Production Supervisor
Air Techniques · Melville, LA
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Production
- Experience asked
- 64+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level production role at Air Techniques (industrial) in Melville, LA. At our New York headquarters, we design and build two main groups of products: utility room and digital imaging products.
- They ask for
- 64+ years
- Tools it names
- Lean, 5S, ISO 13485
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How this role compares
Against 7 other live production postings in Louisiana.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 100%
- ✓ Lean 63%
- EHS / safety 38%
- FDA / GMP 25%
- ✓ Union environment 25%
- ✓ 5S 25%
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Production team at Air Techniques
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
Full description from Air TechniquesAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Team Leader capable of developing team structure.
- ◆Demonstrated Leadership Skills.
- ◆Experience in the implementation and sustainability of Lean Manufacturing Concepts and 5S.
- ◆Interfaces with Materials Management to coordinate materials for production.
- ◆Reviews and discusses production, quality control, maintenance, and operational reports to determine causes of nonconformity with product specifications, and operating or production problems with production supervisors.
- ◆PC proficiency required (email, MS Office applications).
- ◆Ability to manage multiple priorities in a manufacturing plant setting.
- ◆Leads activities of shift performance to meet manufacturing schedule.
- ◆Completes production
requirements
by expediting work results; monitoring progress; resolving problems.
- ✓Improves workflow by eliminating stoppages; analyzing delays; recommending new methods.
- ✓Leads/participates in the timely resolution of activities related to non-conformances.
- ✓Maintains team/line/associate productivity & efficiency to meet or exceed standard labor requirements.
- ✓Provide guidance, direction, and leadership to establish and maintain a strong (resilient) manufacturing team by orienting, assigning, and coaching employees; communicating job expectations; developing personal growth opportunities, appraising job contributions. Maintain timely execution of job-specific training for manufacturing team members to meet organizational requirements.
- ✓Maintains safe and healthy work environment by following and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
- ✓Track and maintain employee attendance records & address performance challenges.
- ✓Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
- ✓Responsible for achieving the daily production schedule requirements.
Requirements
- ✓5+ years of production experience
- ✓Experience working in a union environment
- ✓Strong organizational skills
- ✓Technical aptitude
Core Skill
Requirements
- ✓Knowledge of bills of material
- ✓Some basic assembly knowledge
- ✓Excellent interpersonal skills
Requirements
- ✓High School Education, Advanced Education Preferred
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Full Time Melville, NY, US
Founded in 1962, Air Techniques, Inc. set out to manufacture first-rate products for the dental industry. Over 64 years later, Air Techniques has grown from a small company into a successful corporation. At our New York headquarters, we design and build two main groups of products: utility room and digital imaging products. Our products are manufactured in a vertically integrated factory where compliance with the Food and Drug Administration Good Manufacturing Practices is paired with stringent Quality Standards. In-house engineering staff designs our products for the dental market. We are proud to maintain the ISO-13485 registration certification which reinforces our pledge to quality and customer satisfaction. At Air Techniques, we have earned our reputation in the dental industry through our commitment to quality and ensuring customer satisfaction. We are proud that Air Techniques represents superior quality to dealers and dentists worldwide.
Position Description
The production supervisor position is responsible for supervising employees in a manufacturing and assembly environment. This position plans and assigns work, implements policies and procedures and recommends improvements in production methods, equipment, operating procedures and working conditions.