Lean Production Supervisor — Mon–Thu, 11am–9pm

ES Utilities South Dakota-USA; Watertown (SD); On-site; USD 68,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Terex Utilities in Watertown, SD is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead a manufacturing line from 11am to 9:00pm, ensuring safety, quality, and on-time production targets. The role requires hands-on leadership, planning for absences, and active problem solving with the team.

You will engage in interview and selection of new team members, develop cross-training plans, and drive continuous improvement while maintaining a respectful, inclusive work culture.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Demonstrate excellent leadership skills; at least 2 years of Production Team Leader experience.
• Effectively communicate with all team members, both written and verbal.
• Organizational skills.
• Proficient with MS Word and Excel.
• Maintain the integrity of confidential business and product information.
• Take initiative to recognize areas of opportunity and resolve with appropriate action.
• Identify problems, root cause elimination.
• Continuously seek new and better ways of doing things; challenge status quo and drive improvement.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily safety audits to ensure team member safety.
• Complete problem-solving activities to eliminate safety hazards.
• Escalate immediate safety concerns to Safety team.
• Support 5S actions within the plant.
• Document internal and external quality issues.
• Discuss internal quality issues with team and solve to prevent recurrence.
• Escalate external quality issues to Quality team with urgency.
• Monitor takt times and ensure line pace.
• Plan for absences to meet production goals.
• Review staffing to maintain productivity.
• Coach team members on KPI metrics and behaviors.

Skills

Leadership

Team leadership

Communication

Organization

Problem solving

Lean training

Education

AS/BS in Engineering/Industrial Management/Business

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

Terex Utilities in Watertown, SD is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead a manufacturing line from 11am to 9:00pm, ensuring safety, quality, and on-time production targets. The role requires hands-on leadership, planning for absences, and active problem solving with the team.

You will engage in interview and selection of new team members, develop cross-training plans, and drive continuous improvement while maintaining a respectful, inclusive work culture.