Upfit Production Supervisor

Reading Truck Group; Social Circle, Northern (GA, KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Reading Truck Group seeks an Upfit Supervisor to lead daily vehicle upfit operations on the production floor. You will provide direct shop-floor leadership to Team Leaders and Upfit Installers and be accountable for safety, quality, delivery, and productivity.

You will establish priorities, assign labor, ensure materials and tooling are ready, monitor performance, coach staff, and drive continuous improvement while maintaining a strong presence on the shop floor.

Qualifications

• Previous manufacturing leadership experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to lead hourly production employees.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, communication, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to read production schedules, drawings, work instructions.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing, 5S, standard work, and root-cause solving preferred.
• Must be comfortable spending the majority of the workday on the production floor actively leading the operation.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily Upfit operations to meet safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity targets.
• Establish daily production plan, priorities, staffing, and work assignments.
• Maintain a strong shop-floor presence and monitor production flow.
• Ensure vehicles, materials, tooling, and instructions are ready before work begins.
• Monitor actual production performance against plan and take corrective action.
• Identify and elevate material shortages, equipment issues, staffing constraints, or other barriers impacting production.
• Enforce safety requirements and address unsafe conditions or behaviors.
• Coach, develop, and hold Team Leaders and employees accountable for performance.

Skills

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

5S

Problem solving

Communication

Read drawings

Job description

How You Will Make an Impact

The Upfit Supervisor is responsible for the safe, efficient, and consistent execution of daily vehicle upfit operations. This position provides direct shop-floor leadership to Team Leaders and Upfit Installers and is accountable for meeting daily production, quality, safety, delivery, and productivity expectations.

The Supervisor establishes daily priorities, assigns labor and resources, ensures materials and vehicles are ready for production, removes barriers to execution, and drives accountability throughout the shift. This role is expected to maintain a strong presence on the production floor and actively support continuous improvement.

The Nuts and Bolts

• Lead daily Upfit operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity targets.
• Establish and communicate the daily production plan, priorities, staffing, and work assignments.
• Maintain a strong shop-floor presence, actively monitoring production flow and addressing issues as they occur.
• Ensure vehicles, materials, tooling, work instructions, and other requirements are available before work begins.
• Monitor actual production performance against plan and take corrective action when targets are missed.
• Identify and elevate material shortages, equipment issues, staffing constraints, or other barriers impacting production.
• Ensure work is completed according to established quality standards, drawings, specifications, and work instructions.
• Drive accountability for workmanship and reduce defects, rework, and repeat quality issues.
• Enforce all company safety requirements, policies, and standard work and immediately address unsafe conditions or behaviors.
• Coach, develop, and hold Team Leaders and employees accountable for performance and expectations.
• Manage attendance, staffing, training, cross-training, and employee performance within the department.
• Coordinate with Production Control, Materials, Quality, Engineering, and other functions to maintain production flow.
• Participate in daily production/SQCD reviews and ensure countermeasures are established for missed targets.
• Lead and sustain 5S, standard work, visual management, and continuous improvement activities.
• Support root-cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions for recurring production, quality, or safety issues.

Required Credentials

• Previous manufacturing, vehicle upfit, assembly, or related production leadership experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead hourly production employees in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, communication, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to read production schedules, drawings, work instructions, and basic performance metrics.
• Working knowledge of lean manufacturing, 5S, standard work, and root-cause problem solving preferred.
• Must be comfortable spending the majority of the workday on the production floor actively leading the operation.

How We Make an Impact

At Reading Truck, we have more than 65 years of industry leadership in the manufacture, distribution, and enhancement of work truck bodies. As the world’s largest upfitter of work trucks, we continue to experience rapid growth through our expanding network of more than 20 locations across North America. Take the next step in your career and come get paid to play with trucks!

Some of Our Total Rewards

We offer big company perks with small company culture:

• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision and Life
• 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tools Purchase Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Generous Footwear, Eyewear, and Safety Equipment Discount Program
• Paid Training and Development Programs

J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.