Model Shop Supervisor

Engenious Design • Prairie Village, KS

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Model Shop Supervisor: Engenious Design creates new medical devices and other high technology systems that make the world better. Our prototype model shop is strategic to the design process, crafting world class physical prototypes and appearance models. The Prototype Model Shop Supervisor is a leader who oversees all aspects of in-house prototype model shop work. The Supervisor directly manages and participates in day-to-day activities of highly-skilled Prototype Specialists, Model Makers and others. The Supervisor prioritizes Model Shop requests, schedules jobs, reports on status and matches assignments to individual skill levels. The supervisor estimates scope and manages work in collaboration with the team.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience creating, crafting, fabricating or building high quality outputs in a shop or lab environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage the work of a team and maintain a safe workplace.
• Direct experience working hands-on with a variety of tools.
• Enthusiasm to master new processes and tools.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with 3D printing (SLA, SLS, FDM), laser cutting, CNC machining, hand finishing and painting.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety of Engenious team members who work in the shop and guests who visit it.
• Establish and maintain a culture of safety, quality, efficiency, organization, professionalism and continuous improvement.
• Oversee all aspects of in-house prototype model shop builds for medical devices and technology systems.
• Manage inventory, material, tools, equipment, preventative maintenance, people and work for on-schedule, within-budget and quality execution of all prototype model shop activities.
• Plan, propose and manage efficient project work including inputs/outputs, labor, expenses and timeline.
• Plan and deliver regular training and coaching to the model shop team and others.
• Coordinate with Industrial Designers, Mechanical Engineers, Test Engineers, Technicians as well as clients, suppliers and other partners.
• Manage and report metrics and job status for the model shop, including safety, quality and financial metrics.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed