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Production Supervisor - 2Nd Shift

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.

  • Scarborough, ME
  • 8 days ago
  • $70,000–$75,000 Per Year

Highlights

An innovation leader in every industry we serve since 1983, our team members help pet owners worldwide keep their companion animals healthy and happy, ensure safe drinking water for billions, and help farmers protect livestock and poultry from disease. As a Production Supervisor, you will lead and coordinate a diverse team of operators and team leads to meet daily production and quality targets across multiple diagnostic product lines in the water quality industry.

Numbers & Facts

LocationScarborough, ME
IndustryBiotechnology/Pharmaceuticals
Salary$70,000–$75,000 Per Year
Company Size5,000 to 9,999 employees
Year Founded1983

Description

As a Production Supervisor, you will lead and coordinate a diverse team of operators and team leads to meet daily production and quality targets across multiple diagnostic product lines in the water quality industry. This is a 2nd shift role based at IDEXXu2019s Scarborough, ME location. You will play a key role in driving operational success through direct leadership and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

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Youu2019ll operate within Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement principles while supporting regulatory compliance and ensuring efficient, high-quality production. Your leadership will directly impact the delivery of reliable products to customers worldwide.

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(This is a full-time position with excellent day-one benefits.)

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If youu2019d like more information about production jobs at IDEXX before applying, visit our Manufacturing and Warehouse Careers page: https://careers.idexx.com/us/en/manufacturing

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About IDEXX Water

IDEXX Water develops rapid, easy-to-use microbiological tests that help protect public health. The IDEXX Water portfolio goes well beyond drinking water. It includes tests for bottled water that detect coliforms and E. coli, enterococci, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, along with solutions for recreational water, on-premise water, and quality control and proficiency testing. Water utilities, environmental labs, and beverage producers rely on these products to confirm that the water people drink, swim in, and use every day is safe.

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Why this role matters

The products you help make are used by labs and utilities around the world to give communities confidence in their water. By leading your team, optimizing processes, and collaborating across departments, you ensure operational excellence, consistent product quality, and strong customer satisfaction across a global supply network. Your work supports IDEXXu2019s commitment to delivering high-quality products on time with no disruption to customers, and it contributes to safer water for people everywhere.

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In this role:

  • You will ensure that production goals are met through effective staffing assignments across multiple production lines.u00A0
  • You will partner with cross-functional teams including Supply Chain, Quality Control and Engineering Technical staff to ensure product quality and availability.
  • You will maintain staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees, developing personal growth opportunities.
  • You will manage staff, assign work, monitor activities, evaluate performance and manage critical issues.
  • You will work within SAP daily to close production orders in a timely manner, reconcile orders to account for labor and material usage variances, and review process control with employees to sustain consistent execution.
  • You will work within Compliance Quest to own and close assigned quality records (such as nonconformances, CAPAs, and change controls) on time, and keep training assignments and audit readiness current for your team.
  • You will ensure your team can navigate to, find, and correctly use current controlled documents within our systems, and you will verify this through regular coaching and floor-level checks.
  • You will coordinate, implement, and assist other production supervisors with ensuring goals are met.
  • You will create procedures and documentation to support process changes, new products, and new equipment.
  • u00A0You will identify and recommend measures to improve operator training and development, production methods, equipment performance, and product quality.
  • You will create and present quality and production reports for management peers and superiors.
  • You will lead functional teams to drive quality and productivity improvements.

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What you need to succeed:

  • You possess a High School diploma and an equivalent combination of further education, training and leadership experience.
  • You have professional and positive verbal and written communication skills.
  • You possess the ability and desire to lead, direct and delegate a diverse production team.
  • You have proven effectiveness of teaching and coaching others.
  • Your leadership ability to build team engagement and employee trust results in achieving common goals.
  • Your strong computer skills include experience using SAP (or a similar ERP or inventory management system) and a quality management system such as Compliance Quest, along with proficiency with Excel, Word, PowerPoint and other MS applications.
  • You have a working understanding of document control and quality system requirements in a regulated manufacturing environment.
  • You have strong data gathering skills, with a high-level acceptance for accuracy and consistency.
  • You have strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
  • Your planning and execution skills include strong analytical abilities.
  • Experience Leading Continuous Improvement initiatives (Lean Manufacturing) is preferred.

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Schedule:

  • 2nd shift: Monday u2013 Friday, 3:30pm u2013 11:30pm
  • Reliable and dependable attendance is an essential function of the role

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What you can expect from us:

  • An annual salary target of $70,000 - $75,000, depending on experience
  • Opportunity for annual cash bonus
  • Health / Dental / Vision Benefits that start day one of employment
  • Opportunity for performance based annual merit increase
  • 5% matching 401k
  • Generous PTO benefits
  • Additional benefits include but not limited to pet insurance, mental health resources, volunteer paid days off, employee stock program, foundation donation matching, and much more!

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Why IDEXX:

Weu2019re proud of the work we do, because our work matters. An innovation leader in every industry we serve since 1983, our team members help pet owners worldwide keep their companion animals healthy and happy, ensure safe drinking water for billions, and help farmers protect livestock and poultry from disease.

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We have customers in over 175 countries and a collaborative global workforce. Our culture is one that embraces challenges and encourages learning and discovery. At IDEXX, youu2019ll be supported by competitive compensation, incentives, and benefits while enjoying purposeful work that drives improvement.

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Knowing our work makes a meaningful impact on the health and well-being of pets and people is what motivates us every day. If meaningful work and a sense of purpose are at the top of your list, youu2019ll find it here.

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IDEXX values a diverse workforce and workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

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IDEXX is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws.

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Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role.

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As a Production Supervisor, you will work on site at our Scarborough, ME location.

Does this sound like the opportunity for you? Apply today!

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About Company

7,000 people, one global focus - enhancing the health and well-being of pets, people, and livestock

We are passionate about what we do at IDEXX – and why wouldn’t we be? When you’re working to raise the standard of care for pets, make drinking water safe for billions and keep our livestock population around the globe healthy and free of disease, it’s no wonder that what we do each day is more than just a job. There’s an energy across IDEXX that is contagious – where caring and committed people come together to make things better.

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