Manufacturing Assistant Supervisor

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FUNCTION: Assistant Supervisor, Manufacturing Manufacturing POSITION

DESCRIPTION: The Assistant Supervisor, Manufacturing, supports production operations by leading a team to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and productivity targets while ensuring adherence to operational and quality standards. This role is more execution-focused and actively supports and performs hands-on production activities as needed to meet operational demands. The position reports to Manufacturing Manager or Director.

REPORTING STRUCTURE: Supervisor, Manager or Director

DIRECT REPORTS (if applicable): Production employees within the assigned area or shift

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to:

• Support production team execution to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and productivity cost targets.

• Perform hands-on production activities as needed to maintain workflow and meet operational demands.

• Reinforce adherence to operational and quality standards to ensure compliant production.

• Support management of staffing, output, and on-time delivery within the assigned production area or shift.

• Resolve moderately complex production and personnel issues to maintain daily operations.

• Collaborate with engineering, quality, supply chain, Program Management, and maintenance to resolve operational challenges.

• Communicate production performance, issues, and improvement plans to leadership and cross-functional teams.

• Provide day-to-day direction, coaching, and performance feedback to production employees.

• Support labor utilization, overtime control, and reduction of scrap or rework to improve performance.

• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Required Experience Education: Post-secondary diploma or degree in manufacturing, operations, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Experience: 2–3 years of manufacturing experience with prior leadership or supervisory responsibility.

Skills Required:

• Strong knowledge of production workflows, KPIs, labor planning, and root cause analysis.

• Proficiency in manufacturing systems, KPI tracking, data analysis, and problem-solving tools.

Assistant Supervisor, Manufacturing Job Description| • Ability to apply technical knowledge to manage daily performance and corrective actions. • Effective communication skills for cross-functional collaboration and reporting.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT CONDITIONS Physical and/or Mental Demands While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel office equipment, objects, tools, or controls.

The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 5 pounds, and occasionally up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, mid-range vision, and the ability to adjust focus to facilitate using computer.

Must be able to focus on multitasking and managing overlapping priorities.  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential and non-essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

Working Conditions:

The working environment is generally clean; however, this position may be exposed to occasional dust, metals/solder occasional exposure to high noise levels from operating machines or physical hazards from moving equipment and machine parts. The employee must wear designated PPE and/or electrostatic dissipative protection where required. Otherwise, office/business casual attire, consistent with site specific safety guidelines is appropriate.  

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Creation Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Canada: Title for the position will be in accordance with applicable national and local laws.