Calibration Engineering Senior Supervisor

Description

Supervises employees engaged in testing, calibrating, and repairing electrical, electronic, mechanical, weight, pressure, vacuum, or other measuring and indicating instruments for conformance to established standards. Develops calibration standards. Has oversight for the planning sequence of testing and calibration procedures for instruments; setting up of standardized laboratory equipment to test and measure accuracy of other instruments that are used to record voltage, heat, magnetic resistance, and other conformity with specifications using precision measuring instruments; and devising formulas to solve problems in measurements and calibrations. Finalizes/approves procedures and practical guide to minimize calibration time and maintain precision accuracy of instruments, measuring devices, and recording equipment. Has oversight for the program for the evaluation of new component measurement equipment/systems as introduced by equipment manufactures. This is the highest level of supervisor. Employees in this classification supervise three or more full-time equivalent employees every week. Direction is over a permanent status-continuing function, not a collection of employees assigned to complete a project. Management duties include interviewing, selecting and training of employees; setting and adjusting their rates of pay and hours of work; planning and directing their work; appraising their productivity and efficiency for the purpose of recommending promotions or other changes in their status; handling their complaints and grievances and disciplining them when necessary. Management responsibilities include the authority to hire, fire, or promote assigned employees or make recommendations that are given particular weight. The subordinate group will generally possess a wide variety of skills and/or knowledge, performing somewhat complex to very complex tasks. Provides leadership, coaching, and mentoring to subordinate group. Under FLSA, this is the exempt job classification for this title. Incumbents in this position must meet the full criteria for exempt status: salary level, salary basis, and duties tests.