Production Supervisor
Varsity Brands · Grand Prairie, TX
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Production
- Experience asked
- 50+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 5 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level production role at Varsity Brands (industrial) in Grand Prairie, TX.
- They ask for
- 50+ years
- Tools it names
- Lean, SAP
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How this role compares
Against 58 other live production postings in Texas.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (50+ vs 4+)
Typical $75k–$94k, from 6 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 92%
- ✓ Lean 37%
- Root cause 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Production team at Varsity Brands
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- 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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If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
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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 Varsity BrandsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Requirements
Mandatory overtime which may include some Saturdays and Sundays.
What you will do
- ◆Oversee production floor employees and ensure they are adhering to the weekly schedule
- ◆Striving to make sure the delivery schedule is being achieved daily, while maintaining the highest quality
- ◆Monitor productivity levels, to ensure daily metric is met by each employee
- ◆Oversee the training of new employees or new processes
- ◆Innovate with new ideas, procedures while trying to lower overall cost per unit
- ◆Manage employee relations and expectations
- ◆Send out attendance updates, answer email inbox for department, and prepare end of shift reports
- ◆Provide a safe, healthy, and welcoming working environment in a Lean culture for all team members
- ◆Communicate with Team Lead and team members to resolve issues to attain daily productivity, quality, and delivery goals.
- ◆Identify problems, find, and implement solutions to improve processes and meet goals
- ◆Ensures positive employee relations by encouraging feedback and active coaching
- ◆Participates in building teams and developing members
- ◆Maintains attendance records and approves payroll for all assigned team members
- ◆Be a champion of the department’s GEMBA; prepares and presents accurate data
Education/ experience
- ✓HS Diploma or GED (required)
- ✓3-5 years’ experience in a warehouse/ manufacturing setting
- ✓Bilingual (English/Spanish) is a bonus
- ✓Preference will be given to candidates with previous related experience.
- ✓At least 2-3 years of continued work experience
- ✓Learn tasks quickly, is detailed, accuracy driven, personable, team oriented, and punctual with excellent attendance.
- ✓Must be very comfortable with Microsoft Office, with extensive experience with Microsoft Excel.
Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- ✓While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk for long periods of time.
- ✓The position requires lifting of no less than 15-40 lbs. on a regular basis.
- ✓Ability to stand for long periods of time with repetitive body movements and lifting up to 75 pounds.
- ✓Ability to climb ladders and stairs and the ability to lift moderately heavy items such as test equipment or materials.
- ✓Must be able to tolerate working in a non-climate-controlled environment.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or
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BSN SPORTS, A VARSITY BRANDS COMPANY - THE RECOGNIZED LEADER IN TEAM ATHLETIC GEAR
For over 50 years, BSN SPORTS has been the largest team sporting goods equipment and apparel distributor of choice in the United States . Our 3,000 BSN SPORTS employees strive to support the Heart of the Game by putting valuable time back into the day of coaches and administrators through excellent service platforms. Our company mission is simple: Save coaches and administrators time with everything they do off the field so they have more time to impact young lives on it.
WORK TYPE - Onsite
LOCATION DETAILS 950 E Ave K Grand Prairie, TX 75050
WORK HOURS REQUIREMENT 4:00AM - 12:30PM Monday – Friday.
Full Time Team members work 8-hour shifts for 40 hours per week. Shift times may vary, and extra hours may be added to your schedule to ensure we fulfill our commitments to customers.
Peak Season (July-December)
How you will make an impact
The BSN Sports Production Team is looking for an experienced Production Supervisor for the Digital Fusion production team.
As a member of the BSN Sports team , The Production Supervisor is a critical role within our production department. The Production Supervisor is responsible for achieving and maintaining daily goals of safety, quality, delivery, and productivity. Main objective is to lead the production floor towards completion of the daily schedule.
Knowledge/ skills/ abilities
- •Great attention to detail and organization skills
- •Excellent written and verbal communication and listening skills
- •Solution oriented minded
- •Collaborates with peers for team and Operational success
- •Computer literate with knowledge and proficiency in Microsoft Office, knowledge in SAP a plus
- •Able to perform with minimal direction
- •Flexibility to work varying shifts and in varying departments in support of the operation
- •Computer literate with knowledge and proficiency in Microsoft Office
- •Ability to work in a structured and process-oriented environment
- •Ability to multi-task and problem solve
- •Ability to work seasonal mandatory OT as needed and maintain excellent attendance
- •Read and comprehend documents, instructions, and correspondence in English to perform job duties efficiently.
- •Communicate effectively with team members, clients, and stakeholders in spoken English, ensuring clarity and understanding.
- •Participate in meetings, discussions, and presentations requiring proficient spoken English skills.
- •Collaborate with cross-functional teams, providing valuable insights and feedback in English.
- •Learn tasks quickly, accuracy driven, personable, team oriented, and punctual with excellence in attendance.
- •Ability to add, subtract multiply and divide numbers.
Our values
Service - We lead with heart. We champion community.
Passion - We love what we do. It fuels our purpose.
Integrity - We do what we promise. We own our actions and decisions.
Respect - We earn it by giving it. Because everyone deserves it.
Innovation - We never stop striving to be better. For ourselves and our community.
Transparency - We are committed to openness and honesty in everything we do.
Our benefits
We are committed to putting you and your famili