Production Supervisor, Night Shift
TrinityRail · Jonesboro, AR
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Production
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A supervisor production role at TrinityRail (industrial) in Jonesboro, AR.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Value stream mapping
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Production Supervisor roles in Arkansas: typical posted base $70k–$97k.
Median of the low and high ends of 3 live postings that list pay, out of 14 production supervisor openings in Arkansas, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Arkansas plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 13 other live production postings in Arkansas.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (3+ vs 1+)
Similar roles usually ask 1+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 100%
- SAP 36%
- Root cause 36%
- Lean 21%
- EHS / safety 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Value stream mapping, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Production team at TrinityRail
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
Full description from TrinityRailAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Trinity Industries is seeking a Night Shift Production Supervisor. The Production Supervisor is responsible for overseeing, coordinating the day-to-day operations, and ensuring the production targets are met efficiently while maintaining Quality and Safety standards. Responsible for leading direct labor staff according to Trinity Core Values.
What you\'ll do
- •Accomplishes staff job results by; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; conducting training; implementing & enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
- •Oversees the day-to-day operations of the group in a maintenance production environment.
- •Completes operations by developing schedules; assigning and monitoring work; gathering resources; implementing productivity standards; resolving operations problems; maintaining reference manuals; and implementing new procedures.
- •Collaborating with all site value streams to accomplish department and plant objectives.
- •Sets production goals for direct labor performance and meet deadlines in ways that comply with the company\'s directives.
- •Organizes workflow and ensures employees understands and are trained to their duties or delegated tasks.
- •Reviews and approves work hours of direct reports on a daily or weekly basis. Ensures attendance notices are maintained according to attendance policy. May input data in KRONOS, TRACS, RailRX, and EXCEL.
- •Monitors employee productivity and provides constructive feedback, coaching, and hold difficult conversations, and disciplinary actions where necessary.
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What you\'ll need
- •Minimum of 3 years experience working as a lead or supervisory position in a maintenance or production manufacturing environment preferred. Rail experience is a plus.
- •Bachelor\'s degree in manufacturing engineering or similar field desired, but not required, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- •Ability to effectively plan work procedures, equipment, material, and manpower needs.