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Ensuring Chart’s Success…

At Chart, we design and build some of the world’s most advanced cryogenic equipment—that’s how our “Cooler By Design®” tagline was born. But it’s not just our technology that’s cool. It’s our people. We solve complex problems as a team, making us truly Cooler Together. And with the addition of Howden to the Chart family, we’re Stronger Together, too.  Our customers don’t simply bring us equipment specs—they bring us challenges. That’s where you come in. From concept and design to installation and commissioning, you’ll help create solutions that support a wide range of industries and applications.Launching rockets into spaceDelivering Nexus of Clean™ solutions for clean water, clean power, clean food, and clean industrialsPowering the carbonation in your favorite fast-food beverageMaking nitro coffee and even nitro ice cream possibleWant to see our impact in action? Explore Chart City: https://chartcity.chartindustries.com/.  We’re looking for bright, driven talent excited to build a career in an evolving, high‑growth industry. Along with competitive compensation and meaningful work, Chart offers development programs designed to grow future leaders. That could be you. If you’re passionate about design engineering and think a career at Chart sounds pretty cool, let’s talk.

This position is located at our Centergate facility located at 5615 S. 129th East Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

What Will You Do?

Based on direction from Supervisor, plans and sets daily and weekly objectives for production team members to ensure smooth workflow, quality production and on-time delivery. Monitors performance of team members and coaches for improved quality and quantity of work. Checks inventory and parts availability and assigns work according to priority and shipping schedules. Requisitions consumables and coordinates any machinery or tool repairs. Fills in for supervisor when needed.

As a team leader, you must communicate effectively during any production shutdown lasting 15 minutes or more.

As a team leader, you must communicate effectively with the supervisor and team members regarding daily production goals, needs, and issues.

As a team leader, you must support management’s decisions on work schedules, production goals, safety concerns, and process improvements.

As a working team leader, you must exhibit leadership qualities such as honesty, integrity, and compassion and engage in listening and understanding skills.

As a working team leader, you must follow directions and ask questions if unsure of instructions.

As a working team leader, you are required to support your team in every aspect of your abilities. You must also be able to correct team members as needed in a positive and timely manner.

As a team leader, you must support all customers (other departments) in their needs due to schedule changes, inventory discrepancies, team members, production goals, safety concerns, and process improvements.

As a team leader, you must always remain flexible due to an ever-changing schedule and environment.

As a team leader, you are not authorized to shut down production unless directed by management.

As a team leader, you are to assist in enforcing the attendance policy to the leads and accurately and honestly review requests.

As a team leader, you are required to adhere to the company’s policies, such as the absence policy above.

As a team leader, you must ensure your team members' safety at all times and stop work if needed.

Your Physical Work Environment Will Require…

• Stooping:  Bending body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist.  This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.


• Kneeling:  Bending legs at the knee to come to a rest on the knee or knees.


• Crouching:  Bending the body downward and forward by bending the leg and spine.


• Reaching:  Extending hand(s) and arms(s) in any direction.


• Standing:  Particularly for sustained periods of time.


• Walking:  Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks or moving from work side to another.


• Pushing:  Using the upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward, or outward.


• Pulling:  Using the upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion.


• Lifting:  Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position.  This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.


• Fingering:  Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.


• Grasping:  Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.


• Talking:  Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.  Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.


• Hearing:  Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.  Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and make discriminations sound.


• Repetitive motion:  Substantial movement (motions) of the wrists, hands, and fingers.


• Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.


• The worker is subject to environmental conditions.  Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.


• The worker is subject to extreme heat.  Temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour.  Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions, such as wind and humidity.


• The worker is subject to noise.  There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above the ambient noise level.


• The worker is subject to vibration to the extremities or whole body.


• The worker is subject to hazards, which include a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, or exposure to chemicals.

This position is classified as safety sensitive. Due to the use of heavy machinery, power tools, and exposure to potentially hazardous conditions, the role requires heightened awareness and adherence to all safety protocols. Employees must be able to perform duties in a manner that ensures their own safety and the safety of others in the workplace 

Your Experience Should Be...

• Prior manufacturing experience


• Prior leadership experience


• If a Chart employee, must have been employed with Chart for a minimum of 6 months.


• 2 years experience in a manufacturing environment


• Ability to professionally interact with all employees, customers, vendors, and visitors


• Dependability


• Ability to conduct himself/herself in a considerate, professional, cooperative and helpful manner toward fellow employees, customers, vendors and visitors


• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures and governmental regulations


• Ability to read, write, and speak English fluently


• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions


• Basic proficiency in shop math skills


• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook


• Experience with Syteline or other ERP system preferred


• High School Diploma or GED


• Preferred technical/vocational degree

Our Benefits Package...

Chart provides a comprehensive offering of benefits to full-time employees including medical, dental, and vision benefits, 401k with an employer match, disability and life insurance benefits.