Fabrication Supervisor

Under the direction of the Department Manager, the Fabrication Supervisor ensures the production of company products at the highest quality and at the lowest possible cost, meeting company policies and procedures. The Fabrication Supervisor will act in a manner that is consistent with Gordon Aluminum’s Customer 1st Philosophy.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time.

• Prioritize, schedule, and delegate work assignments, and directly supervise the systems integration and test functions to ensure the production of company products at the highest quality at the lowest possible cost, meeting company performance standards, and customer specifications and delivery requirements, in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Plan production schedules, review component parts, and sub-assembly availability against build schedule.
• Review parts shortages with purchasing and adjust schedules as necessary.
• Ensure the training of new and present employees in the processes and methods required to achieve the company’s standards for quality, quantity, safety, and ISO 9001.
• Participate in planning meetings, recommending space, personnel, and equipment requirements.
• Ensure adherence to ISA 9001 procedures and requirements, participate in ISO planning sessions.
• Develop and implement preventative maintenance procedures and plan the repair of machines and equipment to minimize downtime.
• Develop, recommend, and implement departmental policies and procedures, processes, and methods.
• Continually evaluate processes and methods, recommend measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, utilization of people, and quality of product.
• Act as technical resource to address and resolve inquiries and problems; analyze and resolve work problems, and assist workers in solving work problems.
• Maintain departmental supplies, tools, equipment, and order as necessary.
• Ensure the completion of all required production paperwork, records, documentation, such as time cards, quality records, etc.
• Ensure compliance with departmental housekeeping standards, and all safety and work rules and regulation
• Takes the initiative, promptly seeking his or her next task requiring minimal supervision.
• Generates new team activities to remove waste and prevent problems.
• Acts in a manner that demonstrates being part of the solution, not the problem.
• Demonstrates continuous improvement to reach goals and raise the bar.
• Ensures proper maintenance of equipment and building and establishes plant housekeeping standards.
• Prioritize and schedules workload.

In addition to the essential duties and responsibilities listed above, all positions are also responsible for:

• Performing all work-related tasks in a manner that is in compliance with all Federal, State, and local standards and regulations.
• Adhering to Company policies, procedures, and directives regarding safety and standards of workplace behavior, in completing job duties and assignments

Supervisory Responsibilities

Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include training employees; assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education and/or Experience

Requires a bachelor’s degree and one or two years related experience; or two years of college and three to five years of progressively responsible related experience; or four years of high school and seven to ten years of progressively responsible related experience; or a combination of education and experience.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers of common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ration and percent.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, production schedules, purchase orders, maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write reports, procedure manuals, and correspondence. Ability to communicate effectively with customers, vendors and other employees of the organization.

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 specifications and information furnished in the written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands

Physical Demand refers to the level and/or duration of physical exertion generally required to perform occupational tasks (sitting, standing, walking, lifting, carrying, reaching, pushing, and pulling).

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to hear, stand, walk, talk and see. Regularly uses hands to handle, or touch objects or controls. Performs repetitive motion of fingers, hands, wrists, shoulders and upper body. The employee is occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl. The employee must frequently lift up to 10 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required for this position include close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less), distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more), Peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point), Depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships), and the Ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus).

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts and extreme heat (non-weather). The employee is regularly exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather), fumes or airborne particles, caustic chemicals, and outdoor weather conditions. On occasion employees can work in high, precarious places, and vibrations.

The noise is typically loud in this work environment. Hearing protection is required.

Employees is expected to wear the required personal protective equipment when on the production floor.

Notice

All requirements are subject to modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and experience required. To perform this job successfully, the worker must posses the abilities and aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” employment relationship. The Company retains the discretion to add duties or change the duties of this position at any time.

Gordon Aluminum Industries, Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees regardless of their race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, military service, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.