PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR (WEEKENDS)

Diamond C Trailers; Mount Pleasant (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Diamond C Trailers in Mount Pleasant, TX is seeking a Production Supervisor for weekend shifts. You will lead an assigned production team to achieve safe, high-quality, efficient work while meeting production priorities and company expectations.

Responsibilities include providing daily direction, developing team members, coordinating resources, addressing problems, and maintaining accountability for safety, quality, productivity, communication, and continuous improvement within the assigned area.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of manufacturing operations and ability to learn the specific processes, equipment, quality standards, and production requirements of the assigned area.
• Ability to lead people respectfully, communicate clear expectations, coach performance, and hold team members accountable for agreed work.
• Ability to read and use production schedules, work orders, drawings, work instructions, quality information, and basic performance data as required.
• Strong safety awareness, problem-solving, organization, prioritization, and follow-through.
• Ability to coordinate effectively with production teams and cross-functional support groups in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities while maintaining focus on safety, quality, people, and results.

Responsibilities

• Review daily production priorities, staffing, equipment status, and material availability; communicate the plan to the team.
• Assign work based on training, skill, workload, safety, and production needs and adjust assignments as conditions change.
• Set clear expectations for safety, quality, standard work, productivity, attendance, housekeeping, and teamwork.
• Monitor production progress, work-in-process, downtime, defects, rework, material shortages, and schedule impact.
• Coordinate with upstream and downstream teams and with Quality, Material Handling, Maintenance, Engineering, EHS, and others to remove barriers.
• Verify team members use current work instructions, drawings, standard work, tools, equipment, and quality requirements.
• Address routine performance or process concerns promptly and elevate issues outside assigned authority.
• Coach team members through observation, feedback, questions, demonstration, and follow-up; support training and development.
• Support attendance, staffing, cross-training, skill coverage, and communicate gaps to leadership.
• Lead or participate in root-cause problem solving and corrective action for recurring defects or delays.
• Promote continuous improvement by involving team members in changes that improve flow, quality, safety, efficiency, and workplace organization.
• Maintain accurate production, quality, training, safety, attendance, or other required records.
• Conduct effective shift start-up, team communication, and handoff so priorities, issues, actions, and status are understood.
• Model company values and leadership expectations and perform other duties as needed by Production Leadership.

Skills

Team leadership

Production scheduling

Quality standards

Safety awareness

Cross-functional coordination

Job description

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PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR (WEEKENDS)

Mount Pleasant, TX, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 1132

TEAM LEADER

Job Summary

Leads an assigned production team to achieve safe, high-quality, efficient work while meeting production priorities and company expectations. Provides daily direction, develops team members, coordinates resources and support, addresses problems, and maintains accountability for safety, quality, productivity, communication, and continuous improvement within the assigned area.

• Review daily production priorities, staffing, equipment status, material availability, quality concerns, and known constraints and communicate the plan to the team.
• Assign work based on training, skill, workload, safety, and production needs and adjust assignments as conditions change.
• Set clear expectations for safety, quality, standard work, productivity, attendance, housekeeping, and teamwork and follow through on commitments.
• Monitor production progress, work-in-process, downtime, defects, rework, material shortages, and other conditions that may affect schedule or customer requirements.
• Coordinate with upstream and downstream teams and with Quality, Material Handling, Maintenance, Engineering, EHS, and other support functions to remove barriers.
• Verify team members use current work instructions, drawings, standard work, tools, equipment, and quality requirements appropriate to the assigned area.
• Address routine performance or process concerns promptly and elevate safety, quality, employee, equipment, or production issues outside assigned authority.
• Coach team members through observation, feedback, questions, demonstration, and follow-up; support training and development of new and existing employees.
• Support attendance, staffing, cross-training, skill coverage, and readiness within the assigned team and communicate gaps to leadership.
• Lead or participate in root-cause problem solving and corrective action for recurring defects, delays, downtime, safety concerns, or process failures.
• Promote continuous improvement by involving team members in practical changes that improve flow, quality, safety, efficiency, and workplace organization.
• Maintain accurate production, quality, training, safety, attendance, or other required records within assigned responsibility.
• Conduct effective shift start-up, team communication, and handoff so priorities, issues, actions, and status are understood.
• Model company values and leadership expectations and perform other job duties and responsibilities as needed by Production Leadership.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of manufacturing operations and ability to learn the specific processes, equipment, quality standards, and production requirements of the assigned area.
• Ability to lead people respectfully, communicate clear expectations, coach performance, and hold team members accountable for agreed work.
• Ability to read and use production schedules, work orders, drawings, work instructions, quality information, and basic performance data as required.
• Strong safety awareness, problem-solving, organization, prioritization, and follow-through.
• Ability to coordinate effectively with production teams and cross-functional support groups in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities while maintaining focus on safety, quality, people, and results.

Experience

• Relevant manufacturing or production experience is expected for the assigned area.
• Previous experience training others, coordinating work, serving as a lead, or demonstrating leadership responsibility is preferred.
• An equivalent combination of hands‑on experience, training, leadership exposure, and technical knowledge may be considered.

Safety Responsibilities

• Follow all company safety procedures, posted warnings, equipment rules, and task‑specific training requirements.
• Report injuries, illnesses, near misses, unsafe conditions, damaged equipment, and other safety concerns promptly.
• Use tools, machines, vehicles, chemicals, and material‑handling equipment only when trained, authorized, and properly equipped.
• Maintain good housekeeping and keep aisles, exits, work areas, guarding, and access to emergency equipment clear.
• Reinforce safe work practices within the assigned area, address or elevate unsafe conditions, and support required safety training and corrective actions.

Physical Demands

• Regularly stand and walk for extended periods and use hands for grasping, handling tools, controls, parts, and materials.
• Frequently bend, stoop, reach, push, pull, climb, and work around equipment or material at varying heights and positions.
• Maintain the balance, coordination, hearing, and visual attention needed to work safely around moving equipment, sharp edges, hot surfaces, and production traffic.
• Lift, carry, position, or reposition parts, tools, and materials up to 50 pounds, using team lift or material‑handling equipment when required.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Wear company‑required PPE for the assigned area and task and maintain PPE in serviceable condition.
• Typical PPE may include safety glasses, hearing protection, safety footwear, gloves, protective clothing, face protection, and other task‑specific PPE as required.
• Fast‑paced manufacturing environment with moving equipment, material handling, production schedules, quality requirements, and changing workflow priorities.
• Regular exposure may include production noise, metal edges, oils, dust, airborne particles, hot surfaces, and industrial equipment.
• Work may occur in non‑climate‑controlled production, warehouse, or yard areas with seasonal exposure to heat and cold.