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Supervisor-Assembly

S&C Electric Co.

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Palatine, IL
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First Shift
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Job Description

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Job Overview:

At S&C Electric Company, a 100% employee-owned company, we help keep the lights on for people and businesses worldwide. Our manufacturing roles build the equipment that protects the critical infrastructure of the power grid, and each of our team members lends their unique skills to this crucial mission. We empower our people by providing pathways to a long-term career and support them in their professional growth by sustaining a culture founded on respect, strengthened by collaboration, and measured by our shared successes. The manufacturing industry is booming with opportunities to learn new things, expand your skills, and build a long-term career.

Join S&C to make an impact on tomorrow’s energy challenges and become an employee-owner!

Available Shift

  • 6AM-4:30PM (Mon-Fri) + Saturdays (as needed) Onsite

Competitive Monthly Pay Period

Benefit Overview

  • Competitive complete benefits package
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (KSOP)
  • Tuition Reimbursement, Fitness reimbursement, Paid leaves
  • Dependent care FSA, Basic Life, Transit benefit
  • Annual bonus for individual and company performance
  • Paid vacation and 15 paid holidays, including shutdown in summer and winter
  • Referral Bonus program
  • PPE provided.
  • Career Advancement and Development Opportunities

Join Our Team as a Supervisor!

Are you passionate about Leadership? S&C Electric Company is seeking a dynamic individual to coordinate our Leadership function. As an Assembly Supervisor, you’ll be crucial in ensuring smooth operations and supporting our diverse team.

S&C is a specialist in electric power switching and protection, providing products for the electric power industry since 1911. This position will provide supervision for the first shift and will work harmoniously with other shifts, Supervisors, and team members to ensure mutual goals are met for the Circuit Switchers assembly areas in Chicago building 12A and then eventually in Palatine. The focus will be on meeting Chicago Assembly expectations for safety, quality, and productivity. This position will report to either a Senior Manager or Assistant Manager - Production Operations. In this job, you will be required to give constant attention to detail, possess good problem-solving skills and have excellent communication and organizational skills.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Working cooperatively with the assembly team to achieve safety, quality, and productivity goals.
  • Prioritizing and scheduling the assembly workload.
  • Performing planning functions to ensure the timely availability of staffing and materials.
  • Maintaining an on-time shipping performance of at least 95%.
  • Setting and maintaining high levels of product quality.
  • Providing the necessary direction to attain high levels of employee productivity.
  • Promoting safety awareness and housekeeping and investigating and reporting on safety incidents.
  • Contributing input and monitoring departmental budgets.
  • Conducting performance appraisals for employees.
  • Providing recommendations or initiating decisions regarding hires, promotions, corrective action, and terminations.
  • Conducting team-building meetings to promote continuous improvement principles.
  • Identify training and skill development to meet departmental needs using standard work methodology where possible.

What you’ll Need To Succeed:

  • Associate degree in a technical or business- related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Leadership, supervision experience, or project management experience.
  • Technical aptitude and knowledge of assembly processes and equipment, e.g. high mix/low volume production environment.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, e.g., 4-Step Problem Solving process.
  • Proven team building and change management skills to coach, mentor, and empower team members throughout the organization.
  • Demonstrated ability to read blueprints and good PC skills, e.g. Microsoft Excel.
  • Ability to manipulate data from Oracle and other programs to pareto daily defects for multiple product lines, create DPU charts, and customer satisfaction reports.
  • Mechanical Assembly experience
  • Previously supervised 10-20 employees.
  • Four years of experience combining: Guiding team members in a project or have supervisory level responsibility, hands on project management and a 2-year degree (or equivalent) and working for or with various type assembly operations.

Ready to make an impact and become an employee-owner? Apply now to join our inclusive and innovative team! Explore open positions.

S&C Electric is committed to equal opportunity employment. All employees and applicants will be considered without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation to complete the application, please email us at [email protected].