Production Supervisor

Owens Corning · Nacogdoches, TX

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Level: Supervisor
Team: Production
Degree: Preferred
Experience asked: 3+ years
Industry: Industrial
Posted: Recently

The role in 30 seconds

A supervisor production role at Owens Corning (industrial) in Nacogdoches, TX.

They ask for: 3+ years · degree preferred
Tools it names: Lean

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

Production Supervisor roles in Texas: typical posted base $85k–$118k.

Median of the low and high ends of 9 live postings that list pay, out of 69 production supervisor openings in Texas, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 71 other live production postings in Texas.

Base pay: Not listed in this posting
Experience asked: Less than usual (3+ vs 4+)

Skills these teams ask for most

✓ Team leadership 86%
✓ Lean 40%
Root cause 31%

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It asks for 3+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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Qualifications

✓Minimum of 3 years leadership experience in a team-based Lean Manufacturing environment;
✓College Degree in a related field is preferred or the combination of High School degree with several years of experience in a supervisory role;
✓Bilingual English and Spanish desirable but not required.
✓Must be computer literate and proficient in MS Office, Excel, Outlook. Previous exposure to Kronos as Time Management tool is an asset;
✓Hands-on experience implementing Lean Manufacturing process systems;
✓Excellent communication skills;
✓Reliable with high integrity and strong work ethic;
✓Self motivated with a results driven approach;
✓Excellent problem solving skills;

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Reporting to the Plant Leader, the Production Supervisor incumbent will be a proven leader and mentor. Qualities we look for are: problem solving skills, someone that promotes safe work environment, utilizes resources (HR, HSE, Quality, Purchasing), and can motivate while assess/understand/utilize their staff’s strengths & weaknesses, attendance management.

You will oversee plant activities, supervise the overall production and delegate work assignments to ensure all key performance indicators (KPIs) are identified, structured and addressed. Use production boards to keep employees enlightened and informed of the department performance against standards, working with them to correct deficiencies.

Part of your job will be to administer plant rules and other policies and procedures in a fair and equitable manner. Facilitate Gemba walks out on the plant floor, monitoring machine center performance to ensure optimum efficiencies, a practice used by Lean Leaders, and participate in Tier meetings with senior leadership using appropriate decision-making tools gaining approval before implementing decisions or changes.

Key Deliverables

•Safety: enforce safety practices, tolerance to zero attitude, maintain safety engagement
•Quality: understand the standards & requirements, work with precision and attention to details
•Delivery: Just in time production strategy
•Inventory: Manage the inventory, be aware of the inventory
•Productivity: measure the efficiency of the employees, equipment and overall cost efficiency
•Build employee trust: By knowing when to be transparent and when to listen and when to follow up to settle employee concerns.
•Employee engagement and recognition
•Employee development and reviews (30-60-90 and annual)
•Apply disciplinary measures
•High floor visibility presence
•Employee timekeeping/timecards