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Job Title: Production Supervisor (Travel)** **Job Description

Join a dynamic team as a Production Supervisor on a long-term contract, with the potential for an extended engagement. This role requires experienced supervisors with backgrounds in sheet metal shops, manufacturing metal shops, electrical wiring, and HVAC manufacturing. Your primary responsibility will be to oversee hourly workers, ensuring they are in the right areas, producing on target, and sufficiently trained to meet production markers.

Responsibilities

+ Supervise, train, and support a team of production employees while fostering a culture of safety, quality, and accountability.

+ Monitor and manage daily production schedules to meet output targets, deadlines, and customer requirements.

+ Collaborate with the site leadership team with direct responsibility for production team members' performance and plant output.

+ Ensure proper staffing levels and coordinate workloads for optimal efficiency.

+ Execute administrative tasks to manage time/attendance, disciplinary actions, promotions, and labor reporting.

+ Implement and sustain lean manufacturing principles, identify process improvements, and enhance productivity and quality.

+ Identify and troubleshoot production bottlenecks, working closely with site leadership, engineering, and maintenance teams to resolve issues.

+ Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs), driving actions to improve throughput, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.

+ Ensure adherence to quality standards, specifications, and testing protocols for chiller production.

+ Collaborate with quality control teams to address defects, implement corrective actions, and enhance overall product reliability.

+ Maintain strict compliance with safety regulations, environmental standards, and company policies.

Essential Skills

+ 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing or production environment, preferably in HVAC, refrigeration, or related industries.

+ Strong motivation to lead, take ownership, and make an impact on production operations.

+ Analytical thinking with a drive to identify and implement process improvements.

+ Strong team management, coaching, and problem-solving skills, with a hands-on approach to leadership.

+ Experience with lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, or other process improvement methodologies.

+ Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally.

+ Commitment to maintaining a safe workplace and delivering high-quality products.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

+ Familiarity with chiller systems, refrigeration components, and manufacturing processes is a plus.

+ Experience in sheet metal, fabrication, steel manufacturing, and HVAC.

Why Work Here?

The company offers a competitive benefits package, including paid vacation, 401(k), health, dental, vision, and life insurance, flexible spending benefits, tuition reimbursement, and more. As an employer of choice in the Lexington, VA area, the company provides a supportive environment for growth and development.

Work Environment

This role is based in a large plant environment that is not temperature controlled. Expect to stand and walk for long periods, lift up to 50lbs (non-repetitive), and stoop. The facility includes departments for manufacturing chillers for data centers, sheet metal fabrication, galvanizing, assembly, and wiring. Supervisors with expertise in these fields are necessary to ensure seamless operations.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Lexington, VA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $75000.00 - $80000.00/yr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job

classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be

subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits

available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision

• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

• Short and long-term disability

• Health Spending Account (HSA)

• Transportation benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Lexington,VA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jan 24, 2026.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.