PCBA Supervisor

at  Mircom Technologies

Under the general direction of the Production Manager, the PCBA Supervisor will lead and oversee all elements of production in the PCBA department. The PCBA Production Supervisor will be accountable and responsible for managing departmental safety including policies and procedures. The successful candidate will oversee environmental controls, plant production including quality control, development of production employees, protection of equipment and departmental cost control.

REQUIREMENTS AND SKILLS:

• College Diploma or equivalent
• Program related to manufacturing electronics is considered an asset.
• 5+ years of Supervisory experience in manufacturing/production.
• Excellent verbal, written and listening skills are required.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical functions (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division).
• Ability to rapidly solve problems; to be successful these problems need to be corrected then need to be standardized and shared.
• Excellent mentoring, motivation, coaching and people management skills.
• Leadership training is considered an asset.
• Must be detail oriented with attention to accuracy.
• Strong sense of urgency.
• Must be able to prioritize and multitask .
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook and other MS Office programs.
• Experience with MRP program (MS Dynamics or equivalent) an asset.
• Experience with soldering and IPC standards.

• Provide direct oversight, training and guidance to PCB Machine Operators, Assemblers, Wave and Post wave operators to ensure processes and work instructions are being adhered to.
• Coordinate the activities of employees to ensure production requirements are met while also ensuring a safe workplace.
• Troubleshoot equipment problems to ensure machine availability, reliability and quality.
• Review Metrics daily and participate in Tiered Daily Accountability Meetings.
• Recommend measures to improve methods, equipment performance, quality and efficiency.
• Confer with other Departments and Production Supervisors, as required, to coordinate activities.
• Conduct performance reviews and ensure staff adherence to policies and procedures.
• Develop and produce various ad-hoc reports and metrics as requested by management.
• Schedule Material Orders (MOs) and assign work.
• Ensure production of accurate parts/products as per drawings while maintaining quality.
• Order materials as per requirements of MOs, Follow up with purchasing of materials.
• Review and schedule incoming orders for processing by priority.
• Liaise with engineering regarding design changes, missing drawings and new programs which require adjustment in tools.
• Write requisitions for stock material, tooling and equipment.
• Recognize tooling requirements that will reduce labour content and/or improve quality.
• Set up and maintain tool dispensing and recording procedures.
• Source and provide justification to formulate budgets for new equipment, tooling and department layout changes.
• Maintenance and repair of production equipment.
• Control and maintain low overtime record.
• Responsible for department material handling of products.
• Responsible for cleanliness and organization of the department.
• Support and maintain 5S in all areas.
• Monitor the red tag area(s) and disposition material in a timely manner.
• Provide monthly safety talks.
• Understand the HSE hazards, risks and controls of the operations under their control.
• Monitor and coach/teach awareness and compliance to HSE controls.
• Integrate HSE programs and performance into continuous improvement and root cause analysis activities.
• Actively participate in the HSE behavior programs for the organization.
• Respond to problems in the time defined by the Problem Escalation Process.
• Coach and mentor others so that problems can be solved rapidly at all levels of the organization.
• Other duties incidental to the work described herein.