Chicago, IL, USA
91 days ago
Supervisor-Tool Shop

As an S&C Electric team member, you’ll work on projects that have real-world impact. You’ll help transform the grid for resilient and reliable power worldwide. S&C has more than a 100-year history of innovation and has been 100% employee-owned since 2012. We continue this legacy as a trusted, forward-thinking leader in the electrical industry. You will advance a safer, more reliable, and more resilient electrical grid. Our products help the grid adapt to severe weather and transition to clean energy. We’re big enough to be a respected industry leader but small enough for you to impact our company directly. Our commitment gives you opportunities to impact on and off the job positively. 

 

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

 

 

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 Tool Shop Supervisor!

 

Are you passionate about Prototyping and Tooling? S&C Electric Company is seeking a dynamic individual to coordinate our Tool Shop function. As a Supervisor-Tool Shop, you’ll be crucial in ensuring smooth operations and supporting our diverse team. The Supervisor - Tool Shop is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations for the department, leading a team of skilled team members to achieve Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in safety, quality, delivery, and cost (SQDC). The Supervisor - Tool Shop focuses on the day-to-day operations of the department, directing the smooth completion of job orders, supporting team leads, guiding best practices, and reporting out to leadership on results, and enacting countermeasures when targets are missed.  

Key Responsibilities:

Department Leadership: Provide day-to-day leadership support for the department, including supporting all administrative tasks completion, issue resolution, and the seamless coordination of resources. Supervise and guide the team to ensure all job orders and daily metrics are met.  Tool Room Operations: Oversee and guide team members on tool room processes and workflows, coordinating with department leaders and cascading best practices down to team members through team leads. Support the planning and coordinating of department production schedules, production rates and capacity plans, processing methods, and times. Review and ensure team understanding of goals and oversee the upkeep of KPI boards.  Quality Management: Enforce quality control measures to ensure products meet or exceed company standards. Support initiatives to continuously improve product quality and consistency. Set and maintain high levels of product quality. Support communication of corrective action plans, resolutions, and quality results.  Health & Safety Compliance: Promote safety awareness and housekeeping, investigate and report on safety incidents, maintain and promote a safety-conscious manufacturing environment, enforce health and safety policies and procedures to create a safe working environment for all employees, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards related to production operations.  Reporting: Create production and status reports. Communicates regularly with upper management regarding problems impacting production. Reports issues regarding production, quality, maintenance, or personnel to function leadership.  Leadership & People Management: Uphold and promote a professional work environment, addressing minor conflicts and fostering teamwork in line with S&C’s values. Monitor team tasks and provide regular feedback, both constructive and encouraging. Recognize and acknowledge team achievements and guide team members toward growth opportunities through mentoring and coaching.  Budget Support: Support the Manager in overseeing department's budget, providing recommendations and helping to review expenditures.  Compliance: Understand and comply with all applicable Company policies and rules 

 

What you’ll Need To Succeed:

Associate’s degree in a technical discipline, Operations, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience.  3-5 years of experience in tool & die or other related fields, including team leadership experience.  Knowledge and understanding of tool & die work, including mechanical knowledge, tooling function, tool maintenance, and processing.  Sound knowledge of fabrication processes within an electrical manufacturing or similar environment.  Good leadership skills within a manufacturing environment, with an ability to lead, guide, motivate, and delegate to deliver results.  Solid critical thinking, organizational, planning, and project management skills, creative problem-solving when obstacles arise.  Good interpersonal skills to establish meaningful relationships built on mutual trust and respect, navigate and resolve conflict, moderate behaviors, and foster collaborative working relationships amongst a diverse audience.  Great communication skills, (written, verbal, listening, and presentation) able to liaise with internal stakeholders from support staff to function leadership.  Adequate financial man skills with the ability to support budgetary decisions.   Good analytical skills with the ability to use and analyze data to drive informed decisions and problem-solve issues.  Proven success partnering across teams, creating effective partnerships at all levels, and collaborating at an operational level.  Adapts to change and different ways of doing things quickly and positively and finds ways to get things accomplished, even when faced with challenges.  Good analytical and problem-solving skills with an ability to leverage data to distil trends and insights that drive continuous improvement   Decision-making capabilities with an ability to make balanced and informed decisions that help S&C achieve business goals   Knowledge of safety regulations and a commitment to maintaining a safe work environment 

 

Preferred:

Tool & Die Certification  Proficient computer skills, including experience using Oracle HCM and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook) 

 

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 TAsupport@sandc.com. 

 

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