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Element Materials Technology Machine Shop and Mechanical Supervisor in Milwaukie, Portland, Oregon
Overview
Element has an exciting opportunity for a Machine Shop and Mechanical Supervisor in a fast-paced materials testing laboratory. In this role, you will have machinists and technicians reporting directly to you, be responsible for guiding your team to focus on safety every day, ensuring work is conducted to the highest quality and meeting customer deadlines.
Responsibilities
Manage initiatives for the department set forth and in conjunction with location safety strategy.
Under the direction of the General Manager, assist in the efficient operation and growth of the assigned department.
Provide professional and timely customer service to both internal and external customers.
Ensure customer satisfaction through daily interaction with technicians and execution of operational jobs.
Provide direct supervision to machinists and mechanical technicians.
Provide status updates, quote assistance and other internal and external customer service responsibilities as needed.
Work with other department supervisors, technical experts, or technicians at the local laboratory to obtain input and assist in the creation for testing scope, delivery of items needed from other support departments within the location.
Assist in providing complex quotations and provide quick and accurate quotations or be part of the team that provides quotes to customers.
Supervisory responsibilities to include hiring decisions, performance management input, decisions and execution, and approval of overtime and time-cards.
Understand the customer needs in order to translate and deliver desired customer results.
Adhere to, support and follow all Element safety guidelines.
Project management, employee development, discipline, other transactional duties associated with this role.
Skills / Qualifications
A bachelor’s degree in a technical field and college level courses completed or a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar or related industry.
Working knowledge of laboratory safety.
Decent computer skills and basic mathematical skills.
Ability to lift <50 lbs. and stand on feet for long periods of time.
Ability to work primarily alone and make independent decisions during the course of the workday, as well as direct the team's workload.
Ability to communicate and demonstrate the importance of meeting all applicable requirements of assigned department
Proven ability to read, understand and interpret program or test requirements and have ability to analyze and translate into finished testing or report data.
Excellent communication skills
Ability to track multiple testing jobs / programs from start to finish and assist with contract review of job status daily, including follow-up emails and phone calls daily to and from internal and external customers
Company Overview
Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.
When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.
While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.
Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.
Diversity Statement
At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.
All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.
Job Locations US-OR-Milwaukie, Portland
ID 2024-13834