Assistant Shop Manager- Fabrication

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- Your contributions to the team
- Your top priority is to take overall responsibility for the efficient operation of the plant’s production resources.
- Recognize the contributions of each team member and encourage them to collaborate
- Showcase knowledge and skills to the shop floor by giving them clear direction on how to complete tasks
- Ensure that all shop employees wear proper PPE and clothing before working to safeguard against production hazards
- Participate in and drive safe work conditions and continuous improvement

Overview
- **Take ownership and accountability of leadership responsibilities**

As a leader, it is your job to guide others safely through their work tasks. Leaders are responsible for both the success and failures of the team. As a result, it is important to take responsibility and pride for assigned job tasks. Accept constructive feedback and help contribute towards the overall solution.
- **Communicate clearly and assertively to co-workers**

Express your needs directly, honestly and in an appropriate manner. This approach allows leaders to seek the best possible outcome and helps to maintain a positive relationship.
- **Work as liaison between workers and management to create/maintain communication**

Communicate necessary information from managers to employees in an appropriate, receptive manner. Escalate information to managers when situations involve safety/quality issues or violate Harmon’s policies and procedures.
- **Work to create/maintain communication**

Communicate necessary information to Team Leaders in an appropriate, receptive manner. Coach Team Leaders on how to address situations involving safety/quality issues or anything that violates Harmon’s policies and procedures.
- **Provide prompt and constructive feedback on performance**

Provide constructive feedback that is specific, issue focused, and based on observations. It can be given through praise or criticism. Be direct when delivering a message, be sincere and avoid giving mixed messages. When providing positive feedback, express appreciation and when providing negative feedback, express concern (communicates a sense of importance and care).
- **Be proficient in blueprint drawing interpretation**

Be able to understand blueprint drawings and identify how to assemble the unit with proper quality and safety precautions.

**Leadership**
- **Have strong leadership skills**

Have strong leadership skills, including: self-awareness, the ability to adapt communication to the situation and the ability to inspire and motivate others.
- **Engage and motivate employees to enhance production quantity and maintain high production**

Encourage positive, desirable behavior that improves the flow of the line through feedback, incentives, rewards and recognition. Encourage employees to develop innovative ideas that could improve current processes.
- **Lead by example**

Act like an owner and make decisions based on the greater good of Harmon and our objectives. Be proactive and accountable. Recognize that there is always a part of the projects that you can impact in a positive way. Exhibit the behavior you wish your employees to emulate.
- **Train Team Leaders & new employees**
- **Carry out supervisor responsibilities within Harmon policies**

You address production, safety, and quality concerns when they arise. Recommends personnel actions, i.e. promotions, transfers, pay increases, discipline and discharges. Complete time & attendance.
- **Conduct performance reviews**

Conducts timely employee evaluations. Provides employees with prompt and constructive feedback on performance.
- **Partner with the Team Leaders on balancing the line with workers**

Determine the skill set of employees within the shop compared to the ideal skill set desired to effectively run the job. Balance employees on all lines to create the best equilibrium possible and achieve the highest productivity and efficiency results.
- **Provide leadership and oversight to the shop floor**

Provide leadership and oversight to manufacturing floor level staff, including: safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and training.
- **Manage production of shop personnel**

Ensure Team Leaders and shop employees are working diligently to meet production goals by motivating, answering questions and providing support when needed.
- **Actively assist in culture building**

Ensure the shop floor is an equitable and inclusive workplace where all employees feel valued and can thrive through trainings, coaching, and overall strategy and practice.
- **Participate in the Culture Committee**

Partner with the Team leaders and Area process leads to help define and create strategies for Harmon’s organizational culture goals, working to make Harmon an employer of choice. Report findings and action plans to Plant and Shop Manager.

**Production Management**
- **Meet daily production goals**

Monitor the line to ensure employees are working effectively. Coach the Team L