Production Team Lead: Maintenance & Process Improvement

iko; Ironton (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401k Match

Paid Vacation

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Perks & Discounts

Job summary

IKO Industries Ltd. seeks a Day Crew Supervisor at its Bismarck, MO plant to lead a small maintenance-focused team ensuring reliability and standardized work.

You will drive preventative maintenance, document controls, and process improvements in collaboration with Production, Maintenance, Quality, and Safety teams. The ideal candidate has hands-on leadership, strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage priorities while ensuring safe, efficient operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in manufacturing, production, maintenance, or industrial operations.
• Experience leading or supervising a small team.
• Ability to develop, document, and maintain SOPs and work instructions.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a small team responsible for preventative maintenance and production support activities.
• Assign daily work, monitor progress, and ensure tasks are completed safely and efficiently.
• Promote a culture of safety, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Provide training and guidance to team members on procedures, equipment, and best practices.
• Coordinate and oversee preventative maintenance activities within production areas.
• Partner with Maintenance and Production teams to identify equipment improvement opportunities.
• Help develop and maintain preventative maintenance schedules and documentation.
• Monitor equipment performance and assist in troubleshooting recurring operational issues.
• Ensure work is completed in compliance with safety, quality, and operational requirements.
• Create, revise, and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all production processes and equipment.
• Work with subject matter experts to document best practices and standardized work instructions.
• Establish and maintain document control processes to ensure current procedures are readily available and properly managed.
• Review and update production documentation to reflect process changes, equipment modifications, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support employee training efforts by ensuring procedures and work instructions are accurate and easy to follow.
• Identify opportunities to improve production processes, efficiency, safety, quality, and equipment reliability.
• Participate in root cause investigations and corrective action activities.
• Assist with implementation of process improvements and standardization projects.
• Track and report progress on maintenance and documentation initiatives.
• Ensure all activities are performed in accordance with company safety policies and procedures.
• Participate in safety audits, inspections, and risk assessments.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance planning

SOP development

Documentation

MS Office

Education

Associate degree in Industrial Technology

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

SharePoint

Job description

IKO Industries Ltd. seeks a Day Crew Supervisor at its Bismarck, MO plant to lead a small maintenance-focused team ensuring reliability and standardized work.

You will drive preventative maintenance, document controls, and process improvements in collaboration with Production, Maintenance, Quality, and Safety teams. The ideal candidate has hands-on leadership, strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage priorities while ensuring safe, efficient operations.