Production Supervisor

Truss Craft of Kansas, a Mead Lumber Company, is a leading provider of products for professional contractors, builders, and remodelers. With 50+ operating locations across nine Midwestern states, we are proud to be 100% employee-owned and ranked as the 12th largest building material supplier to professional builders in the U.S. We strive to create a team that works and succeeds together every day in an authentic, team-oriented setting.

Why Join Us?

• Employee Ownership: As a 100% employee-owned company, you will have a stake in our shared success.
• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy flexible scheduling options that support your lifestyle.
• Career Growth: We are committed to your professional development, providing ongoing learning and advancement opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Plan and prioritize daily production schedules based on workload, board footage goals, and customer deadlines.
• Conduct production meetings and assign or reallocate employees to workstations as needed throughout the shift.
• Monitor production and shipping efficiencies to meet manufacturing goals and maximize equipment capacity.
• Assist with material picking, cutting, staging, assembly, inventory, and finished goods material handling as needed.
• Understand the manufacturing process in order to educate, coach, and train employees.
• Monitor employee performance and productivity, providing direction, feedback, and addressing performance concerns as needed.
• Train new employees and provide ongoing training and development to existing employees.
• Monitor and enforce quality control and safety policies and procedures.
• Assist with quality control issues and corrections as needed.
• Communicate production needs, priorities, issues, and updates with management, the design team, dispatch, and other shifts.
• Help maintain a positive and productive work environment and promote efficient daily operations.
• Implement and sustain Lean Manufacturing practices to improve productivity and efficiency.
• Assist with employee selection and performance evaluations as assigned.
• Address performance management or disciplinary issues as necessary, with guidance from management.
• Learn the basics of MiTek Management and Structure and MiTek Virtual Plant (MVP) to provide support in the absence of the General Manager.

Requirements

• Regularly required to talk and hear in order to communicate with other employees and maintain a safe working environment.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
• Occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions and moving mechanical parts.
• Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Frequently required to walk to and from various areas within the facility.
• Work schedules or production demands may require work outside of normal hours or on weekends.
• Occasional business travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, production scheduling, and workflow.
• Strong leadership, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to effectively coach, train, and develop employees.
• Ability to prioritize work and make timely decisions in a fast-paced production environment.
• Ability to analyze technical problems, determine root causes, and develop solutions.
• Ability to recommend changes to improve production efficiency and achieve business objectives.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of proprietary information.
• Basic knowledge of computers, hardware, and software, with proficiency in applicable design and manufacturing software.

Benefits

• ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) participation once eligible.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans.
• 100% Employer Paid Group Term Life, AD&D, and STD.
• Additional Voluntary Life, AD&D, and LTD.
• Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• 401(k) Plan.
• Scholarship & Tuition Assistance Programs.
• Employee Assistance Program.