On-Site Production Lead & Team Coach

Blue Bird Corporation; Fort Valley (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

14 paid holidays

Vacation time

401k matching

Job summary

Blue Bird Fort Valley is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead a skilled team on-site in Fort Valley, GA. The role reports to the Value Stream Leader and focuses on organizing staff, improving workflow, and training opportunities to sustain safe, reliable production of school buses.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in manufacturing, leadership, and problem-solving, with relevant certifications or training. This is a hands-on supervisory position in a busy facility.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; U.S. citizenship or permanent resident.
• Minimum 6 years in a manufacturing facility with production supervision or team lead.
• Degree-plus-experience options accepted as alternatives to years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Supervise operations to achieve higher output.
• Organize training and education manuals for the production team.
• Assist in recruitment and onboarding of new hires.
• Develop and enforce production methods to improve quality and revenue.
• Monitor tasks to meet production goals and ensure efficiency.
• Evaluate stations to ensure optimum performance.
• Coach, discipline, and manage staff; enforce policies.

Skills

Manufacturing tools

MS Office (Word/Excel)

Leadership

Problem solving

Production processes

Report writing

Training/certification

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree + 2 years supervisor experience

Associates degree + 3 years supervisor experience

HS Diploma/GED + 3 years supervisor experience

U.S. citizenship or permanent resident

Job description

Blue Bird Fort Valley is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead a skilled team on-site in Fort Valley, GA. The role reports to the Value Stream Leader and focuses on organizing staff, improving workflow, and training opportunities to sustain safe, reliable production of school buses.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in manufacturing, leadership, and problem-solving, with relevant certifications or training. This is a hands-on supervisory position in a busy facility.