Production Supervisor

Your Job Guardian Industries is looking for a 1st Shift Production Supervisor to join our team in Galax, VA! As a Production Supervisor you'll play a critical role in shaping a safe, engaged, and high‑performing team while driving operational excellence on the production floor. This role offers the opportunity to lead people, improve processes, and make a visible impact—balancing day‑to‑day production priorities with continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen safety, culture, quality, and overall efficiency. Our Team Our Supervisors encourage a "one team on the field" mentality, paying particular attention to their direct reports and general attention to the workforce. This unified but dynamic team encourages the challenge process, open and honest communication and expects leadership support and feedback. What You Will Do Manage the day-to-day operations of the manufacturing process to assure that safety, quality, culture and productivity are maximized Ensure timely and effective communication of key issues to all staff Drive the organization to focus on continuous improvement Plan, direct, and coordinate the manufacturing of products in compliance with company goals and objectives Establish and control conditions of production including quality and maintenance in order to satisfy customer and quality specifications Organize and direct workflow for satisfying production requirements in a cost-efficient manner Develop and implement the cost-effective alternatives and improvements to production process Maximize the efficiency of production lines and ensuring effective employment utilization Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) Experience leading a team in a workplace setting Experience in a manufacturing environment What Will Put You Ahead Experience in lean manufacturing Understanding of ISO Quality Standards Bachelor's Degree At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy. Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here . Who We Are As a Koch company, Guardian Glass is one of the world's largest manufacturers of float, value-added and fabricated glass products and solutions. We produce high-performance glass for architectural, residential, interior, transportation and technical glass applications. You'll find our glass in homes, offices and cars and in some of the world's most iconic projects. At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company. Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter. Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results. Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here , aquí , or tu ). #LI-SB2