Production Supervisor - 1st Shift

Overview

Leads production team, ensuring safety, quality, schedule, and process improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• process improvement
• root cause
• value mapping
• 5s implementation
• kaizen events
• troubleshooting

Tasks

-Lead 1-2 small or similar areas/processes within the production facility/line. -Responsible for changes needed in machines, processes, materials, and assembly. Champion process improvements and lead Kaizen events. -Educate and enforce quality, safety, and 5S standards and processes, and recommend changes as opportunities arise on production floor. -Conduct root-cause analyses of manufacturing process to identify, define, and resolve problems and opportunities. Enlists the requisite support to ensure the timely resolution of problems and the prompt implementation of improvements. -Support maintenance, continuous improvement, and value stream projects that support the business and ensure the production schedule demands are met. -Provide performance feedback and appraisals to team members to guide their development. -Accurately maintain company records and documents in accordance with policies and procedures. -Create value stream mapping and standard work. -Lead production team members in a union and/or non-union environment on the manufacturing process and provide daily support in troubleshooting issues that arise. -Implement and sustain 5S in work areas ensuring that tools and materials essential for the performance of the work are readily available. -Report and respond to product and process nonconformance issues.

Requirements

• ppe
• bachelor's
• high school
• 3+ years
• manufacturing
• physical

What You Bring

-Proper personal protective equipment (PPE) must be work when required. -OR an equivalent combination of education and experience. -Accredited Bachelor's degree -High School Diploma or GED with three (3) or more years of manufacturing experience. -This position is based in a manufacturing or production environment and may involve exposure to loud noise, dust, moving machinery, or temperature fluctuations. -Visual and auditory acuity are needed for safe equipment operation and effective communication in a busy workspace. -The role may require standing for extended periods, repetitive motions, lifting items up to 50 pounds, bending, kneeling, climbing, or using tools and equipment.

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Benefits

-Reasonable accommodations will be considered for qualified individuals with disabilities to ensure access to all essential job functions.

About Oshkosh Corporation

-Built its reputation with ‘Old Betsy,’ a pioneering four‑wheel‑drive truck that still operates today. -Expanded into military trucks, aerial lifts, fire apparatus, airport rescue vehicles, refuse trucks and concrete mixers. -Structured into distinct segments—Defense, Access, Vocational (fire/emergency), and Commercial. -Major projects include supplying the U.S. military’s family of tactical vehicles, pioneering electric USPS mail trucks, autonomous garbage robots and airport fire engines. -Their patented TAK‑4 independent suspension and AI‑powered safety systems propel off‑road performance and operator protection. -Recent deals span electric fire trucks (Volterra series) and zero‑emission refuse vehicles.

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