Production Supervisor

Elantas Beck India Ltd.; City of Schenectady (NY); Sur place; USD 70 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health & Welfare

Retirement Fund

Work-Life Balance

Training & Development

Résumé du poste

ELANTAS is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead 2nd shift, directing inspectors, machine setters and fabricators to meet daily goals. You’ll enforce safety standards, plan cross-shift schedules, read blueprints, and ensure production quality.

Responsibilities include training staff, maintaining records, coordinating with other supervisors, and driving continuous improvement in methods and efficiency. This role demands strong leadership and hands-on supervision.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years’ experience in industrial lab or manufacturing.
• Ability to supervise production staff and maintain safety procedures.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Responsabilités

• Supervise and coordinate production workers.
• Enforce safety and sanitation regulations.
• Coordinate with other supervisors across shifts.
• Plan schedules and production sequences to meet goals.
• Inspect materials, products, or equipment for defects.
• Train employees in equipment operations and safety.
• Read blueprints and job orders to guide work.
• Maintain production records and reports.
• Set up and adjust machines and equipment.
• Determine standards, budgets, and production goals.
• Manage overtime plans and production adjustments.
• Confer with management to resolve training needs and issues.

Connaissances

Active Listening

Delegation

Diversity

Motivation

Resource Mgmt

Safety Awareness

Technical Aptitude

Accountability

Communication

Decision Making

Leadership

Experience 3-5 yrs

Description du poste

A team that is more than the sum of its parts

At ELANTAS, we are innovative because we believe in better—and because we combine progress with long‑term stability. We are successful because people make the difference here. The foundation for this is our financial strength and shared values. Because we know: Only with openness and trust will teamwork continue to be the key to our shared success in the future. Specialty chemicals are our strength. And we make sure the chemistry between us is right, too. Find out for yourself!

Your Responsibilities

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, including, but not limited to: inspectors, precision workers, machine setters and operators, assemblers, fabricators, and plant and system operators.

This position is 2nd shift.

• Enforce safety and sanitation regulations.
• Direct and coordinate the activities of employees engaged in the production or processing of goods, such as inspectors, machine setters, and fabricators.
• Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments and shifts.
• Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals across shifts, including overtime plans.
• Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
• Observe work and monitor gauges, dials, and other indicators to ensure that operators conform to production or processing standards.
• Conduct employee training in equipment operations or work and safety procedures or assign employee training to experienced workers.
• Interpret specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies and procedures for workers.
• Keep records of employees' attendance and hours worked.
• Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs.
• Requisition materials, supplies, equipment parts, or repair services.
• Maintain operations data, such as time, production, and cost records, and prepare management reports of production results.
• Determine standards, budgets, production goals, and rates, based on company policies, equipment and labor availability, and workloads.
• Confer with management or subordinates to resolve employee training needs, worker problems, complaints, or grievances.
• Set up and adjust machines and equipment.
• Recommend or implement measures to motivate employees and to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, or efficiency.
• Recommend or execute personnel actions, such as hiring’s, evaluations, promotions and disciplinary actions.
• Calculate labor and equipment requirements and production specifications, using standard formulas.
• Plan and develop new products and production processes.

Your profile

Minimum Qualifications

• Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.
• Delegating Responsibility - Ability to allocate authority and/or task responsibility to appropriate people.
• Diversity Oriented - Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type.
• Motivation - Ability to inspire oneself and others to reach a goal and/or perform to the best of their ability.
• Resource Management (People & Equipment) - Ability to obtain and appropriate the proper usage of equipment, facilities, materials, as well as personnel.
• Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
• Technical Aptitude - Ability to comprehend complex technical topics and specialized information.
• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Decision Making - Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.
• Leadership - Ability to influence others to perform their jobs effectively and to be responsible for making decisions.
• 3 - 5 years’ experience in industrial lab or manufacturing.

Skills And Abilities

• Communication Proficiency
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Collaboration Skills

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
• This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending kneeling, stooping, crawling and climbing all day.
• The employee must frequently lift and move items up to 45 pounds

Work Environment

• This position will operate in a professional office and application lab environment.
• This role will require the use of standard and technical office programs as well as chemical and other volatile laboratory equipment and products
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to wear P.P.E for exposure to fumes or airborne particles, been exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud.
• Minimal travel may be required
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Contact Person

Brett Keller

HR Team

It’s worth working at ELANTAS.

• Excellent Health & Welfare Benefits
• Retirement Fund
• Work-Life Balance
• Training Opportunities / Professional Development

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ELANTAS is a leading manufacturer of insulation and protective materials for the electrical and electronics industry. The portfolio includes coatings, resins, adhesives, and flexible insulation materials for electrical and electronic applications. ELANTAS combines high-quality products with customized solutions and comprehensive services. ELANTAS is part of the ALTANA Group and employs more than 2,000 people worldwide.

ALTANA AG and its subsidiaries is an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, cultural background, or any other characteristic protected by law.