Group Lead- 3rd Shift- Inventory Control

Oshkosh Corporation, Inc.; Spartanburg (SC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Oshkosh Delivery, part of Oshkosh Corporation, seeks a production supervisor to lead a team of operators on the Spartanburg, SC line. You will ensure daily targets are met, SOPs and safety standards are followed, and you will mentor staff while coordinating with maintenance, quality, and logistics to keep production flowing smoothly.

You will play a key role in continuous improvement, training new operators, and maintaining 5S housekeeping in the work area.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of production experience on a line.
• Ability to lead projects and project teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication with leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a team of production operators to meet daily and weekly production targets.
• Ensure SOPs, safety rules, and quality standards are followed by all team members.
• Assign tasks, monitor progress, and provide real-time feedback to maintain productivity and quality.
• Train and mentor new employees on equipment operation, processes, and safety practices.
• Support continuous improvement by identifying and suggesting process or workflow enhancements.

Skills

Team leadership

SOP adherence

Quality awareness

Safety procedures

5S/visual management

Communication

Tools

ERP system

MS Excel

Job description

About Oshkosh Delivery

Oshkosh Delivery, an Oshkosh company Oshkosh Delivery is dedicated to redefining the future of last-mile and commercial delivery. Built on Oshkosh Corporation’s legacy of engineering excellence and innovation, we design and manufacture advanced delivery vehicles that are durable, efficient, and sustainable. With a focus on reliability, driver experience, and cutting-edge technology, Oshkosh Delivery empowers fleets and businesses to move goods smarter, safer, and with confidence, today and for the road ahead.

Primary point of contact between operators and management, helping to maintain workflow, resolve issues, and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Essential Duties

• Lead and coordinate a team of production operators to meet daily and weekly production targets.
• Ensure all team members follow standard operating procedures (SOPs), safety rules, and quality standards.
• Assign work tasks, monitor progress, and provide real-time feedback to maintain productivity and quality.
• Train and mentor new employees on equipment operation, processes, and safety practices.
• Assist with troubleshooting equipment or process issues and escape as needed to maintenance or supervision.
• Maintain accurate records of production data, downtime, and material usage.
• Support continuous improvement efforts by identifying and suggesting process or workflow enhancements.
• Communicate effectively with other departments (maintenance, quality, logistics) to coordinate production activities.
• Ensure housekeeping and 5S standards are maintained in the work area.
• Perform production work as needed to meet operational requirements.

Qualifications

• (External) At least five years of applicable experience
• Solid computer, math, and reading skills
• Capable of leading projects and project teams
• Ability to multi-task and adapt to an ever-changing environment and processes
• Ability to communicate with leadership and fellow team members in both written and verbal forms at a level above standard 6 months-1 year on production line
• Ability to build team morale and promote people first culture.
• Innovative/creative thinking.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Technology proficient.

Competencies

• Accountability: Responsible for the consequences of one’s actions
• Analytical Thinking: Requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems
• Attention to detail: Ability to see and become attentive to details
• Cooperation: Ability to work effectively with others to achieve a shared goal, even when the object at stake is of no direct personal interest
• Dependability: Being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations; punctual and meeting work attendance and deadline requirements
• Flexible: Ability to respond, modify, and integrate change with minimal personal resistance
• Identification with Management: Ability and willingness to understand, accept, and carry out decisions and measures from managers
• Initiative: Recognize and create opportunities and act accordingly rather than waiting passively for opportunities to happen
• Innovation: Creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems
• Insight: Having and gaining insight into situations, problems, and processes
• Persistence: Continuance in a course of action despite difficulty or opposition
• Integrity: Adhering to standards, values, and code of conduct within position
• Stress management: Ability to perform under pressure and within fast-paced environments
• Reliability: Extent to which you can be counted on to do what is expected (completing assigned tasks, projects, and meeting deadlines)
• Team-oriented: Working well with others and maintaining a focus and value on team
• Leading: Ability to exert influence through direction and guidance

Working Conditions

• Physical Demands: Prolonged periods of standing and walking. Occasionally required to sit. Must frequently squat, stoop, kneel, reach above the head, and reach forward. Ability to climb ladders, bend, and crawl in awkward spaces. Use of hands and fingers to grasp tools, supplies, and equipment (manual and finger dexterity). Must be able to frequently lift and move up to 50 lbs. on a continuous basis. Ability to see details at a distance and at close range.
• Environmental Demands: Indoors/Outdoors (extreme cold and/or heat); Frequent Task Changes, Tedious/Exacting Work, Dust, Temperature Extremes, Loud Noises. Occasionally work with toxic or caustic chemicals such a petroleum product, degreasers, and spays. Frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes, or airborne particles.
• Oshkosh is committed to working with and offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability for any part of the recruitment process, please contact our talent acquisition team by email [e-mail].

Oshkosh Corporation is a merit-based Equal Opportunity Employer. Job opportunities are open for application to all qualified individuals and selection decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristic. To the extent that information is provided or collected regarding categories as provided by law it will in no way affect the decision regarding an employment application.

Oshkosh Corporation will not discharge or in any manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with Oshkosh Corporation's legal duty to furnish information.

Certain positions with Oshkosh Corporation require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.

Advance your career by advancing the world. For many of our team members, this is more than a career. It’s a calling. Oshkosh is home to thousands of difference-makers working together to build, serve and protect people and communities around the world. From the front lines to the firehouse, the people we serve are driven by a sense of purpose. The people who work here are no different. Our engineering and product innovation help keep soldiers and firefighters safe, is critical in building and keeping communities clean and helps people do their jobs every day. As part of a People First culture, you’ll be encouraged and empowered to take ownership of your work, develop your career and make a real impact on the world around you. Oshkosh is a global company that designs and manufactures some of the world’s toughest specialty and access equipment under the brands of JLG®, Hinowa, Power Towers, Pierce®, MAXIMETAL™, Oshkosh® Defense, McNeilus®, IMT®, Jerr-Dan®, Frontline™ Communications, Oshkosh® Airport Products, Oshkosh® AeroTech™ and Pratt Miller.