Production Supervisor (Engineering Background)

Flint Hills Resources; DeWitt (IA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Guardian Glass in DeWitt, Iowa seeks an engineering-minded Production Supervisor to lead a frontline crew in a 24/7 operation. You will apply engineering fundamentals to troubleshoot, improve stability and quality, and mentor operators on standard work.

This role builds manufacturing leadership early in your career, partnering with Maintenance, Engineering and Quality to plan improvements while ensuring safe, reliable daily production and effective shift handoffs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required.
• Interest in frontline people leadership in a hands-on manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work rotating 12-hour shifts (6:00–6:00, DuPont schedule).

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead a frontline production team through coaching, skill development, cross-training, and clear performance expectations to strengthen troubleshooting ability, process knowledge, and accountability.
• Lead structured problem solving using data and root cause methods (e.g., RCA, corrective actions) to improve yield, reliability, quality, and process stability.
• Own day to day production execution for a crew of approximately 10 employees, ensuring safe, stable, and efficient operations in a 24/7 manufacturing environment.
• Reinforce standard work and process discipline by monitoring production systems, responding to variation, and supporting operators in maintaining control.
• Partner closely with Maintenance, Engineering, and Quality to plan and execute equipment, process, and reliability improvements.
• Provide visible safety leadership through hazard recognition, safe work practices, training, emergency response readiness, and escalation during abnormal situations.
• Communicate priorities, expectations, and follow through clearly across shift handoffs to align the team to goals and operational needs.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Production Supervisor (Engineering Background)

Guardian Glass is looking for a hands‑on, engineering minded leader to step into a Production Supervisor (Engineering background) role at our float glass facility in DeWitt, Iowa.

This role is designed for engineers who want to build deep manufacturing credibility and people leadership capability early in their careers by working directly in 24/7 operations before moving into broader technical or manufacturing leadership roles.

You will lead a frontline crew while staying close to the process—using engineering fundamentals to troubleshoot issues, improve stability and quality, and coach operators on technical understanding and standard work. If you enjoy solving real manufacturing problems, developing people, and are looking to build the foundation for a long term career in manufacturing leadership, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

Our Team

Our supervisors operate with a one team on the field mindset—developing direct reports, partnering cross‑functionally and creating clarity around expectations and standard work. This unified and dynamic team encourages challenge, open and honest communication, and consistent leadership support and feedback.

What You Will Do

• Develop and lead a frontline production team through technical coaching, skill development, cross training, and clear performance expectations to strengthen troubleshooting ability, process knowledge, and accountability
• Lead structured problem solving using data and root cause methods (e.g., RCA, corrective actions) to improve yield, reliability, quality, and process stability
• Own day to day production execution for a crew of approximately 10 employees, ensuring safe, stable, and efficient operations in a 24/7 manufacturing environment
• Reinforce standard work and process discipline by monitoring production systems, responding to variation, and supporting operators in maintaining control
• Partner closely with Maintenance, Engineering, and Quality to plan and execute equipment, process, and reliability improvements
• Provide visible safety leadership through hazard recognition, safe work practices, training, emergency response readiness, and escalation during abnormal situations
• Communicate priorities, expectations, and follow through clearly across shift handoffs to align the team to goals and operational needs

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering field
• Interest in frontline people leadership in a hands‑on manufacturing environment (coaching, setting expectations, and developing others)
• Ability to work rotating shifts (12 hour shifts 6:00-6:00. “DuPont” schedule)

What Will Put You Ahead

• Manufacturing experience in a 24/7 or high volume environment (internship, co op, technician/lead operator role, or full time position)
• Demonstrated leadership experience, such as leading teams, projects, training, or improvement efforts (formal or informal)
• Experience using structured problem solving and continuous improvement methods to drive sustainable results (e.g., RCA, 5 Why, standard work, error proofing)
• Ability to translate technical concepts into clear, practical coaching for operators and technicians

This role is not eligible for sponsorship

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Guardian Glass is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of float, value-added and fabricated glass products and solutions. We produce high-performance glass for architectural, residential, interior, transportation and technical glass applications. You’ll find our glass in homes, offices and cars and in some of the world’s most iconic projects.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

• Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify.