Assembly Supervisor

Eaton's Electrical sector is currently hiring an Assembly Supervisor to join our team. This position is based at our Edmonton, AB facility and offers benefits from Day 1.

What you'll do:

Reporting to a Production Manager, the Assembly Supervisor is responsible for managing shop floor workflow, ensuring delivery schedules are met, providing guidance on production methods, procedures, processes, and assigning duties and priorities to Mechanical & Wiring departments. Lead by example in areas such as safety, ethical standards, attendance, intensity, sense of urgency, team philosophy, initiative, quality assurance, standard work, 5S+, product knowledge, positive attitude, interpersonal communication skills, and professional presence.

In this role you will:

• Establish, monitor, and sustain active communications between all levels of plant personnel to assure a positive work environment.

• Develop and implement cost-out, productivity improvement and strategic manufacturing programs consistent with plant objectives.

• Analyze department capacity restrictions and developed alternative plans to improve methods and layouts, as well as recommend new equipment expenditures to align capacity with plant objectives.

• Support HI5 metrics for key business drivers through learning and engagement throughout the assembly operation team.

• Implement process improvement, cost reduction and quality improvement processes in conjunction with the Eaton Business System (EBS).

• Maintain departmental tooling and equipment, including the provision of new/replacement hand tools etc. Ensured hardware and tooling inventories are monitored.

• Manage department manpower and capacity planning.

• Provide on-going mentoring, coaching and development of direct reports to instill a team-focused and quality culture within the department.

• Adhere to ISO9001:2015/EQS quality procedures.

• Maintain a positive commitment to the safety of self and others identifying and reporting any hazard(s) in the workplace using the Hazard Identification Form

• Act as a positive role model and support change actively participating in the implementation of the ELSS (Eaton Lean Six Sigma) tools.

• Meet daily production targets maintaining production flow, recording jobs completed and reporting issues preventing compliance.

• Monitor and check In Process Check List, Action List, 5S and Gemba walk.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Completion of a Post-Secondary or a Vocational program OR Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering.

• Three (3) years of manufacturing experience

• Must be eligible to work without company sponsorship

• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates residing within an 80km radius of Edmonton will be considered.

Preferred qualifications:

• Licensed P. Eng or CET is an asset

• Five (5) years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.