Assembly Team Leader

At Dearing Compressor & Pump, our people power everything we do.
They’re not just employees, they’re the heartbeat of our success and the driving force behind our progress. That’s why we treat every team member like family. With a strong, collaborative culture, and a true people-first approach, Dearing isn’t just a place to work, it’s a place to grow, make an impact, and thrive.

Summary
Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in production activities. Including performing a set of tasks specific to your expertise and/or helping other crew members with production throughout the build. Ie: (setup, threaded pipe, tubing, electrical, test & finish, or welding)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Leadership

• Maintains focus of productivity, quality and safety in order to meet our customer’s expectations.
• Ensures that all employees under your area of responsibility are working in a safe, productive manner.
• Ensures that all employees under your area of responsibility are adhering to Company work and safety rules and are producing the appropriate level of quality.
• Promote safety best practices including risk management practices to avoid danger or injury.
• Promote a clean work environment to safeguard against injury and material handling errors.

Planning

• Communicates with Assembly Coordinator as needed to address areas of concern or issues faced that impact production deadlines, personnel or product quality.
• Estimates required worker hours and creates work schedules that meet both internal and external needs.
• Communicate any excess capacity within team to assembly coordinator for the purpose of providing resources when needed by other teams and/or departments.
• Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules.
• Computes amounts of stock and supplies required for operations, based on production schedules, and requisitions materials from storage area.
• Plans flow of materials through department and develops physical layout of materials and equipment according to work orders.
• Trains and develops personnel on crews to their full potential.

Production / Quality

• Interprets specifications, blueprints, and job orders to workers, and assigns duties.
• Consults with engineering personnel relative to required modifications during the production process.
• Coordinates with Assembly Team Leaders and others in the organization to ensure customer deadlines are met.
• Analyzes and resolves work problems, or assists workers in solving work problems
• Develops, recommends, and implements measures to improve production methods and quality of product.
• Inspects and measures work in process to verify conformance to specifications. Performs technical problem solving on the floor related to production problems.

Administration

• Provides progress reporting on work status to the Assembly Coordinator.
• Assists in the development of capital equipment justifications for machine tools and process technology to improve quality, cost, and cycle times.
• Estimates and requisitions consumables used in the production process.
• Performs required administrative tasks for people management.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Directly supervises multiple employees on their assembly team. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

COMPETENCIES

• To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
• Analytical - Designs work flows and procedures.
• Design - Demonstrates attention to detail.
• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully. Has the ability to adapt and prioritize based on new information and approaching/changing deadlines.
• Technical Skills - Shares expertise with others.
• Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming.
• Oral Communication - Participates in meetings.
• Written Communication - Able to read and interpret written information.
• Teamwork - Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives.
• Leadership - Inspires and motivates others to perform well.
• Managing People - Continually works to improve supervisory skills.
• Quality - Looks for ways to improve and promote quality.
• Quantity - Strives to increase productivity.
• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures.

Dearing's Benefits :

• Medical, Vision, and Dental insurance
• Long and Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• 401K Retirement Plan
• Competitive Salary
• 100% Drug-Free Workplace Environment