Hands-On Production Leader - Day Shift

Sioux-Steel; Lennox (SD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sioux Steel in Lennox, SD is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead daily manufacturing operations on the DAY SHIFT. This hands-on role requires guiding teams, driving safety, and ensuring on-time production while maintaining quality and efficiency.

The ideal candidate has significant manufacturing leadership experience, is comfortable on the production floor, and can coach employees to achieve measurable results.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Significant manufacturing or production leadership experience.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and manage production operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily production activities to meet safety, quality, productivity, and delivery expectations.
• Serve as a hands-on leader, including operating production machinery when needed to support the team.
• Lead, coach, and develop production employees while establishing clear expectations and accountability.
• Monitor production performance, including productivity, efficiency, downtime, and throughput.
• Identify inefficiencies and implement improvements, standard work, and SOPs.
• Coordinate staffing, PTO, production priorities, and resources to support production needs.
• Partner with Maintenance and other departments to reduce downtime and resolve production challenges.
• Coordinate closely with Night Shift leadership to strengthen shift handoffs and keep production schedules on track.
• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure company safety policies and requirements are followed.
• Communicate production risks, constraints, priorities, and opportunities to leadership and other departments.

Skills

Team leadership

Coaching

Cross-functional communication

Problem solving

Hands-on leadership

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate or Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Sioux Steel in Lennox, SD is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead daily manufacturing operations on the DAY SHIFT. This hands-on role requires guiding teams, driving safety, and ensuring on-time production while maintaining quality and efficiency.

The ideal candidate has significant manufacturing leadership experience, is comfortable on the production floor, and can coach employees to achieve measurable results.