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Senior Production Supervisor
KochUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 29 Jun 2026
About the role
Location(s)
Corsicana, Texas
Company
Guardian Glass
Career Field
Operations & Manufacturing
Job Number
185717
Your Job
Guardian Glass in Corsicana, TX is looking for two new Senior Production Supervisors to lead our Float Glass Operations!
In this role you will lead and supervise automated float glass production teams, ensuring safe, reliable, and high-quality manufacturing. Act as the first-line leader for operators on shift, driving production targets, equipment reliability, continuous improvement, and team development while coordinating with maintenance, engineering, and quality functions.
What You Will Do
- Supervise daily operations of automated float glass lines (melting, forming, annealing, cutting, packaging) and the operators who run them
- Plan and deliver shift production targets, allocate labor, and adjust priorities to meet customer demand and schedule changes
- Ensure equipment reliability by enforcing preventive maintenance schedules, approving shutdown/repair scopes, and coordinating with maintenance/engineering to minimize downtime
- Own product quality outcomes: review defect trends, approve containment actions, and lead root-cause/corrective-action activities
- Lead root cause investigations for quality escapes and major downtime events; define corrective actions and verify effectiveness
- Mentor, coach, and develop operators: conduct performance reviews, skills assessments, training, and competency signoffs
- Drive continuous improvement projects (OEE, yield, MTTR/MTBF improvements)
- Enforce safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance, lead shift safety meetings, incident investigations, and corrective actions
- Manage shift-level documentation and reporting: production metrics, downtime reasons, scrap logs, handover notes, and compliance records
- Make operational decisions during shift escalations and represent the shift in cross-functional meetings; escalate unresolved issues to Department Manager
- Support staffing, scheduling, and labor cost control; recommend hiring, promotions, or disciplinary actions within delegated authority
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience working in a continuous process manufacturing environment
- Demonstrated progression in supervisory responsibilities and strong operations experience with cross-functional leadership
- Demonstrated project experience with strong presentation and communication skills with the ability to create Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations?
- Ability to work weekly rotating 12-hour shifts
What Will Put You Ahead
- Associate or bachelor’s degree
- Certifications in Lean/Six Sigma, Supervisory Training,
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