Fabrication Production Supervisor
About the job
- A minimum of three years of fabrication, welding, or manufacturing leadership experience is required.
- Experience supervising welders, fitters, or fabrication teams is required.
- Knowledge of industrial manufacturing workflows and production operations is required.
- A strong understanding of fabrication shop operations, welding processes, and production workflow systems is required.
- Leadership, coaching, and workforce management skills are required.
- Troubleshooting and operational decision-making abilities are required.
- Communication, conflict resolution, and organizational skills are required.
- The ability to coordinate multiple production activities simultaneously is required.
- Execute daily fabrication production schedules and ensure jobs progress according to priority and delivery requirements.
- Coordinate fabrication sequencing, weld flow, material staging, and manpower allocation across assigned production areas.
- Supervise welders, fitters, fabrication technicians, and working leads during assigned shift operations.
- Enforce compliance with approved welding procedures, fabrication standards, weld sequencing requirements, and quality expectations.
- Enforce safety procedures, personal protective equipment requirements, hot work controls, crane safety practices, and housekeeping standards.
- Communicate production performance, operational priorities, and schedule adherence.
- Ensure workforce accountability, attendance management, and daily labor coordination.
- Monitor workflow to maintain schedule adherence, labor efficiency, and production throughput.
- Adjust staffing assignments and work priorities to address bottlenecks and production interruptions.
- Coordinate with Planning, Engineering, Quality, and Maintenance teams to resolve production constraints.
- Verify welders operate within qualification requirements and approved production methods.
- Monitor weld quality, defect trends, and fabrication workmanship standards.
- Conduct routine safety observations and address unsafe conditions immediately.
- Provide coaching, feedback, and performance direction to production personnel.
- Support employee onboarding, skills progression, and technical training initiatives.
- Coordinate containment activities and corrective actions for fabrication and weld quality issues.
- Lead shift pass-down communication and daily production reporting.
- Support incident investigations and corrective action implementation.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and workflow optimization activities.
- An associate’s degree or technical certification in Welding, Manufacturing, Fabrication, or a related field is preferred.
- Experience in structural steel fabrication or industrial manufacturing environments is preferred.
- Experience with AWS welding standards, weld symbols, fabrication drawings, and weld sequencing is preferred.
- Experience supporting workforce coaching, training, and accountability initiatives is preferred.
- An equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
About the company
ENTEK makes battery separators and extrusion equipment and services for energy storage and manufacturing customers worldwide. It focuses on lead-acid and lithium-ion separators, plus extruders and engineering services, all designed and built with in-house engineering, machining, and fabrication. Its products work by enabling safe, efficient energy storage: separators sit between battery electrodes to prevent short circuits while allowing ion flow, and extruders craft the polymer films and components used in separators. ENTEK differentiates itself through its vertical integration (in-house design, machining, fabrication), global reach across six continents, and a services-driven model that combines product sales with specialized engineering and support. The company aims to deliver reliable, best-in-class equipment and solutions through continuous improvement and decades of industry experience to meet the needs of battery manufacturers and industrial customers.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Grant
Total Funding
$200M
Headquarters
Lebanon, Oregon
Founded
1988
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- DOE disbursed $77.2 million on September 17, 2025, confirming project execution.
- ENTEK targets 700 million square meters from Phase 1 by Q4 2026.
- The Kore Power separator supply deal runs through at least 2031, securing demand.
What critics are saying
- USACE wetlands and wastewater permits still gate Terre Haute, delaying Phase 1 beyond Q4 2026.
- Conley v. Entek Manufacturing, LLC filed November 25, 2025, signals employee dispute exposure.
- A failed Indiana ramp strands $1.3 billion DOE financing and ENTEK’s separator expansion.
What makes ENTEK unique
- ENTEK is North America’s only U.S.-owned wet-process lithium separator maker, updated August 2026.
- ENTEK holds patented multilayer separator technology and solvent-recovery know-how, updated July 2026.
- ENTEK vertically integrates extruders, membranes, and engineering services from Oregon and Nevada.
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Benefits
- Flexible Work Hours