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Then join our mission to pioneer smarter water solutions that reduce energy use and improve lives. As our new Production Supervisor, you'll be managing and optimizing painting, testing, and packaging operations that ensure our products meet the highest quality and safety standards before reaching customers worldwide.\nWhat you will be doing\nAs a key part of the Production Operations team, you'll create impact by leading testing bottleneck optimization and cross-functional improvement initiatives that directly expand production capacity and operational excellence at our Changshu plant.\nYour main responsibilities include:\nCoordinate daily production across painting, testing, and packaging processes, ensuring plan achievement aligned with actual capacity and priorities\nLead continuous improvement (CI) projects targeting testing bottleneck optimization through lean production, automation, and process simplification\nManage on-site personnel including team leaders and operators, developing job rotation and training plans to build multi-skilled teams\nDrive cross-departmental coordination to resolve material issues, special cases, and production anomalies with timely escalation and follow-through\nImplement and maintain EHS policies, 5S standards, and safe production practices across all supervised areas\nTrack, analyze, and resolve production failures and quality deviations, distinguishing critical issues from secondary concerns to prioritize effectively\nWhat makes you a great fit\nAbove all, you're a results-oriented production management professional with strong problem-solving instincts, proven CI project experience, and the ability to lead teams through ambiguity in a non-standardized, multi-variety manufacturing setting. 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