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Supervisor

Kentucky Trailer
Rapids, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 11/27/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/26/2026
KT Pacer

As a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings-which is backed by Berkshire Hathaway-you'll be doing things that matter, leading at every level, and winning a better way. We're committed to making a positive impact on the world, providing you with diverse learning and working opportunities, and fostering a culture where everyone's empowered to be their best.

This Production Supervisor is responsible for leading a departments activity at KT Pacer. The Production Supervisor is also responsible for providing world class safe working conditions, unyielding pursuit of employee and team development, and the overall daily manufacturing effectiveness for the department.

Position Key Accountabilities:

  • Assist the Production Manager responsible for the operation of an assigned area in terms of production, quality, cost, delivery, technical, safety, and human resources.
  • Responsible for the day-to-day management of people within production, to ensure KT Pacer's targets and objectives are met and meet customer requirements
  • Ensure that team members comply with health, safety, and standard operating procedures.
  • Strive to continually improve using Lean tools to reduce costs, improve production and quality
  • Act with minimum supervision
  • Lead by example, ensuring a safe and efficient workplace is maintained at all times
  • Achieve the required company quality standards ensuring both internal and external customer satisfaction
  • Ensure that Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) are monitored and targets achieved
  • Mediate and coordinate with support functions to advance issues concerning production planning and resource/skill allocation to ensure delivery of products to schedule within all relevant quality specifications.
  • Communicate with team by delivering team briefs with a focus on safety, quality, cost, and delivery, and gathering ideas for improvement
  • Drive performance of team members, giving direction and feedback to aid good performance
  • Ensure that non-conformance is challenged and counter-measures are agreed and implemented
  • Support the implementation of engineering changes, production trials, model change, and pilot build
  • Report and act upon plant or machinery breakdowns to maintenance technicians
  • Support the resolution of Customer concerns. Identify and eliminate root cause using robust countermeasures. Sustain the corrective actions to eliminate repeat issues
  • Ensure all external and internal auditory standards and improvement requirements are met
  • All other duties & responsibilities as assigned

Desired Qualifications and Experience Levels:

  • Associates Degree or higher is preferred
  • A proven track record within Manufacturing or Operations Management
  • Ability to design processes and layouts
  • Experienced with ERP or operations management systems
  • Experience in welding / fabrication a plus.
  • Ability to build effective relationships with work colleagues
  • Ability to sustain and develop team working and team-based problem solving
  • Able to achieve results by setting high standards and committing to clear objectives
  • Adaptable to change and varying situations
  • Ability to show resilience and a flexible approach
  • Full understanding of design and production costs to include waste, downtime, scrap, and re-work
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to establish logical practical solutions
  • Strong people and performance management skills
  • Computer literate with good numeric skills
  • Full understanding of customer expectations and deliverables with an awareness of the impact of failure/cost of poor quality
  • Good leadership & communication skills
  • Strong analytic / problem solving skills
  • Must be able to pass background and drug screening

Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class. If you require any reasonable accommodation to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email your request to careers@marmon.com, and please be sure to include the title and the location of the position for which you are applying.


In compliance with Federal and State equal employment opportunity laws, qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, non-job related disability, or any other protected group status. Kentucky Trailer is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to hiring a diverse and talented workforce

 

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