Cable Assembly Supervisor
Plymouth, MN
Full Time
Manufacturing
Experienced
Ready to build AND lead? Source Engineering & Manufacturing is hiring a working Cable Assembly Supervisor for our Plymouth, MN cable cell. This is a 50/50 role: half your time hands-on building, half leading the floor, owning staffing, training, and the workmanship standard.
Your Role Will Include:
- Own the weekly workload plan: review incoming jobs and set staffing and hours for the week.
- Coordinate people, training, and job movement across the cell.
- Conduct performance reviews and handle pay conversations for your team.
- Set and hold the IPC/WHMA-A-620 workmanship standard across the cell.
- Half your time will be hands-on building, the other half will be leading the floor.
- Jump onto the line to clear bottlenecks and protect the schedule.
Qualifications:
- Deep hands-on cable and harness assembly background.
- IPC/WHMA-A-620 workmanship standards experience, even without formal certification.
- Supervisory or lead experience coordinating a production team, including training and holding people accountable.
- Comfort planning staffing and hours against a live schedule.
- Willingness and ability to hold performance and pay conversations directly and fairly.
- Ability to read complex engineering drawings, wire lists, and schematics independently.
Preferred
- Current IPC/WHMA-A-620 certification (CIS); training provided if not already certified.
- IPC/WHMA-A-620 CIT (Certified IPC Trainer).
- J-STD-001 soldering knowledge and experience; certification is a plus but not required.
- Prior Supervisor experience with review and wage responsibility.
- Lean manufacturing/quality experience (5S, Six Sigma).
- ERP/MES scheduling experience.
- Control panel build experience.
Salary and Benefits:
- Full-time, hourly, overtime-eligible.
- $30–$35 per hour, based on experience.
- 401(k), health and dental insurance, and performance bonuses.
Location & Shift Times:
- Plymouth, MN (on-site).
- Day shift, full-time, with occasional overtime based on workload, including some Saturday availability.
Physical Demands:
- Fine motor control, close vision, and sustained focus at a bench.
- Frequent repetitive hand/wrist movement; extended periods seated or standing on the floor.
- Occasional lifting and moving of parts and material up to 35 lbs.
- ESD-safe manufacturing environment.
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