Production Supervisor - Truss Manufacturing

Rival Holdings; Clarksville (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Rival Holdings is seeking a Production Manager to lead manufacturing operations across truss production areas. You will drive continuous improvement, safety culture, and high-quality output while coordinating with leadership.

The role requires strong leadership, lean manufacturing expertise, and hands-on business acumen to optimize schedules, costs, and inventory. A collaborative manager who mentors staff and maintains customer-focused standards will thrive.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of leadership and business development experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or industry-related field is desired.
• Strong hands-on operational business acumen and people management skills.
• Knowledge of construction industry standards, building codes, equipment and contracts.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills with diverse people.
• Knowledge in lean manufacturing.
• Strong language, mathematical, and reasoning skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and ERP systems.
• Valid driver’s license to operate company vehicle.
• Production floor work with 25–40% computer-based tasks.
• Ability to perform physical functions and mobility requirements.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all production areas to ensure quality, safety and service standards.
• Confer with leadership to proactively solve problems and improve operations.
• Ensure adherence to procedures and policies from the handbook.
• Lead shift meetings and safety talks; identify safety improvements.
• Monitor production schedules and optimize lead times to meet deliveries.
• Manage costs and inventory accuracy; coordinate troubleshooting in the field.

Skills

Leadership

Operations

People management

Communication

Lean manufacturing

Problem solving

Decision making

Team collaboration

Analytical thinking

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance/industry field

Tools

ERP systems

Office tools

Job description

Description

Position Purpose: Production Manager provides management, coordination, and continuous improvement of all aspects of the manufacturing process across several truss production areas.

Core Value Expectations:

• Actively pursue high character, high trust, and high performance personally, corporately, and in all aspects of the position
• Provide distinctive quality and unparalleled customer service both internally and externally
• Demonstrate and promote integrity, respect, and teamwork
• Invite others to help you grow through living authentically with nothing to prove, lose or hide
• Evidence humility by actively receiving teaching and mentoring

Primary Role Expectations:

• Advocate of the company mission, purpose, and core values in all activities and duties.
• Proactively solve problems and communicate with leadership.
• Follows and enforces the following of operational procedures and policies outlined in the employee handbook
• Facilitates shift meetings and safety talks
• Evaluates work environment to mitigate safety risks
• Oversees all areas of the production to ensure and maintain high standards of quality, safety and service
• Regularly inspect daily opening and closing procedures, project completion, and plant and yard appearance
• Identifies and implements training and development programs for all production employees
• Promotes accountability by monitoring employee performance and counsel’s employees on improvement opportunities to ensure standards are met
• Know and develop relationships with individual employees
• Ensures that production and delivery schedules are met and are optimizing lead times
• Monitors cost of production and ensures that those costs are maintained
• Ensures inventory is properly accounted for and accurate
• Responsible for product integrity and the coordinating of troubleshooting in the field as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• 4+ years of applicable, industry, leadership and business development experience
• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or industry-related field is desired
• Strong hands-on operational business acumen, effective people management skills, and the ability to consider multiple options before making decisions.
• Knowledge of construction industry standards, building codes, equipment, methods, and contracts
• Strong interpersonal communication skills to work effectively with diverse individuals from executives to floor employees
• Knowledge in lean manufacturing
• Strong language, mathematical, and reasoning skills
• Proficient with Office Productivity Tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and ability to learn and use ERP systems
• Valid driver's license to operate personal and company vehicle
• Job functions are performed on the production floor with 25-40% of work to be completed on a computer.
• Perform the position’s physical functions with extensive mobility and ease including walking, sitting, standing, bending, talking, hearing, seeing, and using hands to operate tools necessary for the job

The requirements listed in this job description are representative of the essential duties, responsibilities, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as the environmental and physical demands an individual must meet to successfully perform this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.