Production Supervisor

Owens Corning; Nacogdoches (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Owens Corning in Texas seeks a Production Supervisor to lead, mentor and drive Lean manufacturing improvements on the plant floor. You will oversee production, allocate tasks, monitor KPIs and empower teams to deliver safe, high-quality output.

You will conduct Gemba walks, participate in Tier meetings, apply standard Lean tools, and enforce discipline while building trust and developing staff through 30-60-90 and annual reviews.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years leadership experience in a Lean environment.
• College degree preferred or HS with significant supervisory experience.
• Bilingual English and Spanish desirable but not required.
• Proficient in MS Office; Kronos experience is a plus.
• Hands-on Lean manufacturing process implementation experience.
• Excellent communication skills and strong work ethic.
• Self-motivated with a results-driven approach.
• Excellent problem solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee plant activities and production; delegate tasks to meet KPIs.
• Use production boards to track performance and drive corrective actions.
• Administer plant rules and policies; conduct Gemba walks and monitor performance.
• Participate in Tier meetings with leadership and apply decision-making tools.
• Foster safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and productivity improvements.
• Develop staff through regular reviews and timely feedback; disciplinary actions when needed.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Bilingual English/Spanish

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Kronos Time Management

Job description

Reporting to the Plant Leader, the Production Supervisor incumbent will be a proven leader and mentor. Qualities we look for are: problem solving skills, someone that promotes safe work environment, utilizes resources (HR, HSE, Quality, Purchasing), and can motivate while assess/understand/utilize their staff’s strengths & weaknesses, attendance management.

You will oversee plant activities, supervise the overall production and delegate work assignments to ensure all key performance indicators (KPIs) are identified, structured and addressed. Use production boards to keep employees enlightened and informed of the department performance against standards, working with them to correct deficiencies.

Part of your job will be to administer plant rules and other policies and procedures in a fair and equitable manner. Facilitate Gemba walks out on the plant floor, monitoring machine center performance to ensure optimum efficiencies, a practice used by Lean Leaders, and participate in Tier meetings with senior leadership using appropriate decision-making tools gaining approval before implementing decisions or changes.

Key Deliverables

• Safety: enforce safety practices, tolerance to zero attitude, maintain safety engagement
• Quality: understand the standards & requirements, work with precision and attention to details
• Delivery: Just in time production strategy
• Inventory: Manage the inventory, be aware of the inventory
• Productivity: measure the efficiency of the employees, equipment and overall cost efficiency
• Build employee trust: By knowing when to be transparent and when to listen and when to follow up to settle employee concerns.
• Employee engagement and recognition
• Employee development and reviews (30-60-90 and annual)
• Apply disciplinary measures
• High floor visibility presence
• Employee timekeeping/timecards

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years leadership experience in a team-based Lean Manufacturing environment;
• College Degree in a related field is preferred or the combination of High School degree with several years of experience in a supervisory role;
• Bilingual English and Spanish desirable but not required.
• Must be computer literate and proficient in MS Office, Excel, Outlook. Previous exposure to Kronos as Time Management tool is an asset;
• Hands-on experience implementing Lean Manufacturing process systems;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Reliable with high integrity and strong work ethic;
• Self motivated with a results driven approach;
• Excellent problem solving skills;