Job Description

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A Day in Your Life at MKS:

As a

Production Supervisor

, you will be at the core of our manufacturing operations--responsible for planning, coordinating, and supervising daily production activities. You'll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, lead production staff, and ensure adherence to production schedules, safety protocols, and quality standards. Your leadership will be critical in maintaining high levels of efficiency and continuous improvement on the shop floor.

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You Will Make an Impact By:

Developing and executing production control functions such as master scheduling, production coordination, shop dispatching, and material requirement planning. Approving schedules, quantities, and parts lists to support material control and ensure timely availability of production materials. Reviewing and improving production procedures while guiding and supervising production personnel. Maintaining and analyzing reports to track scheduling accuracy, production methods, and performance metrics. Leading, mentoring, and developing team members to achieve high standards of operational excellence. Enforcing strict adherence to safety, quality, and compliance protocols within manufacturing and filling stations. Driving implementation of Process Excellence workstreams and leveraging TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) practices to optimize performance.
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Skills You Bring:

Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering. 5-7 years of relevant experience in a manufacturing or production supervision role. Strong planning and organizational skills with hands-on experience managing shop floor operations. Ability to operate and interact with specialized production equipment and machinery. Excellent manual dexterity and coordination to manage tools, processes, and systems effectively. Deep understanding of manufacturing safety protocols and ability to instill a safety-first culture.
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Preferred Skills:

Knowledge of TPM principles and application in a manufacturing environment. Proven track record of leading teams and driving measurable process improvements.

Globally, our policy is to recruit individuals from wide and diverse backgrounds. However, certain positions require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. persons." "U.S. persons" are generally defined as U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, lawful permanent residents (or, green card holders), individuals granted asylum, and individuals admitted as refugees.


MKS Instruments, Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries ("MKS") is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer: diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. We win as a team and are committed to recruiting and hiring qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), religion, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability or handicap, marital status, membership in the uniformed services, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law. Hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications and business needs. We conduct background checks and drug screens, in accordance with applicable law and company policies. MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.


MKS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process due to a disability, please contact us at: accommodationsatMKS@mksinst.com .


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