Supervisor, Press Production

Challenge Manufacturing; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Challenge Manufacturing is seeking an experienced shift supervisor to oversee a manufacturing department in Kansas City, MO. You will manage quality, delivery, labor costs, and inventory, ensuring adherence to Lean principles and ISO/TS-16949 standards.

You will coordinate daily schedules, review work orders, and coach staff to meet productivity targets. Prior experience in metal stamping or assembly is preferred, with the ability to lead a team on a Z shift (5:00 PM - 5:00 AM) from Friday to

Qualifications

• Must have supervisory experience (5+ years) overseeing up to 30 employees.
• Experience implementing and maintaining Lean Manufacturing practices (5S, JIT).
• Background in metal, stamping, or assembly manufacturing accepted.

Responsibilities

• Oversee department operations: quality, delivery, labor cost, material usage, and inventory accuracy.
• Plan lineups before shifts to meet customer requirements and coordinate with staff.
• Review work orders and forms for accuracy; ensure ISO/TS-16949 compliance.
• Provide coaching to achieve productivity, quality and delivery objectives.
• Coordinate daily schedule with manufacturing manager and forepersons; address disciplinary issues with HR.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

5S

Just-in-time

Production

Supervisory experience

Math skills

Organizational skills

Leadership skills

Machine operator background

Job description

Who We Are

Challenge Manufacturing’s mission is to manufacture with operational excellence by empowering our employee-owners. As a leading tier 1 supplier of complex metal assemblies for the global automotive industry, we drive innovative solutions for future mobility. We believe the best ideas come from individual unique perspectives. These ideas combined with the teamwork of industry leaders allow us to accomplish any challenge. Our team members take pride in the work we do and embody our core values of safety, ownership, and teamwork every day; they are the true driving force in our operations.

Challenge is proud to be one of the largest employee-owned automotive companies in North America. One of the many benefits of joining the Challenge team is the ESOP program. This program allows Challenge to give shares of the Company to all employee-owners annually. These shares are an additional retirement benefit that will continue to grow during your time at Challenge. Being part of an ESOP means our employee-owners share in Challenge’s success!

Challenge is #QualityDriven and #PeoplePowered!

What You'll Do

• Overseeing department operations. This includes part quality and part delivery, labor cost control, material usage and inventory accuracy.
• Prior to the start of shift must arrange a job line up to meet customer requirements.
• Consider available material, equipment and manpower, including skills.
• Review work orders with staff throughout the shift to ensure that staff is filling out forms correctly.
• Review work at every phase in the process to ensure quality.
• Completing daily attendance sheets.
• Review ship list, work orders, schedules, etc. with office assistant.
• Ensure that all plant activities are carried out in compliance with ISO/TS-16949 Standards.
• Provide teaching and coaching necessary to ensure that plant’s major objectives are met with regard to productivity, quality and delivery.
• To be knowledgeable of and comply with Company Quality / Environmental System and procedures, work instructions and policies applicable to daily work activities.
• Oversee all operations as it pertains to manufacturing.
• Coordinates work flow; daily schedule through manufacturing manager and forepersons. Handle disciplinary concerns in coordination with HR.
• Handle quality, receiving and shipping problems as they arise.
• Ensure incoming and outgoing material is handled and labeled correctly.
• Experience in Setting up, or operating presses a plus.

When And Where

This will be a Z Shift / 5:00-PM - 5:00 AM Friday-Sunday position located at our office in Kansas City, MO. Occasionally, this may require you to arrive early, stay late, or work on weekends, outside of our regular hours, to ensure we successfully meet customer needs, deadlines, or urgent requests.

What You Need To Have

• Will consider any manuf. background (metal, stamping, assembly)
• Auto industry experience preferred.
• Hands on supervisor position overseeing up to 30 employees.
• Must have exp. in implementing & maintaining Lean Manuf. practices, 5S, Just-in-time, Production
• Reporting etc.
• 5 + year supervisory experience required
• Good math skills.
• Good organizational skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• Good leadership skills.
• At least two (2) years as machine operator preferred, but not mandatory.