Wood/Finishing Department Supervisor

WOOD DEPARTMENT SUPERVISOR

The Wood Department Supervisor will be responsible for ensuring a successful outcome of the fabrication and installation of a project with safety as a priority. They will be responsible for leading a team of wood fabricators, reading and analyzing plans, accurately estimating time needed to complete a job within budget, planning for efficient fabrication and installation, and quickly troubleshooting as obstacles arise throughout the process.

This Role Offers:

• Competitive base hourly rate, plus 50% of health benefits (individual), 100% Dental and Vision (individual), 401(k) match and annual performance bonuses.
• Strong company culture with a focus on Tribal Leadership understanding (required reading)
• Working directly with designers, engineers, and fellow fabrication team members to streamline each unique build
• Opportunities to learn new and refine existing skills in a variety of different departments.
• Be part of an established and respected team with an excellent industry reputation.

Team Supervisor Responsibilities:

• Direct quality and efficiency of the department: Gets the best out of their team through good planning and positive encouragement
• Leads by example by being on time, operating with safety as a priority, communicates solutions instead of problems.
• Plans team’s schedule of work 2 weeks in advance to optimize work flow and anticipate materials needed.
• Responsible for meeting the daily production goals of your department and staying on budget
• Daily responsibilities
• Team department attendance and having a prepare workspace
• Meet with Operations Manager + Leads to set daily department production goals
• Meet with team every day to communicate plan to hit goals
• Follow up with team throughout the day to solve issues and ensure goals are hit
• Maintain a queue of 6S – cleaning /organization initiatives
• Ensure your team clocks in/out correctly and maintains optimal billable utilization

Additional Responsibilities:

• Work with designers, engineers, and operations manager to understand and problem solve new projects.
• Attend model review and kick off meetings with Engineers.
• Create solutions that could help a project item be more successful and eliminate waste.
• Full buy off on project assembly to assure there is no rework and fitting within budget.
• Identify early on if the estimated allocated time is in danger of not being met.
• Provide solutions to improve efficiency.
• Ensure all projects are built off verified field dimensions.
• Layout Projects:
• Collect all and ship check all parts and components purchased.
• Create a fabrication succession list that is coordinated with other departments.
• Coordinate with tool manager for consumables and tools needed.
• Analyze and discuss (if needed) the process requirements for fabrication, loading, shipping, and installing project items in parts and/or whole.
• Determine what equipment/tools are required for on-site installation.
• Determine power requirements for special equipment
• Ensure your team members coordinate with anyone else that is involved in the success of your project.
• Assure parts from other departments match your plans and dimensions.
• Delegate and check in regularly with support team members, if provided, to ensure they are performing tasks correctly.
• Daily operations of your department may also involve:
• Cleaning the shop
• Assembling components
• Product protection at completion
• Load, pick up, and deliver materials and finished product.
• Installation on site (local and non-local)

Skills:
This role is a management position.

• 3-5 years of fabrication experience
• Strong communication skills; strong attention to detail and process.
• Ability to manage a team of 5+ fabricators and supports
• Adaptable to developing standards and protocol.
• Optimistic about teaching new methods and skills.
• Always leading with a sense of urgency
• Experience with the following tools and machinery:
• General hand tools (hand drills, squares, tape measures, etc.)
• Wood Tools
• Band Saw
• Table/Sliding Saw
• Drill Motors
• Nail guns
• Staple Guns
• Orbital Sander
• Belt Sander
• Planer/Jointer
• Finishing/Painting
• Spray Guns (cleaning, setting, and adjusting gun)
• Painting and staining
• Sanding
• Hand/orbital sanding
• Understanding the levels of grit to eliminate over sanding and leaving a smooth finished surface.
• Utilizing proper size tooling for job requirements

About BASILE Studio

We are a unique DESIGN and BUILD studio that is fully vertical in its integration of a multitude of different craftsmanship capabilities, ranging from hotels, restaurants, multi-family developments, custom homes to products.

Our custom fabrication studio creates everything in the shell along with all the interior components that make up the whole that comes out of our design studio. Never have this many facets been integrated into one company to provide one-stop for our clients and our developments. Be part of a studio that is forever growing and changing to suit the changing times we live in and own a piece of what is being created. We want to grow together to build a portfolio of our projects that allow us to live and retire on what we create, a company that creates its future.

One day is never the same as another, we are continuously researching new products, methods, and ventures. Help create the methods used to build a strong and better place for the entire team.