Production Supervisor

Chart Industries, Inc.; Alabama; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Chart Industries in Theodore, AL is seeking a manufacturing supervisor to lead production teams, ensure schedules and resources meet targets, and uphold safety standards.

Responsibilities include training staff, maintaining records, coordinating with departments, and driving lean improvements while ensuring quality and timely reviews. Shift options include extended hours or weekend coverage based on production needs.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of manufacturing experience in related area.
• Proven experience solving problems and navigating ambiguity.
• Team player mentality with collaborative approach.
• Understand and use basic blueprints.
• Understand and use basic math.

Responsibilities

• Utilize employee resources and equipment to achieve production plans and schedules within a specified timeframe.
• Train, inform, and onboard employees to procedures, processes and safety standards.
• Complete 45-day, 90-day, and annual employee reviews accurately; ensure timely sign-off.
• Maintain production records, attendance, right-to-know and training records.
• Coordinate raw materials, parts, and staffing with other departments.
• Escalate employee problems and coordinate with appropriate authorities.
• Evaluate workflow and propose improvements to minimize costs.
• Manage employee performance and attendance with real-time feedback.
• Participate in weekly supervisory meetings and relay information to staff.
• Update manufacturing manager on progress of production plans.
• Enforce work rules, safety policies and disciplinary actions.
• Ensure drawings, BOMs, and related info are current and accurate.
• Use QA resources when defects are identified.
• Identify shortages and communicate weekly to purchasing.
• Communicate pending information with Master Scheduler and production team.
• Pursue 5S and lean manufacturing improvements.
• Contribute to improvements in production processes and throughput.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Shift: Mon-Thu 5:00 AM - 5:00 PM; 5:00 PM - 5:00 AM or Fri-Sun 5:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Problem solving

Navigate ambiguity

Team player

Blueprint reading

Basic math

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

JD Edwards

Excel

Welding (Tig/Mig)

Job description

Location: Theodore, AL, United States, 36582

Company: Chart Industries

What Will You Do?

• Utilize employee resources and equipment to achieve production plans and schedules within a specified timeframe
• Train, inform, and onboard employees to specific procedures, processes and objective of department stressing and promoting quality and safety standards
• Complete 45-day, 90-day, and annual employee reviews accurately according to the performance criteria and in a timely manner; ensure employee signs off on reviews within a timely manner
• Maintain production, required personnel attendance, right-to-know and training records and other records pertaining to the department
• Partner with other departments in coordinating raw materials, parts, assemblies, completed units and staffing
• Direct employee problems to the appropriate authorities for assistance, resolution and response.
• Continually evaluate workflow and processes, and further recommend more efficient and effective procedures to minimize costs.
• Manage employee performance and attendance providing real time, honest feedback
• Participate in weekly supervisory meetings to increase and maintain up-to-date communications and relay pertinent information to departmental employees
• Update manufacturing manager on progress of production plans and schedules
• Administer work rules, regulations and disciplinary action when necessary, observing and practicing safety procedures and policies
• Insure TDD, drawing and specification information is current to all production W/O’s.
• Documents all drawing and BOM discrepancies. Submits drawing redlines and BOM issues to the engineering group.
• Utilizes problem solving techniques and QA resources when product defects are recognized
• Ensure all company policies, procedures, and safety objectives are followed. Report all findings.
• Identify shortages and communicate in writing weekly shortfalls to purchasing.
• Communicate production pending information with the Master Scheduler and production team.
• Continually seek improvements for all 5S and lean manufacturing objectives.
• Continual input for improvement of production processes effecting product flow and throughput.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned
• SHIFT: Monday - Thursday, 5:00 AM - 5:00 PM; 5:00 PM to 5:00 AM or Friday - Sunday 5:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Your Physical Work Environment Will Require…

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk and sit. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger; handle or feel objects; tools or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to risk of electrical shock. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, and vibration. Medium to loud noise level in the work environment

Required

• Minimum 5 years of manufacturing experience in related area
• Proven experience problem solving and navigating through ambiguity
• Team player mentality
• Understand and use basic blueprints
• Understand and use basic math

Preferred

• High school diploma or GED
• Previous experience as a supervisor or as a lead
• JD Edwards and Excel
• Tig and Mig welding experience

Our Benefits Package...

Chart Industries is an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicants because of his or her race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, military status, marital status, genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law. Additionally, it is and shall continue to be our policy to provide promotion and advancement opportunities in a non-discriminatory fashion.

Chart complies with applicable local, state, and federal statutes governing “equal employment opportunity” and nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leave of absence, compensation and training.