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Production Superintendent - Foundry

Mueller Water Products · Chattanooga, TN

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Level
Supervisor
Team
Production
Degree
Required
Experience asked
65+ years
Industry
Industrial
Posted
30+ days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A supervisor production role at Mueller Water Products (industrial) in Chattanooga, TN. Direct, lead, and execute the long and short term strategy to ensure sustainable results that meet or exceed financial and operational targets.

They ask for
65+ years · degree required
Tools it names
Lean, Kaizen, Value stream mapping, Root cause, Casting

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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026

Production Supervisor roles in Tennessee: typical posted base $73k–$118k.

Median of the low and high ends of 6 live postings that list pay, out of 33 production supervisor openings in Tennessee, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 26 other live production postings in Tennessee.

Experience asked
More than usual (65+ vs 4+)

Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Team leadership 100%
  • ✓ Lean 41%
  • 5S 41%
  • ✓ Root cause 37%
  • Six Sigma 26%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

Stands out: this posting asks for Casting, Cost reduction, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 65+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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This plant: Mueller Water Products in Chattanooga

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Key accountabilities

  • ◆Actively participate in the Strategy Deployment process.
  • ◆Develop a high performing, data driven culture that deploys lean enterprise techniques to target and drive continuous improvement in every function and aspect of the business.
  • ◆Partner with the Human Resource team to link individual performance with the achievement of organizational goals. Conduct performance appraisals for direct reports.
  • ◆Track and leverage manpower to drive optimal productivity.
  • ◆Optimize inventory in support of JIT (just in time) requirements.
  • ◆Assist Value Stream Manager in the maintenance of staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees; developing personal growth opportunities.
  • ◆Maintains work flow by monitoring steps of the process; setting processing variables; observing control points and equipment; monitoring personnel and resources; studying methods; implementing cost reductions; developing reporting procedures and systems; facilitating corrections to malfunctions within process control points; initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments.
  • ◆Maintains working relationship with the union by following the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.

Education/Experience

  • ✓Metallurgy, Industrial Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or similar technical discipline, Professional certifications would be beneficial.
  • ✓Minimum of 7+ years of actual manufacturing operations experience in a high-volume environment with a Union work force.
  • ✓Must have strong work ethic, outgoing and assertive personality, and must have excellent team-building skills with subordinates as well as with peers. Professional PC literacy skills in MS Word and Excel are required. Personal hands-on experience with manufacturing operations.
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Who We Are

Thank you for your interest in Mueller Water Products, Inc.

For more than 165 years, Mueller Water Products, Inc. has been building the future of water infrastructure. From lifesaving fire protection to data intelligence, we are committed to developing products and solutions that help cities and utilities deliver clean, safe drinking water to hundreds of millions of people across North America.

Our purpose is to connect communities to water, life’s most essential resource, with exceptional, people solutions and products. Behind that purpose is a dedicated team, united by our shared values of respect, integrity, trust, inclusion and safety. With a vision to be the leader in water infrastructure solutions—solving challenges, enriching lives and safeguarding the future—we are making a positive impact that will last for generations.

By joining Mueller, you become part of a dynamic team dedicated to excellence and innovation, working collaboratively to achieve meaningful results. We champion our people because when they succeed, our communities thrive. We invite you to learn more about career opportunities with us and consider submitting your application.

Production Superintendent - Foundry Mueller Water Products is the nation's leading manufacturer of flow control devices for the water and gas distribution industries and has an immediate opening for a Production Superintendent in our Chattanooga, TN facility. For over 160 years MWP’s manufacturing commitment has ensured one of the world’s most precious resources, clean drinking water, reaches millions of people daily. Come be a part of something that sustains and enriches the lives of every human being.

Role purpose

  • •Create safety awareness by actively observing, auditing, and coaching safe work behaviors and conditions. Ensure compliance with safety and environmental rules and regulations.
  • •Direct, lead, and execute the long and short term strategy to ensure sustainable results that meet or exceed financial and operational targets.
  • •Guide the adoption of Quality at the Source by driving root cause countermeasures coordinating operations, quality, and engineering resources as merited.
  • •Develop and administer processes for the successful schedule compliance in support of organizational service goals.
  • •Promote the lean transformation through educational interactions with production supervisors and operators and participation in development of the transformation plan. Coach Write kaizen event charters and facilitate events when needed.
  • •Monitor and develop, as applicable, performance metrics used to improve key process indicators supporting organizational break-through strategic deliverables.
  • •Collaborate with engineers and operations personnel on the design and selection of equipment and applicable procedures relative to product designs, specifications, materials and production processes.
  • •Participate in formulation of the monthly production forecast and annual operating plan; make staffing recommendations and overtime decisions.
  • •Act as Value Stream Manager when necessary.
  • •Coach and develop talent within department. Develop a culture of problem solving.
  • •Develop and Support leader standard work to the highest standards.

Critical characteristics

  • •Ability to build a performance-based culture focused on enhancing the customer value proposition supported by process discipline and measurement systems.
  • •Undergraduate degree in Engineering or other appropriate field required.
  • •Behavior and experience demonstrated with results for:
  • •Leadership style supportive of team and group communication and relationships with peers and customers.
  • •Superior written and verbal presentation skills.
  • •Leadership by example via energy level, diligence, aggressiveness, and overall work ethic.
  • •Ability to work within a high velocity, autonomous and demanding business culture.
  • •Unequivocal commitment to the highest standards of personal and business ethics and conduct.
  • •Eager to learn

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