Roller Shop Lead: Precision Fabrication & Safety

Daifuku North America; Hobart (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Daifuku North America is seeking a skilled Supervisor to lead the Machine Operation team in the Roller Shop, fabricating components for intralogistics projects. You will schedule staff, plan work, and ensure safety and quality standards.

The ideal candidate has extensive steel fabrication experience, Lean/5S knowledge, strong communication, and the ability to coach teams. This on-site role emphasizes continuous improvement and hands-on leadership.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Leads the daily work of the Machine Operation team, including scheduling staff and assigning work.
• Performs layouts and set-ups and does hands-on fabrication work as required.
• Reviews work for accuracy, neatness, and conformance to production guidelines and quality and safety standards.
• Provides training to new and existing employees.
• Assists the Plant Manager with selection and performance management of employees and recommending compensation.
• Recommends equipment upgrades, staffing adjustments, improvements in procedures and working conditions, and process modifications.
• Leads safety initiatives and improvements.
• Gives the team written and oral instructions.
• Standardizes procedures to improve efficiency.
• Employees are responsible to comply with all requirements of Daifuku Intralogistics' QMS policies and procedures. Employees are to ensure sustainable process outputs that drive continuous improvement to provide leading industry performance and exceptional customer satisfaction.

Skills

Supervisory skills

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

5S principles

Quality principles

Verbal & written communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Safety leadership

Education

Associate degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Blueprints reading

Jigs & fixtures setup

Job description

Daifuku North America is seeking a skilled Supervisor to lead the Machine Operation team in the Roller Shop, fabricating components for intralogistics projects. You will schedule staff, plan work, and ensure safety and quality standards.

The ideal candidate has extensive steel fabrication experience, Lean/5S knowledge, strong communication, and the ability to coach teams. This on-site role emphasizes continuous improvement and hands-on leadership.