1st Shift Production Supervisor

About Us

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!

About the Role

The Assembly & Stamping Production Supervisor is the front line of leadership at the plant level. Their purpose is to oversee all operations within their area, ensuring that Safety, Quality, Delivery, and production efficiencies meet the standards and expectations of internal and external customers. Our Supervisors are also morale builders and are responsible for creating a positive work environment for all employees.

Responsibilities

• Manage processes with detailed accuracy and discipline.
• Coach and assist all employees with problem-solving and personal issues.
• Train team members on various processes, procedures, and job tasks within their work zone.
• Certify team members on individual workstations to satisfy each level of progression on the skills matrix.
• Ensure quality standards are met.
• Ensure on-time delivery according to customer demands and scheduling.
• Pay close attention to detail (e.g., Safety, Housekeeping, quality, performance, instructions given by management, and employee well-being).
• Incident reporting and investigation of root cause for injuries, near misses, and manufacturing equipment incidents (e.g., mis-hit, tool crash).
• Monitor employee attendance and discipline accordingly in accordance with the employee handbook.
• Monitor production quality and throughput. Ensure hour-by-hour boards, zone boards, and other production monitoring systems are updated.
• Work with support groups to return processes to standard when abnormal conditions occur.
• Manage operations in accordance with attendance.
• Direct team leaders, material handlers, operators, and support groups on daily tasks.
• Conduct toolbox talks daily to remind employees of all categories listed on the check sheet.
• Follow Company procedures for production identification & traceability, containment of nonconforming material, inventory movements, and production reporting.

Schedule

This will be a 1st Shift position, Monday through Friday, 6:00 AM – 2:30 PM, located at our plant in Richmond, KY. Occasionally, this may require you to arrive early, stay late, or work on weekends outside of regular hours to ensure we successfully meet customer needs, deadlines, or urgent requests.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 3+ years’ experience in a supervisory role.
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred.
• Automotive manufacturing industry experience preferred.
• Must be physically capable of performing the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Benefits

The ESOP 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.