Senior Supervisor, Assembly

Summary

The Senior Supervisor is responsible for leading multiple Assembly Supervisors and Team Leads to successfully execute the assembly phase of single and multiple units engineered-to-order projects. He or she will be responsible for managing labor hours, durations, and contingency plans. Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to ensuring compliance with assembly work instructions, quality procedures while focusing on continuous improvement, waste reduction, and cost savings. He or she must be able to develop and maintain good working relationships across the value stream including Fabrication, Engineering, Procurement, and Material Control departments.

Principle Responsibilities and Duties

Control

• Deliver regular project updates to engineering management, covering RTS/walkdown schedules, material risks, and build challenges.
• Guide and align Assembly Supervisors to ensure consistency across multi-build projects and similar product lines.
• Utilize KPIs and tools like Power BI to identify and act on areas for improvement in labor, overtime, quality, and safety.
• Oversee balanced resource allocation and technical expertise across assembly teams.
• Ensure Supervisor readiness by reviewing project data and deliverables during Assembly Kick-Off Meetings (AKOM).
• Lead hiring efforts for all assembly trades by participating in interviews and vetting candidates.

Accountability

• Own and drive KPI performance such as labor utilization, overtime %, and AWARE Card participation.
• Monitor and manage assembly labor costs, including consumables, actual vs. planned hours, and overtime budgets.
• Ensure balanced staffing across projects and timely delivery vs. quoted schedules (RTS vs. QSD).
• Address and resolve NCRs and other issues through root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Provide Manufacturing Engineering feedback on Assembly Build Sequences (ABS), planned hours, and durations.
• Communicate material delays and their effects on ABS to Engineering, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing Engineering.
• Ensure completion of scope within Assembly’s responsibility and proper GPS Traveler sign-off.
• Enforce safety protocols (AWARE Cards, Take5, JSA, JRA, etc.).

Influence

• Work with Technical Specialists to ensure realistic ABS plans and layouts.
• Advise management on headcount, resource capabilities, and trade skill levels.
• Collaborate on skill assessment of labor candidates and recommend direct hires as needed.
• Coordinate with Manufacturing Engineering to schedule timely trade meetings and training sessions.

Required Support

Engineering:

• Direction for resolving project issues, unit testing approval, and clarity on deliverables and customer requirements.

Supply Chain:

• Timely updates on material delivery status.

Material Control & Receiving:

• Support for timely material delivery and heavy lift coordination.

Material Specialists:

• Partner with Assembly Supervisors for custody transfer of materials.

Planning:

• Align with Supervisors to maintain accurate schedules for projects and plant operations.

Qualifications

• 10 or more years’ experience packaging natural gas equipment.
• Supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment is required.
• Bachelor of Science Degree or equivalent experience.
• Must be able to interpret engineering drawings such as P&IDs, General arrangements, and Electrical drawings.
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office software such as Excel, Word, Teams, and Outlook.
• Basic familiarities with ERP systems, such as SAP, Project Systems (PS), and Production Planning (PP)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be dependable, highly motivated, self-directed, have attention to detail, and great organizational skills with a minimum amount of daily direct supervision.

Physical Requirements

Fast-paced general office and industrial environment. Many tasks have high degrees of time sensitivity.