Building Future Leaders - Production Supervisor

IKO Industries; Ennis (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings

Career development

Diversity and Inclusion

Job summary

IKO Industries is seeking recent engineering graduates to join the Building Future Leaders Program as Production Supervisors. You will lead shift teams to ensure safe, high‑quality production and comply with environmental and process standards.

Throughout the 24‑month program you will engage with executives, receive mentorship, and explore multiple facets of IKO’s manufacturing operations before moving into related roles.

Qualifications

• Recent engineering graduate or similar with leadership potential.
• Strong MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills for reporting.
• Ability to work at heights and lift up to 30 lbs when needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead production operations during the shift to meet safety and quality standards.
• Participate in the 24‑month BFL Program and collaborate with peers and mentors.
• Drive continuous improvement and safe, compliant manufacturing practices.

Skills

Leadership

MS Excel

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

Adobe Acrobat

Education

Industrial/Mechanical/Electrical Eng degree

Tools

MS Office Suite

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

IKO Industries Ltd. is a market leader in the manufacturing of roofing and building materials. IKO is a Canadian owned and operated business with production facilities worldwide and has many years of unparalleled success in the roofing materials industry. Quality, integrity, and trustworthiness are the values that underlie this success, and we have built this company by hiring people who hold these values. People like you!

Job Description: Building Future Leaders Program – Production Supervisor

This is a Safety Sensitive position

Eligible Candidate Locations

• Sumas, WA
• Sylacauga, AL
• Hillsboro, TX
• Ennis, TX
• Hagerstown, MD
• Chester, SC
• Jacksonville, FL
• Bismarck, MO
• Seville, OH

Description

The Building Future Leaders Program (BFL) is an integral part of IKO’s succession planning strategy and has successfully been in place since 2022. We are seeking recent engineering graduates (or similar) to bring into our organization as Production Supervisors. The Production Supervisor role will focus on producing a high-quality product by leading employees to maintain a high level of awareness on safety, environmental and process compliance. While fulfilling the role of Production Supervisor at one of our manufacturing locations, participants will simultaneously participate in the 24‑month BFL Program. Through this program, incumbents will collaborate with fellow BFL members, gain exposure to all facets of the IKO business, meet with key executives and be assigned an executive mentor, tour several IKO manufacturing plants and participate, participate in career mapping workshops, and participate in numerous professional development initiatives, including all 10 modules of IKO’s Supervisor Essentials Program. Once the 24‑month program period has been completed and the incumbent has completed the BFL Program, they will be eligible to move to other relevant roles within IKO.

What’s In It For You?

• Competitive salary (Dependent on State: $70,000.00 - $80,000.00)
• Competitive health and benefit plan
• Competitive matched retirement savings program
• The opportunity to join a continuously growing organization with focus on Diversity and Inclusion
• The opportunity to work with an industry leader in manufacturing
• Eligible to move to other relevant roles after program completion

When You Join Us, You Will Be

• Actively participate in BFL offerings, courses, meetings and other activities.
• Lead a positive change effort to improved performance by motivating, recognizing and inspiring others to be effective and efficient in their activities.
• Maintain a high level of awareness on safety, environmental and process compliance.
• Champion hazard identification, evaluation and control through the behavior based safety and risk assessment programs.
• Lead and direct all production operations for the duration of your shift.
• Increase employee engagement and improve the labor relations climate through participation in continuous improvement (get suggestions, report problems, participate in team problem solving sessions).
• Drive accountability for both results and actions of direct reports through education, motivation, documentation and behavior-based coaching.
• Increase operator involvement in maintenance.
• Participate in Root cause analysis (5 why, fishbone, etc.) with team members, maintenance and engineering.
• Continually improve the operational efficiency of the plant.
• Work with and support other department goals.
• Ensure proper documentation and complete reports (compliance, checklists, production reports, spreadsheets, metrics, incident investigations, etc.).
• Facilitate effective meetings and team discussions.
• Effectively communicate with all levels both internal and external to the organization.
• Job training with STD work description, SOP and WI Safety training, STOP. FLRA and all others safety programs resolve any conflict immediately and assure that behavior is in line with IKO values, ask for help if needed.
• Ensure a rigorous follow‑up of all 5S.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Senior (Expected May 2027 Grad) or Recent Graduate (within 12 months) specializing in Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical, or equivalent Engineering program.
• Leadership experience preferred.
• Proficient in MS Excel (advanced functionality), MS Word, MS Power Point & Adobe Acrobat.
• Critical thinking skills, and high degree of organization are a must.
• Must be able to stand and walk frequently.
• Must be comfortable working at heights occasionally.
• Must be able to lift up to 30 lbs unassisted.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).
• Troubleshooting capability is a plus.

Work Authorizations and Travel

• Must be authorized to work in the United States
• Must be able to travel freely to Canada for training and site visits

Benefits of Employment

• We are pleased to offer competitive compensation, health care, a progressive and challenging workplace and a commitment to teamwork and integrity.

Diversity and Equal Opportunity Employment

IKO Industries Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability. IKO Industries Ltd. encourages and welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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