Night Shift Production Leader — On‑Floor Safety & Quality

Southern Champion Tray Llc; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Champion Tray Llc in Chattanooga, TN is seeking an experienced production leader to guide and actively contribute to the manufacturing team, driving safety, quality, throughput, cost, and equipment performance.

You will own daily team performance on the floor, coach operators, plan staffing, and partner with engineering, quality, and maintenance to improve productivity, reliability, and continuous improvement while upholding SCT's mission and values.

Qualifications

• Directly supervises two to twenty-five non-supervisory team members.
• Plans work schedules, assignments, staffing, and production sequences to meet customer and production requirements.
• Owns shift management with fellow Production Leaders to ensure effective shift handoffs and shared ownership of team performance.

Responsibilities

• Consistently executes daily Leader Standard Work to drive accountability, communication, and operational excellence
• Owns Production team performance in safety, quality, throughput, cost, and people development
• Plans work schedules, assignments, staffing, and production sequences to meet customer and production requirements
• Leads from production floor through active participation in machine operation, make-readies, troubleshooting, setup verification, and quality audits
• Functions as a working leader, spending approximately 80% of time on the floor and 50% of time directly engaged in productive, value-creating manufacturing activities such as machine operation, make-readies, quality verification, troubleshooting, training, and process improvement
• Drives culture that prioritizes safety through visible leadership, communication, accountability, and hazard elimination
• Ensures team members receive effective training, coaching, and development to build technical and problem-solving capabilities
• Promotes, educates, and enforces quality standards while ensuring compliance with SCT's Quality Program
• Leads root cause investigations and corrective actions to resolve safety, quality, and production issues
• Partners with Continuous Improvement, Engineering, Quality, and Maintenance to improve productivity, reliability, and manufacturability
• Develops and maintains technical expertise in equipment, processes, quality systems, and standardized work practices
• Promotes workplace organization and discipline through 5S, Leader Standard Work, and Lean Manufacturing principles
• Maintains production, labor, quality, and operational performance records and communicates results to leadership
• Develops Lead Operators and high-potential employees through coaching, mentoring, and succession planning
• Owns shift management with fellow Production Leaders to ensure effective shift handoffs and shared ownership of team performance
• Communicates company objectives, operational priorities, and performance expectations while addressing employee concerns as needed
• Manages attendance, timecards, vacation requests, staffing, and overtime requirements to support production needs
• Participates in hiring, onboarding, performance management, and employee development activities
• Adapts to and implements new processes, technologies, and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance safety, quality, and efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Lean manufacturing

Safety culture

Problem solving

Job description

Southern Champion Tray Llc in Chattanooga, TN is seeking an experienced production leader to guide and actively contribute to the manufacturing team, driving safety, quality, throughput, cost, and equipment performance.

You will own daily team performance on the floor, coach operators, plan staffing, and partner with engineering, quality, and maintenance to improve productivity, reliability, and continuous improvement while upholding SCT's mission and values.