Profession machinery assembly supervisor

Machinery assembly supervisors monitor the machinery assembly process. They train and coach assembly workers to achieve production goals.

Personality Type

• Enterprising / Realistic

Knowledge

• 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.

Skills

• Oversee production requirements

  Oversee production processes and prepare all the resources needed to maintain an efficient and continuous flow of production.

• Report on production results

  Report on production to the hierarchy. Mention a specified set of parameters, such as amount produced and timing, and any issues or unexpected occurrences.

• Read standard blueprints

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

• Liaise with managers

  Liaise with managers of other departments ensuring effective service and communication, i.e. sales, planning, purchasing, trading, distribution and technical.

• Create solutions to problems

  Solve problems which arise in planning, prioritising, organising, directing/facilitating action and evaluating performance. Use systematic processes of collecting, analysing, and synthesising information to evaluate current practice and generate new understandings about practice.

• 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.

• 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.

• Keep records of work progress

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

• Oversee assembly operations

  Give technical instructions to assembly workers and control their progress to ensure compliance with quality standards and to check that the goals set in the production plan are met.

• Communicate problems to senior colleagues

  Communicate and give feedback to senior colleagues in the event of problems or non-conformities.

• Coordinate communication within a team

  Collect contact info for all team members and decide on modes of communication.

• Ensure quality of final product

  Ensure that finished products meet or exceed company specifications.

• Analyse the need for technical resources

  Define and make a list of the required resources and equipment based on the technical needs of the production.

• Plan shifts of employees

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

• Manage resources

  Manage personnel, machinery and equipment in order to optimise production results, in accordance with the policies and plans of the company.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB