Assembly Supervisor jobs in West Covina, CA

Who is Senior plc?

Senior plc is an international, market-leading, engineering solutions provider with 30 operating businesses in 13 countries. Senior designs, manufactures and markets high-technology components and systems for the principal original equipment producers in the worldwide aerospace, defense, and land vehicle and power & energy markets. The Group is split into two divisions, Aerospace and Flexonics, servicing five key sectors.

Our global values underpin what we do, and how we do it …

Safety – Integrity – Customer Focus – Respect & Trust – Accountability – Excellence

Who is SSP?

Senior Aerospace SSP, specializes in designing, manufacturing, and qualifying complex ducting systems for aerospace applications. Since its humble roots in 1945, the campus has now expanded to include a 59,000 sq. ft high-volume production facility, in addition to its legacy 131,000 ft2 main buildings which combined, accommodate over 500 employees. Vertically integrated with its own foundry, fabrication shop, and ISO certified engineering lab, Senior Aerospace SSP acquired by Senior PLC in 1995 and has continued its expansion into new programs and technologies. 

Why join SSP?

Senior Aerospace SSP  is the leader of innovative design and manufacturing methods in the area of complex aerospace systems. Joining out team will provide you with a rewarding career with a tight-knit and collaborative team. You will also enjoy a competitive compensation package that includes a market-led base salary, comprehensive benefits package along with wellness benefits, matching 401K plan and paid time off. Apply today for an opportunity to join our team!

If offer of employment is made it will be contingent upon passing all of the following: Drug Test, Background Check, ITAR and U.S. Export Compliance Screening.

What does the job involve?

Summary: Responsible for all assembly/welding operations. Supervises all personnel within these departments.  Instills the culture of visual material flow and standard work. Maintain the required safety stock buffers to ensure 100% OTD.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Under general supervision, must be able to perform a variety of job duties including, but not limited to:

• Directs all work in their assigned departments in accordance with specifications established by the engineering division.
• Utilizes the machines, materials, services, reports and recommendations provided by the various staff functions to control both detailed operations and overall performance in the department. Examples:
  • Using the production schedules and daily status report furnished by the Production Control function to control the production and prevent delinquencies.
  • Approving and applying promptly all-time standards by the Manufacturing Engineering function and seeing to it that they are properly administered and used. Keeping abreast of all method changes in the department, regardless of where initiated, and being fully responsible for reporting all such changes promptly to the Manufacturing Engineering function.
  • Using the variance reports form Data Processing as a guide to take necessary corrective action to keep costs in line with the budget.
• Makes every effort to overcome obstacles, such as material shortages or machine and tooling breakdowns, which may interfere with meeting schedules or maintaining quality; uses their best judgment in these cases, going to the Superintendent only when he cannot get help, action or results unaided. Can enlist the aid of Tooling and Engineering, Production Control, Manufacturing Engineering and other departments.
• Trains and assists their workers to:
  • Maintain product quality in accordance with specifications.
  • Keep scrap at the lowest practicable level.
  • Maintain high productivity, without lowering quality standards.
  • Maintain a smooth flow of work within the department and into the departments to which the department supplies parts.
  • Control costs to meet the budget.
  • Work safely.
  • Maintain good housekeeping throughout the department.
• Carries out special projects in the department. Such projects may result from employee suggestions; better method proposals by lead persons; suggestions from the Manager - Manufacturing Engineering and others.
• Consults with Human Resources regarding Grievances.
• Assume full responsibility for the quality of parts leaving the department and for the accuracy of all production counts. May delegate, but is still fully responsible.
• Maintain such records as may be prescribed by their superintendent and others.
• Keeps the Superintendent informed verbally and makes reports only upon special request by authorized individuals.
• Provides supervisory direction to all assigned personnel; selects personnel; prepares performance review; administers discipline; makes recommendations regarding compensation, promotion, demotion and termination of employees.
• To conduct regular department inspections to ensure cleanliness and safety. To arrange for proper maintenance, operation, and orderliness of working area, machinery, equipment, facilities, and material in process within the area of their jurisdiction.
• Performing personnel functions such as recommending the selection, hiring, change in status, or termination of assigned hourly employees. Observing qualifications of employees for selection as Foreman. Assisting in administering the provisions of the labor agreement and/or corporate policies and procedures.
• Follow all Senior policies and procedures.
• Other duties with the work as assigned.

In addition to the above, Supervisors are to maintain an organized, clean and safe work area using safety standards and expectations while adhering to all quality practices. Senior is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED. Bachelor’s degree is highly desirable.
• 5-7 years’ experience in manufacturing environment required, aerospace manufacturing preferred.
• Experience with managing 25 employees.
• Experience with a high-volume manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Mix of experience managing and transforming culture in large assembly operations.
• Career progression with progressively more responsible roles within production operations.
• Lean / Continuous Improvement trained.
• Experience with and oriented toward metrics in business analysis.

Required Skills:

• Language: Ability to read and write in English; analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.  Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.  Able to change communication style depending on audience.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Must have the ability to interpret complicated drawings, understand all types of machinery, production techniques (including heat treatment and other types of special metal processing), and knowledge of the properties of metals.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. Ability to use shop mathematics, tables and charts to solve production machine shop problems. 
• Other Abilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of MAPICS manufacturing software; MS Excel spreadsheet software, MS Word, and MS Powerpoint software. Must have manufacturing, union environment. Must have a background in lean manufacturing. Must be able to use tact and diplomacy in dealing with shop personnel and be fully capable of exercising supervisory responsibilities. Must be a self-starter with problem solving skills.

ITAR Compliance:
• Access to our facility (and, therefore, employment) is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/ or Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, U.S. refugees, asylees or temporary residents under amnesty provisions [as defined in 8 USC 1324b(a)(3)] and properly licensed foreign persons. Applicants receiving a conditional offer of employment will be required to provide information to determine whether they are subject to these regulations and, if so, to assess their country of chargeability for export control purposes. Additionally, potential employee’s names will be screened against the Consolidated Screening List (maintained by the United States government) to determine eligibility to receive technical data.