Production Supervisor

Challenge Mfg. Holdings, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Health Savings Account with employer 1

Company 401k match

Job summary

Challenge Manufacturing in Irving, TX, is seeking an Assembly Production Supervisor for the 2nd shift (Mon–Fri 5:00pm to 1:30am). You will lead operations on the plant floor, ensuring safety, quality, and on-time delivery while building a positive, engaged team.

Responsibilities include coaching staff, training on processes, certifying workstations, monitoring production boards, and investigating root causes of injuries or defects.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 3+ years’ experience in a supervisory role.
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred.
• Automotive manufacturing industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage processes with detailed accuracy and discipline.
• Coach and assist employees with problem solving and personal issues.
• Train team members on processes, procedures and tasks.
• Certify team members on workstations to progress on the skills matrix.
• Ensure quality standards are met and on-time delivery per customer demands.
• Direct daily tasks of team leaders, material handlers, operators and support groups.
• Conduct toolbox talks daily and adhere to production identification, traceability and inventory controls.

Skills

Team leadership

Coaching

Problem solving

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's degree

Tools

Automotive manufacturing systems

Job description

Who We Are: Challenge Manufacturing’s mission is to manufacture with operational excellence by empowering our employee-owners. As a leading tier 1 supplier of complex metal assemblies for the global automotive industry, we drive innovative solutions for future mobility. We believe the best ideas come from individual unique perspectives. These ideas combined with the teamwork of industry leaders allow us to accomplish any challenge. Our team members take pride in the work we do and embody our core values of safety, ownership, and teamwork every day; they are the true driving force in our operations. Challenge is proud to be one of the largest employee-owned automotive companies in North America. One of the many benefits of joining the Challenge team is the ESOP program. This program allows Challenge to give shares of the Company to all employee-owners annually. These shares are an additional retirement benefit that will continue to grow during your time at Challenge. Being part of an ESOP means our employee-owners share in Challenge’s success! Challenge is #QualityDriven and #PeoplePowered!

Who We Want

The Assembly Production Supervisor is the front line of leadership at the plant level. Their purpose is to oversee all operations within their area, ensuring that Safety, Quality, Delivery and production efficiencies meet the standards and expectation of internal and external customers. Our Supervisors are also morale builders and are responsible for creating a positive work environment for all employees.

What You’ll Do

• Manage processes with detailed accuracy, and discipline.
• Coaches and assist all employees with problem solving, and personal issues.
• Train team members’ on various processes, procedures and job tasks within their work zone
• Certify team members’ on individual workstations to satisfy each level of progression on the skills matrix
• Ensures quality standards are met.
• Ensures on time delivery is met according to customer demands, and scheduling.
• Pays close attention to detail.
• Example: Safety, Housekeeping, quality, performance, instructions given by management, and employee well-being.
• Incident reporting, and investigation of root cause for injuries, near misses, and manufacturing equipment incidents (i.e. mis-hit, tool crash, etc..).
• Monitors employee attendance, and disciplines accordingly in accordance with the employee handbook.
• Monitor production quality and throughput.
• Ensure that hour by hour boards, zone boards and other production monitoring systems are updated.
• Work with support groups to return processes to standard when abnormal conditions occur.
• Manages operations in accordance with attendance.
• Directs team leaders, material handlers, operators, and support groups on daily task.
• Conducts tool box talks daily to remind employees of all categories listed on the check sheet.
• Follows Company procedures for production identification & traceability, containment of nonconforming material, inventory movements and production reporting.

When and Where

This is a 2nd Shift M-F 5:00pm - 1:30am position located at our Plant in Irving, TX. Occasionally, this may require you to arrive early, stay late, or work on weekends, outside of our regular hours, to ensure we successfully meet customer needs, deadlines, or urgent requests.

What You Need to Have

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• 3+ years’ experience in a supervisory role
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred
• Automotive manufacturing industry experience preferred
• Must be physically capable of performing the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation

Challenge Manufacturing’s mission is to manufacture with operational excellence by empowering our employee-owners. As a leading tier 1 supplier of complex metal assemblies for the global automotive industry, we drive innovative solutions for future mobility. We believe the best ideas come from individual unique perspectives. These ideas combined with the teamwork of industry leaders allow us to accomplish any challenge. Our team members take pride in the work we do and embody our core values of safety, ownership, and teamwork every day; they are the true driving force in our operations. Challenge is proud to be one of the largest employee-owned automotive companies in North America. One of the many benefits of joining the Challenge team is the ESOP program. This program allows Challenge to give shares of the Company to all employee-owners annually. These shares are an additional retirement benefit that will continue to grow during your time at Challenge. Being part of an ESOP means our employee-owners share in Challenge’s success! Challenge is #QualityDriven and #PeoplePowered!

We’re excited to offer a range of awesome benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a Health Savings Account with annual employer contributions, Flexible Spending Accounts, company-paid Short-Term Disability and Basic Life Insurance, Voluntary Life and Long-Term Disability options, an Employer 401k Match, ESOP shares, tuition reimbursement, a Referral Bonus Program, Challenge Incentive Program, and paid time off.

Please note, while these benefits are part of what we offer, they may not all apply to this specific role. The details shared in this job description are intended to give you a general idea, but duties and responsibilities may evolve over time, with or without notice. And of course, we’re happy to provide reasonable accommodations to help individuals with disabilities succeed in their role.