Production Supervisor
MKS Instruments · Franklin, MA
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Production
- Base pay
- $71k–$118k
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Today
The role in 30 seconds
A supervisor production role at MKS Instruments (industrial) in Franklin, MA. , you will report to the Production Manager for the Optical Filters Business Unit.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Base pay
- $71k–$118k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Production Supervisor roles in Massachusetts: typical posted base $77k–$103k. This one lists $71k–$118k.
Median of the low and high ends of 11 live postings that list pay, out of 17 production supervisor openings in Massachusetts, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 21 other live production postings in Massachusetts.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 64%
- Lean 41%
- 5S 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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Questions worth asking about this team:
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- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
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This plant: MKS Instruments in Franklin
1 other open role at this site.
- Manufacturing Technician - Optics · Manufacturing · Technician
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A Day in Your Life at MKS
As a Production Supervisor at MKS Inc., you will partner with Operations to support daily operations on the manufacturing floor. In this role, you will report to the Production Manager for the Optical Filters Business Unit.
You Will Make an Impact By
- •Developing and implementing activities in production area(s) to meet production goals, quality and cost objectives
- •Prioritizing production schedules based on product introduction, equipment efficiency, materials supply, sales forecast and production ramp planning
- •Planning and administering procedures and budgets
- •Making budgetary recommendations on capital expenditures and direct/indirect labor
- •Selecting and developing personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the production function
- •Developing schedules and manpower
Skills You Bring
- •Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required
- •2+ years of related experience required
Preferred Skills
- +Experience with assembly of opto-mechanical systems
- +Prior experience working in a team leader role
Supervisory Scope
- •Reporting Relationships: Production Manager, Optical Filters Business Unit
Physical Demands and Working Conditions
- •Perform activities such as sitting, standing, or typing for extended periods of time
- •Regularly requires good manual dexterity and coordination
- •Regularly requires manual dexterity and coordination of objects below, at and above shoulder level
- •Must be able to communicate information and ideas so others will understand
- •Must be able to exchange accurate information
- •Operates in a manufacturing environment
- •Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery
- •Ability to observe documents and details at close range (within a few feet of the observer)
- •Dedication to safety to mitigate hazards including handling mechanical and electrical hardware, high voltage, gas, water, and heat
- •Noise level in the work environment is usually average