Full-Time

Supervisor-Assembly

Posted on 9/25/2025

S&C Electric Company

S&C Electric Company

1,001-5,000 employees

Develops intelligent, resilient electrical grid solutions

Compensation Overview

$78.9k - $103.2k/yr

+ AIP Eligibility

Chicago, IL, USA

In Person

Category
Operations & Logistics (2)
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Requirements
  • 3-5 years of experience in a mechanical or electrical assembly role, preferably in a manufacturing environment, including team leadership experience.
  • Knowledge and understanding of general production processes, along with common mechanical and electrical assembly techniques of products similar to S&C’s.
  • Good leadership skills within a manufacturing environment, with an ability to lead, guide, motivate, and delegate to deliver results.
  • Solid critical thinking, organizational, planning, and project management skills, creative problem-solving when obstacles arise.
  • Good interpersonal skills to establish meaningful relationships built on mutual trust and respect, navigate and resolve conflict, moderate behaviors, and foster collaborative working relationships amongst a diverse audience.
  • Great communication skills, (written, verbal, listening, and presentation) able to liaise with internal stakeholders from support staff to function leadership.
  • Adequate financial math skills with the ability to support budgetary decisions.
  • Good analytical skills with the ability to use and analyze data to drive informed decisions and problem-solve issues.
  • Proven success partnering across teams, creating effective partnerships at all levels, and collaborating at an operational level.
  • Adapts to change and different ways of doing things quickly and positively and finds ways to get things accomplished, even when faced with challenges.
  • Good analytical and problem-solving skills with an ability to leverage data to distill trends and insights that drive continuous improvement
  • Decision-making capabilities with an ability to make balanced and informed decisions that help S&C achieve business goals
  • Knowledge of safety regulations and a commitment to maintaining a safe work environment
  • Maintain regular and punctual attendance
  • Attend in-person or virtual meetings as requested or required
  • Communicate effectively and respectfully with others.
Responsibilities
  • Department Leadership: Provide day-to-day leadership support for the department, including supporting all administrative tasks completion, issue resolution, and the seamless coordination of resources. Supervise and guide the team to ensure all job orders and daily metrics are met.
  • Assembly Process Leadership: Oversee and guide team members on Assembly processes for the assigned area, coordinating with department leaders and cascading best practices down to team members through team leads. Train team members on intricate assembly processes and troubleshoot issues to ensure production flows smoothly. Support the planning and coordinating of department assembly schedules, production rates, and capacity plans. Review and ensure team understanding of goals and oversee the upkeep of KPI boards.
  • Quality Management: Ensure proper inspection of assembled components, subassemblies, and finished products, addressing defects and ensuring adherence to specifications. Enforce quality control measures to ensure products meet or exceed company standards. Support initiatives to continuously improve product quality and consistency. Set and maintain high levels of product quality. Support communication of corrective action plans, resolutions, and quality results.
  • Supply Management: Utilize Oracle ERP and internal applications to manage inventory and order necessary supplies, ensuring the uninterrupted availability of parts.
  • Health & Safety Compliance: Promote safety awareness and housekeeping, investigate and report on safety incidents, maintain and promote a safety-conscious manufacturing environment, enforce health and safety policies and procedures to create a safe working environment for all employees, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards related to production operations.
  • Reporting: Create production and status reports. Communicates regularly with upper management regarding problems impacting production. Reports issues regarding production, quality, maintenance, or personnel to function leadership.
  • Leadership & People Management: Uphold and promote a professional work environment, addressing minor conflicts and fostering teamwork in line with S&C’s values. Monitor team tasks and provide regular feedback, both constructive and encouraging. Recognize and acknowledge team achievements and guide team
  • Budget Support: Support the Manager in overseeing department's budget, providing recommendations and helping to review expenditures.
  • Compliance: Understand and comply with all applicable Company policies and rules
  • Maintain regular and punctual attendance
  • Attend in-person or virtual meetings as requested or required
  • Communicate effectively and respectfully with other.
  • Other responsibilities as assigned
Desired Qualifications
  • Proficient computer skills, including experience using Oracle ERP and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook)
  • Associate’s degree in a technical discipline, Operations, Engineering, or a related field

S&C Electric Company designs and delivers equipment and services that help modernize and protect the electric grid. Its products and solutions aim to make power delivery safer, more reliable, and resilient, enabling utilities to transform their infrastructure for a grid that operates with fewer outages and supports a sustainable energy future. The company builds on a century-long history, starting with the Liquid Power Fuse, and continues with a global, diverse workforce focused on grid modernization, protection, and control. What sets S&C apart is its combination of a long legacy of technology and strong customer service, paired with a broad portfolio of grid solutions that address both safety and reliability at scale. The firm’s goal is to empower the transition to an outage-free, sustainable electrical energy future by delivering robust, integrated products and services for the intelligent grid.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Founded

1911

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What believers are saying

  • SEL-651RD retrofit in Q4 2026 captures SEL-standardized utilities seamlessly.
  • 275,000 SF Palatine facility boosts U.S. manufacturing for grid resilience demand.
  • Aguascalientes expansion serves growing Latin American power quality needs.

What critics are saying

  • G&W Viper-ST undercuts TripSaver II by 20% in lateral protection contracts.
  • Eaton Cooper VFI displaces VacuFuse II in underground restoration bids.
  • Huawei SF6-free reclosers flood U.S. market, underpricing TripSaver FXR by 40%.

What makes S&C Electric Company unique

  • TripSaver FXR Recloser cuts outage costs on overhead lateral circuits.
  • IntelliRupter PulseCloser uses 95% less energy than conventional reclosers.
  • SEL-651RD partnership enables fiber-optic IEC 61869 interoperability for PulseClosers.

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PR Newswire
Feb 2nd, 2026
S&C and SEL partner on interoperable grid control solution with 95% lower fault-test energy

S&C Electric Company has announced a collaboration with Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories on the upcoming SEL-651RD Advanced Digital Control, expanding interoperability for its IntelliRupter PulseCloser Fault Interrupter. The partnership combines S&C's PulseClosing Technology, which uses 95% less energy than conventional reclosers, with SEL's protection and automation capabilities. The solution uses a fiber-optic interface based on IEC 61869 Sampled Values, simplifying installation and improving measurement accuracy compared to traditional analog cabling. The SEL-651RD will serve as an additional control option for both new and existing IntelliRupter installations, enabling utilities already standardised on SEL to integrate the technology seamlessly. The SEL-651RD is expected to be available for retrofit applications in Q4 2026, with further deployment options planned for 2027.

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Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Feb 20th, 2025
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France Media
Sep 17th, 2024
S&C Electric Co. Opens 275,000 SF Manufacturing Facility in Palatine, Illinois

PALATINE, ILL. - S&C Electric Co. has opened a new 275,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Palatine, a northwestern suburb of Chicago.

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