Lead Production Supervisor, Steel & Tube

BENTELER Group; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Match

Dental

Development

Educational Assistance

Flexible Work Schedules

Health Savings Accounts

Holidays

Life & Disability

Medical

Training

Vacation

Vision

Wealth Management Support

Job summary

BENTELER Group in the United States requires a Production Supervisor to lead a crew in the Hot Rolling Mill area. You will set up equipment, ensure safe operations, monitor production quality and efficiency, and drive improvements while coordinating with maintenance and operations teams.

The role emphasizes strong safety culture, shift flexibility, and ability to train staff. Prior experience in automated manufacturing and SAP is desirable, with a commitment to Lean practices and quality

Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent certification required.
• AA/AS or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 3 years in a supervisory role.
• Medium to advanced understanding of a continuous HRM Line Process, or equivalent manufacturing/production related experience.
• Understanding of data recording/acquisition systems such as IBA is preferred.
• Strong safety awareness and experience.
• Demonstrated capability of providing results through people, technology, and process.
• Basic SAP & general computer knowledge is required.
• Basic understanding of automated manufacturing processes.
• Be able to communicate and motivate coherently- both verbally and via written media.
• Understand principles of manufacturing.
• Able to work rotating shifts and extended hours on occasion when required.

Responsibilities

• Sets up the production equipment and supplies before executing job orders.
• Operates equipment safely and effectively for production processing. Crew members should be adequately equipped with PPE and other safety tools/training to complete the assigned work.
• Ensures that equipment is maintained in a good and safe working condition.
• Inspects equipment to identify any required replacements, malfunctions, and repairs.
• Monitors the process outcome to ensure production capacity, quality, and timeliness.
• Supports operators/tool preps in their assigned responsibilities.
• Evaluates equipment performance and recommends improvements.
• Operates, if needed, trucks, cranes, and other industrial vehicles to transfer goods and/or equipment.
• Recommends process improvements to enhance operational efficiency and safety.
• Ensures crew contributes to waste management programs and monitors environmental precautions and responds immediately if required (spills, etc.).
• Identifies and reports unsafe operations to crew members and HRM Manager immediately. Stops work if needed.
• Inspects the work area and ensures it is clean, safe, and organized; Participate in plant 5S and Lean manufacturing programs as well as all continuous improvement activities.
• Ensures that crop buckets are removed and dumped in a safe, timely manner before the max weight has been reached.
• Responsible for ensuring all crew members assigned are trained in all tasks and evaluates individual members on performance via timely, objective reviews.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Safety awareness

SAP experience

Communication skills

Automation understanding

Education

High school diploma

AA/AS or equivalent

Tools

IBA data systems

Job description

BENTELER Group in the United States requires a Production Supervisor to lead a crew in the Hot Rolling Mill area. You will set up equipment, ensure safe operations, monitor production quality and efficiency, and drive improvements while coordinating with maintenance and operations teams.

The role emphasizes strong safety culture, shift flexibility, and ability to train staff. Prior experience in automated manufacturing and SAP is desirable, with a commitment to Lean practices and quality