Lamination Supervisor

VEKA; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

VEKA is seeking a Production Supervisor to oversee lamination operations, ensuring quality and safe production while driving efficiency. You will lead cross-functional teams, manage staffing, and coordinate with maintenance, warehouse, and QA to meet schedule commitments.

The role requires strong leadership, a safety mindset, and hands-on experience in a manufacturing environment with data-entry responsibilities and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or 2 years as Supervisor or equivalent manufacturing/management experience.
• Lamination experience preferred.
• Strong safety and quality focus.
• Ability to lead and develop a team.
• Capable of data entry and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage production operation to meet scheduled demand and optimize inventory turns.
• Ensure product quality and safe operation of production area.
• Determine staffing levels daily.
• Support other machine groups in the absence of managers.
• Data entry of Tulip reports, scrap, and other management information.
• Maintain VEKA safety, housekeeping, packaging, and scrap standards.
• Collaborate with Scheduling, Maintenance, Warehouse, CCC and QA departments.
• Build a high performing team through hiring, training, evaluation and development.
• Identify employee development opportunities and training needs.
• Review audits and training to close deficiencies and retrain as needed.
• Handle incoming calls during non-business hours.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Lamination process

Reporting

Safety and quality

Leadership

Cross-functional

Communication

Multitasking

Organization

Mechanical aptitude

Teamwork

Detail orientation

Flexibility

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree

Lamination experience preferred

Job description

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manages production operation to meet scheduled demand and efficient inventory turns.
• Responsible for product quality and safe operation of production area including the safe handling of tooling to ensure Lamination of a quality product including periodic line checks.
• Determines proper staffing levels daily.
• Responsibility for other machine groups including equipment and personnel in the absence of the assigned managers to support groups for direction.
• Accurately and timely Data Entry of required reports to include – Tulip production reports, scrap and any other information requested by management.
• Responsible to maintain and drive VEKA policies and standards to include safety standards, housekeeping standards, material packaging standards and scrap segregation requirements.
• Works collaboratively with other departments across the VEKA organization to include:
• Scheduling for high priority items that require adjustments to the schedule.
• Maintenance Department to ensure proper upkeep of equipment and report of breakdowns and equipment problems.
• Warehouse Department to ensure base material is available for Lamination.
• CCC and QA to resolve and quality or delivery issues.
• Builds a high performing team through hiring, training, evaluation, and development.
• Determines individual employee needs and recommends opportunity for career development and training.
• Reviews all audits and training to ensure that noted deficiencies identified are corrected and/or retrained.
• Receives and directs in-coming phone calls during non-business hours.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills:

• Thorough understanding and expertise of Lamination process
• Proficient computer skills for reporting purpose
• Passion for safety and quality
• Leadership qualities utilizing influence over position with the ability to motivate employees and to delegate.
• Ability to work in cross functional, fast-paced environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to handle multiple priorities, results driven and self-motivated.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills with the ability to think creatively about solutions and improvements with a logical and methodical mindset.
• Aptitude for mechanical processes
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Keen attention to detail, accuracy, and timeliness
• Flexibility in job responsibilities and assignments

Education:

• Bachelor of Science Degree or 2 years as Supervisor or equivalent manufacturing or management experience.
• Lamination experience preferred

Organizational Relationship:

• Reports to Production Manager

Physical Requirements:

• Essential functions of this job are to perform a range of physical activities throughout the workday, including balancing, stooping, reaching, crouching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, fingering, talking, hearing and engaging in repetitive motions.
• An essential function of this job is to lift and or move up to 50 pounds occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds constantly.
• Must be available with predictable and regular attendance onsite to perform the essential functions above under key functions whenever employee is scheduled to work.

The above declarations are not intended to be an “all-inclusive” list of duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job and requirements may be modified from time to time at the discretion of the company.

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