Shift Manager

RealTruck, Inc.; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

RealTruck, Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor in Springfield, Missouri, to oversee production activities ensuring compliance with performance expectations. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of manufacturing experience and training in Lean manufacturing.

Your responsibilities will include leading problem-solving processes, assigning tasks, ensuring adherence to policies, and working closely with production planners. Strong communication skills and the ability to actively resolve issues are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of manufacturing experience required.
• Training in Lean manufacturing is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Oversee production activities and ensure compliance with THI Ecosystem expectations.
• Resolve problems and troubleshoot issues independently.
• Assign tasks to team members each shift.
• Coach individuals on adherence to policies and procedures.
• Lead problem-solving activities for key production issues.

Skills

Skilled in Microsoft Office

Ability to write, speak, and comprehend English

Ability to perform basic arithmetic operations

Ability to solve practical problems

Education

Associates degree

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Responsibilities

• Oversee production activities. Ensure activities are being achieved in accordance to THI Ecosystem expectations. Follow escalation procedures to react when targets are not achieved across all shifts.
• Properly resolve problems and troubleshoot issues as they arise possibly without the direction of management.
• Assign team members with tasks to be completed each shift.
• Ensure all policies and procedures are followed and coach individuals when not in accordance to our servant leadership approach.
• Lead A3/8D (problem solving) activities for key issues within production ranging from Safety, Quality, Productivity, Continuous Improvement, etc.
• Support Continuous Improvement efforts with targeted annual savings.
• Meet daily with production planner and warehouse supervisor to ensure activities on the floor for build are in line with plan. All issues that impact need to be escalated and clearly understood at all levels of the organization.

Minimum Qualifications & Requirements

• Associates degree required. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 5+ years of manufacturing experience required.
• Training in Lean manufacturing required.

Required Licenses

• None

Skills, Abilities, And Knowledge

• Skilled in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to write, speak, and comprehend English.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.