Production Supervisor

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; Dover (NH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Financial support programs

Job summary

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. in Dover, NH seeks a full-time Production Supervisor to lead daily manufacturing operations, guiding hiring, training, and performance management in a climate-controlled facility.

The role emphasizes safety, coaching operators, and enforcing policies in a fast-paced production environment. The selected candidate will manage staffing, schedules, and ERP-based payroll, collaborate on new product introductions, and drive continuous improvement through Kaizen

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Management, Business, or a related field or equivalent experience (3+ years in manufacturing management).
• Previous supervisory or people-management experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing operational needs.
• Strong verbal, written, interpersonal, problem-solving, and computer skills.
• Familiarity with Lean, Lean-Sigma, or Six Sigma manufacturing principles and methodologies preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily production operations, including hiring, training, performance management, goal setting, and disciplinary actions.
• Coach and develop operators to foster a positive work environment and support employee retention.
• Enforce company policies and procedures and ensure operators are properly trained and compliant.
• Ensure adherence to all safety policies for employees and visitors within assigned areas.
• Analyze ERP data, production schedules, and planning information to execute production requirements.
• Establish staffing levels, work schedules, and job assignments to meet operational needs.
• Communicate customer feedback through the Customer Experience team and direct customer interactions.
• Report schedule or quantity variances to the Customer Experience team in a timely manner.
• Manage timekeeping in the ERP system and approve payroll hours.
• Manage time off approvals and coordinate coverage in assigned areas.
• Collaborate with site leadership and support teams on new product introductions, process integration, and productivity standards.
• Lead and participate in continuous improvement and Kaizen initiatives.
• Conduct root cause analyses using CAs and NCRs and drive corrective actions with operators and technical teams.
• Serve as backup for Team Leads, Production Manager, and Production Coordinator as needed.
• Maintain a site-wide perspective, proactively supporting overall site needs, including facility operations, visitor and service provider coordination, and incident response.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Lean principles

ERP system

Education

Associate’s degree in Management/Business

Tools

ERP system

Job description

We are seeking great talent to help us build The DNA of tech.

Vishay manufactures one of the world's largest portfolios of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components that are essential to innovative designs in the automotive, industrial, computing, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, and medical markets. We help the world's most in-demand technologies come to life. Every day our products touch your life and the lives of people across the world, though you likely do not know it. Come join us and help us build The DNA of tech.

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. is a Fortune 1,000 Company listed on the NYSE (VSH). Learn more at www.Vishay.com.

Do you want to help us build the DNA of tech.? Vishay Dover is seeking a full-time Production Supervisor who typically will work 7 AM - 3:30 PM weekdays but must be available 6 AM - 5:30 PM weekdays and available to work an occasional Saturday morning.

We have a clean, climate-controlled environment.

Job Location:

We’re located southwest of downtown Dover which is the largest city in the New Hampshire Seacoast region, the oldest permanent settlement in New Hampshire, and the seventh oldest in the U.S.A. We’re less than seven miles from the main campus of UNH, and another fun fact is that Dover even is the birthplace of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise.

What you will be doing:

• Oversee daily production operations, including hiring, training, performance management, goal setting, and disciplinary actions
• Coach and develop operators to foster a positive work environment and support employee retention
• Enforce company policies and procedures and ensure operators are properly trained and compliant
• Ensure adherence to all safety policies for employees and visitors within assigned areas
• Analyze ERP data, production schedules, and planning information to execute production requirements
• Establish staffing levels, work schedules, and job assignments to meet operational needs
• Communicate customer feedback through the Customer Experience team and direct customer interactions
• Report schedule or quantity variances to the Customer Experience team in a timely manner
• Manage timekeeping in the ERP system and approve payroll hours
• Manage time off approvals and coordinate coverage in assigned areas
• Collaborate with site leadership and support teams on new product introductions, process integration, and productivity standards
• Lead and participate in continuous improvement and Kaizen initiatives
• Conduct root cause analyses using CAs and NCRs and drive corrective actions with operators and technical teams
• Serve as backup for Team Leads, Production Manager, and Production Coordinator as needed
• Maintain a site-wide perspective, proactively supporting overall site needs, including facility operations, visitor and service provider coordination, and incident response
• Perform additional duties as assigned

What you will bring along:

• Associate’s degree in Management, Business, or a related field or equivalent experience (3+ years in manufacturing management)
• Previous supervisory or people‑management experience in a manufacturing environment
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing operational needs
• Strong verbal, written, interpersonal, problem‑solving, and computer skills
• Familiarity with Lean, Lean-Sigma, or Six Sigma manufacturing principles and methodologies preferred

Pay Range: $60,000-$70,000 annually.

What can we offer you for your talent:

Vishay offers a comprehensive suite of benefit programs including health care coverage, financial support programs and other resources designed to help you achieve your personal and professional goals. With us, you'll experience unique career paths, an open and collaborative culture, a stable business that will be there for you, and opportunities to work globally and locally. If you have the skills we need? Are you ready to power your career as you power the world? If so,

Vishay is committed to a workplace free of harassment and unlawful discrimination. We do not engage in discrimination or harassment based on race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, political affiliation, union membership, covered veteran status, protected genetic information or marital status in hiring and employment practices.

This position requires access to information subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and/or the Export Administration Regulations. As such, this position is open only to applicants who qualify as “U.S. Persons” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

It is the policy of Vishay to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, pregnancy/childbirth, age, national origin, gender identity or expression, disability or perceived disability, genetic information, citizenship, veteran or military status or a person’s relationship or association with a protected veteran, including spouses and other family members, marital or domestic partner status, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws.

As an equal opportunity employer, Vishay is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact [e-mail] assistance.