and assembly techniques.
• May substitute equivalent experience in lieu of education.
• Must demonstrate extensive technical knowledge of production and assembly concepts and practices, and the ability to organize, schedule, and coordinate workloads and staff to meet established milestones.
• Must be customer focused and possess:
• The ability to identify issues, analyze and interpret data and develop innovative solutions to a variety of unusually complex matters of diverse scope;
• Excellent analytical, verbal and written communication skills to accurately document, report, and present findings to a variety of audiences including senior management and external parties;
• Excellent interpersonal skills to influence and guide all levels of employees;
• The ability to maintain the confidentiality of sensitive information;
• The ability to initiate, plan, and manage multiple projects or programs, budgets and schedules;
• The ability to manage multiple shifts;
• The ability to represent the company on external projects;
• Excellent computer skills.
• The ability to work extended hours is essential as is the ability to travel as required.