Supervises and coordinates activities of employees engaged in assembly, operating a variety of machines and blending processes to manufacture parts or products by analyzing work orders, computing amounts of stock and supplies, interpreting specifications, blueprints, and job orders, planning flow of materials, interfacing with others, inspecting and measuring parts and products to verify conformance, directing employees, establishing and adjusting work procedures, maintaining time and production records. Physical capabilities include lifting materials up to 50 pounds, pushing 50-100 pounds of material to draw out exact quantities required for formulation, walking up and down steps, and to various programs as the situation warrants.