84 Production jobs in Gastonia

• Supervise daily production activities, ensuring adherence to schedules and quality standards.
• Manage and motivate a team of production operators and technicians.
• Ensure all safety regulations and procedures are strictly followed in the production environment.
• Monitor production processes, identify inefficiencies, and implement corrective actions.
• Oversee inventory of raw materials and finished goods within the production area.
• Collaborate with quality control to ensure product specifications are met.
• Train new employees on production procedures, safety protocols, and equipment operation.
• Maintain production records and reports on output, quality, and safety incidents.
• Participate in process improvement initiatives to enhance productivity and reduce waste.
• Troubleshoot production equipment and process issues, coordinating with maintenance as needed.
• Ensure compliance with all environmental regulations.

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in a manufacturing or production environment, with at least 1 year in a supervisory role.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and principles.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in production planning and scheduling.
• Knowledge of safety regulations and quality control procedures.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma methodologies is a plus.
• Ability to work effectively in a hybrid environment, balancing on-site supervision with potential remote administrative tasks.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.

Guardian Glass is seeking you to become our next Production Supervisor at our Float Glass Facility in Richburg, South Carolina .

As a Production Supervisor, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our future. You will be responsible for developing your team into a high-performing unit while advancing our vision and culture. By recognizing the unique skillsets of your team members and aligning them in a way that creates personal fulfillment and value for the company, you will drive both individual and organizational success.

Excitingly, our plant is embarking on a multi-million dollar investment initiative, presenting you with the opportunity to lead in a dynamic and evolving manufacturing environment. If you are looking to challenge yourself and your team, Guardian is the place for you!

Our Team

We invite you to be a key player at our 685,000 sq ft automated glass production facility in Richburg, SC, where we specialize in manufacturing cutting-edge flat glass for residential applications. We take pride in being the trusted partner of choice for both our internal teams and external customers. When you join us, you'll become part of a collaborative community that supports your growth and success.

What You Will Do

• Coordinate production with 8-20 employees in a specified area
• Promote our self-driven safety culture
• Manage labor, prioritize projects and daily operations
• Communicate effectively to meet deadlines, ensure follow up, and manage goals
• Work hands-on with production and planning teams as needed to fulfill orders in a timely manner, escalate issues, and make decisions
• Ensure quality products are produced
• Partner with contractors and cross-functional teams
• Monitor production systems and enter data, correct errors, and control key screens

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Supervisory experience
• Ability to work rotating shifts (7-7 on a 3-2-2-3 schedule which alternates between days/ nights bi-weekly)

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's degree
• Manufacturing Experience
• Experience with Continuous Improvement Events/Activities

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Guardian Glass is one of the world's largest manufacturers of float, value-added and fabricated glass products and solutions. We produce high-performance glass for architectural, residential, interior, transportation and technical glass applications. You'll find our glass in homes, offices and cars and in some of the world's most iconic projects.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here , aquí , or tu ).

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Guardian Glass is seeking their next Production Operator in Richburg, SC! Production Operators will work in any one of the following departments: Float, Tempering, Edge Delete, Off-Line Cutting and Coater. Our Operators must be willing to work a rotational shift schedule (up to 12 hours), holidays, weekends, and overtime as needed.

Starting wage is $18/hr.

Our Team

Who are Guardian Industries? When you are looking at a city's skyline or any of the latest cars and trucks, chances are you're seeing our products. Through Guardian Glass, a Guardian Industries company, we make high- performance, energy efficient glass for homes and buildings. SRG Global™, a Guardian Industries company, makes automotive trim products that define a vehicle's DNA and help improve fuel efficiency.

And perhaps most of all, we make the ideas, formulas and processes that make these products possible. Guardian Industries is 18,000 people working to make products that improve people's lives! To learn more, visit our website at: .

What You Will Do in Your Role

• Operate and troubleshoot equipment utilized during daily manufacturing
• Prepare final products for shipping and distribution
• Understand and execute daily run schedules, resolve quality issues, report/escalate unresolved issues immediately
• Participate in setting team goals and managing job assignments
• Drive and meet quality standards
• Complete general housekeeping duties to maintain a continuously safe and clean work environment
• Perform tasks such as lifting (up to 50lbs), walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for up to twelve (12) hours/day in a loud/noisy, hot, humid, dusty, and high-volume environment

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience using a computer or tablet

What Will Put You Ahead

• One (1) or more years of experience working in a farming, manufacturing, industrial, or military environment
• Six (6) months or more of machine operator experience
• Experience operating a forklift

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Guardian Glass is one of the world's largest manufacturers of float, value-added and fabricated glass products and solutions. We produce high-performance glass for architectural, residential, interior, transportation and technical glass applications. You'll find our glass in homes, offices and cars and in some of the world's most iconic projects.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria are set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information:

Guardian Glass is seeking their next Production Operators in Richburg, SC!

