Profession electronics production supervisor

Electronics production supervisors coordinate, plan and direct the electronics production process. They manage labourers working on the production line, oversee the quality of the assembled goods, and perform cost and resource management.

Personality Type

• Enterprising / Realistic

Knowledge

• Electrical discharge

  Tthe qualities and applications of electrical discharge, including voltage and electrodes.

• Supply chain management

  The flow of goods in the supply chain, movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption.

• Circuit diagrams

  Read and comprehend circuit diagrams showing the connections between the devices, such as power and signal connections.

• Quality standards

  The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.

• Electronics

  The functioning of electronic circuit boards, processors, chips, and computer hardware and software, including programming and applications. Apply this knowledge to ensure electronic equipment runs smoothly.

• Types of electronics

  The different categories of electronics, such as consumer electronics, medical devices, microelectronics, computers, information and communication equipment, and measuring equipment.

• Integrated circuits

  Electronic components, made up from a set of electronic circuits which are placed on semiconductor material, such as silicon. Integrated circuits (IC) can hold billions of electronic components on a microscale and are one of basic components of electronic devices.

• Electrical equipment regulations

  The national and international regulations with regards to the use and manufacture of electrical equipment on the workfloor. These regulations provide rules and guidelines on topics such as general risk management, electrical equipment manufacture, electrical equipment testing, electrical equipment installation, warning labels, and certificates.

• Electronic equipment standards

  The national and international quality and safety standards and regulations with regards to the use and manufacture of electronic equipment and its components, such as semiconductors and printed circuit boards.

Skills

• Inspect quality of products

  Use various techniques to ensure the product quality is respecting the quality standards and specifications. Oversee defects, packaging and sendbacks of products to different production departments.

• Meet deadlines

  Ensure operative processes are finished at a previously agreed-upon time.

• Troubleshoot

  Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.

• Monitor stock level

  Evaluate how much stock is used and determine what should be ordered.

• Interpret electronic design specifications

  Analyse and understand detailed electronic design specifications.

• Evaluate employees work

  Evaluate the need for labour for the work ahead. Evaluate the performance of the team of workers and inform superiors. Encourage and support the employees in learning, teach them techniques and check the application to ensure product quality and labour productivity.

• Monitor manufacturing quality standards

  Monitor quality standards in manufacturing and finishing process.

• Read standard blueprints

  Read and comprehend standard blueprints, machine, and process drawings.

• Meet productivity targets

  Devise methods to determine improvement in productivity, adjusting the goals to be reached and the necessary time and resources.

• Keep records of work progress

  Maintain records of the progress of the work including time, defects, malfunctions, etc.

• Plan shifts of employees

  Plans shifts of employees to ensure completion of all customer orders and satisfactory completion of the production plan.

• Monitor machine operations

  Observe machine operations and evaluate product quality thereby ensuring conformity to standards.

• Supervise work

  Direct and supervise the day-to-day activities of subordinate personnel.

• Supervise staff

  Oversee the selection, training, performance and motivation of staff.

• Read assembly drawings

  Read and interpret drawings listing all the parts and subassemblies of a certain product. The drawing identifies the different components and materials and provides instructions on how to assemble a product.

• Follow production schedule

  Follow production schedule taking into account all requirements, times and needs. This schedule outlines what individual commodities must be produced in each time period and encapsulates various concerns like production, staffing, inventory, etc. It is usually linked to manufacturing where the plan indicates when and how much of each product will be demanded. Utilise all the information in the actual implementation of the plan.

• Perform resource planning

  Estimate the expected input in terms of time, human and financial resources necessary to achieve the project objectives.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB