Production Supervisor

Job Description

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Critical Illness Insurance

Accident Insurance

Supplemental Life Insurance (Employee, Spouse and Children)

401(k) contribution after 30 days + company match on first 3%

Weekly Accrued Vacation

Company Paid Short Term and Long Term Disability

Company Paid Life Insurance

Company Paid Uniforms & Annual Steel Toe Boot Reimbursement Program

Job Summary: Lead a mission driven production team to meet or exceed organizational goals while creating an environment where people can be great at what they do and proud of what they have done while overseeing manufacturing processes to ensure the production of quality products in a safe and efficient manner.

Essential Job Duties:

Ensure the safety of the team through requiring safe work practices, regularly discussing safety as a priority, and looking for opportunities to remove hazards. Fostering continuous improvement.

Create, revise, and communicate production schedules and work hours to keep commitments made to customers, process orders efficiently, and establish and monitor inventory levels.

Ensure adherence to our quality standards. Identify issues with quality and suggest improvements. Implement improvements with support from leadership.

Lead and promote continual improvement initiatives for changes to processes, equipment, ergonomics, and environment. Execute action items as requested by leadership.

Maintain an efficient work force by participating in the screening, interviewing, and selection of production employees.

Coordinate training of the team to build skills and help people develop to their fullest potential.

Provide on-going performance feedback to team members through formal and informal channels, including recognition of a job well done and regular performance evaluation.

Resolve concerns from the team using Novae’s Guiding Questions.

Facilitate daily management system huddle board reviews.

Assist in other areas and perform other duties, as needed. (This is not intended to be a comprehensive list of activities, duties, or responsibilities required for this job.)

Qualifications and Requirements

Experience in manufacturing leadership, preferably within a heavy manufacturing and / or welding environment

Bachelor’s degree preferred, but not required, or demonstrated equivalent skills, knowledge, and abilities

Proven experience in leading safety compliance and engagement

Strong computer skills with working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Visual, and related software

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as interpersonal skills

Demonstrated leadership skills

Highly motivated, self-starter, ability to motivate direct reports

Analytical thinking skills

Proven experience with problem solving and conflict resolution

Founded in 1995, Novae started making trailers in January 2001 with the idea to offer quality products with great service, deal fairly with people, and recognize that suppliers, employees, community and customers are all important to success. Our purpose is to create opportunities for people to make their lives better and to leave a legacy of positive impact.

Headquartered in Markle, IN, Novae is one of the fastest-growing and most respected trailer manufacturers in North America, operating 12 distinct brands including Sure-Trac, H&H Trailers, CAM Superline, Trailerman, ITI Cargo, Midsota, Mirage Trailers, and LOOK Trailers. Novae has grown both organically and through acquisitions to become the second largest trailer manufacturer in North America. Novae currently has more than 1,200 employees, 22 manufacturing facilities across 9 states and maintains an active dealer network of more than 1,100 partners.

Our company is driven strongly by growth and a set of core values the leadership team emphasizes: Embracing and Driving Change, Service-Minded, Strong Character, Self-Discipline, Accountability, Work Ethic.

In December 2021, Brightstar Capital Partners ("Brightstar"), a private equity firm focused on partnering with families, founders, entrepreneurs, and management teams, completed its acquisition of Novae LLC in partnership with the Company's two founders and senior management team. Under Brightstar’s ownership, Novae has already grown significantly in size and is poised to continue to grow.

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Novae LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Novae LLC complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.