Production Operators will work in any one of the following departments: Float, Tempering, Edge Delete, Off-Line Cutting and Coater. Our Operators must be willing to work a rotational shift schedule (up to 12 hours), holidays, weekends, and overtime as needed.

Starting wage is $18/hr.

Also comes with a $1,000 sign on bonus, 401k dollar for dollar match up to 7 percent, 3 weeks vacation first year, and daily pay through Dayforce Wallet.

Our Team

Who are Guardian Industries? When you are looking at a city's skyline or any of the latest cars and trucks, chances are you're seeing our products. Through Guardian Glass, a Guardian Industries company, we make high- performance, energy efficient glass for homes and buildings. SRG Global™, a Guardian Industries company, makes automotive trim products that define a vehicle's DNA and help improve fuel efficiency.

And perhaps most of all, we make the ideas, formulas and processes that make these products possible. Guardian Industries is 18,000 people working to make products that improve people's lives! To learn more, visit our website at: .

What You Will Do In Your Role

• Operate and troubleshoot equipment utilized during daily manufacturing
• Prepare final products for shipping and distribution
• Understand and execute daily run schedules, resolve quality issues, report/escalate unresolved issues immediately
• Participate in setting team goals and managing job assignments
• Drive and meet quality standards
• Complete general housekeeping duties to maintain a continuously safe and clean work environment
• Perform tasks such as lifting (up to 50lbs), walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for up to 12 hours/day in a loud/noisy, hot, humid, dusty, and high-volume environment

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience using a computer or tablet

• One or more years of experience working in a farming, manufacturing, industrial, or military environment
• Six months or more of machine operator experience
• Experience operating a forklift

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Guardian Glass is one of the world's largest manufacturers of float, value-added and fabricated glass products and solutions. We produce high-performance glass for architectural, residential, interior, transportation and technical glass applications. You'll find our glass in homes, offices and cars and in some of the world's most iconic projects.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information:

• Supervise and coordinate daily production activities.
• Ensure adherence to safety regulations and company policies.
• Monitor production lines and address any issues or inefficiencies.
• Train and mentor production staff, fostering a culture of teamwork and accountability.
• Manage production schedules to meet demand and delivery targets.
• Implement lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain equipment and report any maintenance needs promptly.
• Ensure product quality standards are consistently met.
• Collaborate with other departments, such as quality control and maintenance, to optimize operations.

• High School Diploma or GED required; Associate's or Bachelor's degree in a relevant field preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in a supervisory role within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes and equipment.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to manage teams and drive performance.
• Understanding of safety regulations and quality control standards.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma methodologies is a plus.

• Supervising daily production activities, ensuring that output targets are met in terms of quantity, quality, and timeliness.
• Leading, training, and mentoring a team of production associates, fostering a positive and productive work environment.
• Monitoring production processes, identifying inefficiencies, and implementing corrective actions to optimize workflow and reduce waste.
• Ensuring strict adherence to all company safety policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements, and promoting a culture of safety consciousness.
• Conducting regular performance reviews for team members and providing constructive feedback.
• Collaborating with planning, maintenance, and quality control departments to ensure smooth operations and resolve any production-related issues.
• Implementing and maintaining lean manufacturing techniques to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
• Managing inventory levels of raw materials and finished goods within the production area.
• Maintaining accurate production records and reporting on key performance indicators (KPIs) to management.
• Troubleshooting equipment malfunctions and coordinating with maintenance teams for timely repairs.

• Career Growth: Clear pathways to advance and develop your career
• Competitive Benefits: 401(k) match + health coverage + employee stock purchase plan
• Purpose-Driven: Create meaningful impact in the communities you serve
• Professional Development: Dedicated training + personalized mentorship

• Repair, replace, and maintain electrical wiring and circuits on assets in the production facility in a timely manner
• Troubleshoots equipment for electrical issues to prevent malfunctions and, or identify opportunities for improvements
• Programs electrical and electronic equipment and handles the installation, maintenance, and repairs for electrical controls, wiring, and lighting systems
• Participates in the installation of new or modified assets and ensures optimal functionality of electrical components
• Maintains electrical drawings (paper or electronic)
• May perform other duties as assigned

• Adequate knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Electrical experience in manufacturing equipment repair or parts is preferred
• Attention to detail
• Ability to collaborate and work well with others
• Ability to work independently or in a team-driven setting
• Basic decision-making skills; uses independent judgment
• Dedication to continuous improvement

• 2 years of education beyond high school in college or technical school
• Associate's degree or up to 3 years of college or technical school
• Knowledge acquired through 1 to up to 3 years of work experience

• Associate degree in Electrical
• Electrical Certification or previous 1-3 years experience