Tool Build Supervisor

Ascent Aerospace is a world-renowned, single-source provider of production and automated assembly systems for the aerospace and defense industry. We produce a full suite of both mold and assembly tooling required for the aerospace manufacturing market, including the largest Invar molds ever made making us the largest tooling group in the industry. We work with our customers to develop their project and see it through, from process engineering to build and installation, to ensure it is an efficient and cost-effective solution. As a true, single-source integrator, we have proven tools to surpass our customer expectations. We have greater control of timing and schedules, which allows for 100% accountability, and avoids costly mark-ups, ultimately saving our customers money. The result: a group of businesses, each an industry leader within their own discipline, now acting as one truly integrated supply base.

Ascent Aerospace Inspiring the next generation of flight!

Summary of Position

Provide supervision and direction to employees to ensure successful completion of assigned duties and tasks while adhering to department safety protocol. Responsible for implementing a driven, team-oriented culture, which embraces continuous improvements and ensures across the board operational and process excellence in all areas.

Essential Functions

This document in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying the position.

• Supervise and manage activities directly related to daily business and department needs as well as support training needs.
• Help lead a positive safe culture in our organization
• Develop, analyze, and deliver simple to complex information to direct reports
• Complete daily Task list with 3 week milestones.
• Effectively communicate daily schedules, goals, quality issues/ concerns between shifts to ensure customer expectations are met.
• Provide mentoring, leadership and direction to employees under the leads supervision
• Ensure individuals receive job-specific training and make sure personnel are compliant with all applicable training requirements
• Assign work assignments based on daily department needs, ensure quality products are produced and successfully achieve department metrics.
• Ensure and enforce second review of large or complex rigging set ups
• Assisting management in establishing and achieving program goals and objectives for the department including Continuous Improvement projects
• Identify and elevate issues to management
• Facilitate assessment of teams knowledge, skill and ability for accomplishing project/tasks and provide necessary on-the-job training, coaching, mentoring.
• Build, Assemble and revise fixtures, jigs, gauges, hand applies and tooling and when needed
• Interpretation of blueprints, Model Based Definition information, sketches and specifications
• Review of engineering information, tool design drawings and customer requirements to determine methods and sequence of operations to fabricate tools
• Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments
• Any additional duties assigned by management

Required Skills, Education & Experience

Any combination of education and experience providing the required skill and knowledge for successful job performance will be considered. Typical qualifications would be:

• High School diploma or GED.
• Minimum 5 years experience in a manufacturing environment, experience with conventional machines, jig and fixture manufacturing.
• 3+ years experience leading/supervising employees in a manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
• This position must meet Export Control compliance requirements, therefore a US Person as defined by 22.C.F.R. is required

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to effectively handle tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to work varied shifts, overtime and weekends when necessary.
• Has confidence in leading processes, projects and looks for opportunities.
• Ability to work with management team to help drive performance.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

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Travel

10% travel

Working Conditions

Working conditions described here are representative of those that may be experienced by an employee basis while performing the functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes and airborne particles.
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• The employee is occasionally exposed to commercial chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• May be required to work weekends to meet department and business demands.
• Work with safe manufacturing processes and understanding that Safety glasses are mandatory in the manufacturing area.
• Knows that safety shoes are mandatory in the manufacturing area.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

• Must be able to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Must be able to see, talk, hear, touch, feel and reach with hands and arms.
• Must be able to frequently walk & stand for short periods of time
• Must be able to lift and move up to 35 pounds, occasionally lift and move objects up to 50lbs.

BENEFITS

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short- and
• Life Insurance
• AD&D Insurance
• PTO
• 401k Match

Special Requirements

Employment is contingent upon successfully passing an employee reference check, criminal background check, and drug screening. This position requires use of information that is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder').

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Ascent Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please call toll-free +1 586-726-0500 to assist disabled job seekers for whom a disability prevents them from applying online.

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