Switchgear Lead

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Supervise and mentor technicians, providing guidance, training, and performance feedback to support their professional development and ensure adherence to safety protocols and production standards.
• Cookordination daily activities, assign tasks, and monitor progress to optimize workflow and achieve production goals, ensuring that resources are effectively utilized and production schedules are met.
• Plan and prioritize production schedules, job assignments, and resource allocation based on customer orders, inventory levels, and equipment availability, collaborating with production planners and scheduling teams as needed.
• Cookordinate with purchasing, inventory control, and logistics departments to ensure timely procurement of materials and components required for operations.
• Establish and enforce quality control processes, inspection procedures, and quality standards to ensure that fabricated components or products meet specifications, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations.
• Conduct regular audits and inspections of work-in-progress and finished goods, identifying opportunities for process improvements, corrective actions, or rework as needed.
• Identify opportunities for process optimization, efficiency improvements, and cost reduction initiatives within the department, implementing Lean manufacturing principles, Six Sigma methodologies, or other continuous improvement tools and techniques.
• Analyze production metrics, performance indicators, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor departmental performance, track progress against targets, and drive performance improvements.

Safety and Compliance

• Ensure compliance with occupational health and safety regulations, environmental standards, and company policies, conducting safety inspections, hazard assessments, and incident investigations to maintain a safe working environment.
• Promote a culture of safety awareness, hazard identification, and risk mitigation among fabrication department staff, encouraging active participation in safety training programs and initiatives.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams, foster collaboration, and drive performance to achieve production goals and objectives.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively with employees, peers, and senior management, as well as external stakeholders and customers.
• Problem-solving abilities and analytical skills, with the capability to identify root causes of production issues, implement corrective actions, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Knowledge of processes, techniques, and equipment, as well as familiarity with quality management systems, production planning software, and ERP systems.
• Understanding of safety regulations, compliance requirements, and best practices for manufacturing operations, as well as experience implementing safety programs and initiatives in a production environment.

Education & Experience

• Experience in fabrication, manufacturing, or a related industry, with supervisory or leadership experience in a production environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing Management, or a related field preferred but not required.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Relevant certifications in manufacturing management, Lean Six Sigma, or occupational health and safety may be advantageous.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Occasional reaching/working overhead, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling
• Frequent walking
• Continuous standing and repetitive hand motion
• Lifting requirements include occasional lifting up to 50 pounds, frequent lifting of up to 50 pounds and continuous lifting of up to 15 pounds.