Manufacturing Line Supervisor - Night Shift

American Lumber•Bryan, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

American Lumber is seeking a Lumber Manufacturing Line Supervisor for its night shift at the Bryan remanufacturing facility in Bryan, Texas. This full-time, on-site manufacturing leadership role provides hands-on frontline leadership for an assigned production line, such as the Trim Line, Rip Line, or Trim/Resaw operation. The supervisor oversees daily line operations and helps ensure production priorities are completed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with quality standards. The role works directly with production employees throughout the shift, providing direction, coaching, and accountability while monitoring safety, quality, productivity, equipment condition, and overall line performance. It also serves as a communication link between frontline employees, maintenance, and plant leadership. The schedule is Monday through Thursday, 6:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. Starting pay is expected to be $27–$28 per hour, depending on experience. The supervisor leads production, supports and develops employees, reinforces safety and quality standards, coordinates with maintenance, and contributes to continuous improvement. Flexibility to work nights, weekends, and overtime as operational needs require is expected.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Ability to work nights, weekends, and overtime as operational needs require.
Ability to read and interpret production reports, quality specifications, and safety requirements.
Strong frontline leadership, communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
Ability to coach employees, reinforce expectations, and hold team members accountable.
Ability to make sound decisions within assigned authority and recognize when an issue should be escalated.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Nice To Haves

Previous supervisory or lead experience in a lumber, sawmill, wood-products, or manufacturing environment is preferred.
Working knowledge of manufacturing processes and production equipment; lumber manufacturing experience is strongly preferred.
Additional technical training or education is preferred.

Responsibilities

Supervise the day-to-day operation of an assigned manufacturing line and direct employees toward established production goals and priorities.
Conduct shift meetings and communicate expectations, priorities, and operational updates.
Monitor throughput, recovery, downtime, waste, and overall line efficiency; identify bottlenecks or process issues and take appropriate action.
Communicate significant operational concerns and production variances to plant management.
Provide frontline direction, coaching, feedback, and accountability to production employees.
Reinforce company policies, procedures, and standard work expectations; help ensure employees receive and follow required equipment, safety, quality, and standard-work training.
Identify additional training needs and communicate them to plant management.
Model teamwork, accountability, respect, and a positive workplace culture.
Reinforce company safety policies, OSHA requirements, PPE requirements, lockout/tagout procedures, and safe operating practices.
Address unsafe practices within the scope of the position, escalate significant safety concerns, participate in incident investigations, and support assigned corrective or preventive actions.
Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.
Monitor production to ensure lumber meets established quality standards and customer specifications; identify quality concerns and recurring variances and communicate significant or ongoing issues to plant management.
Monitor equipment condition, report developing mechanical or operational concerns to maintenance, and support timely repairs.
Help minimize unplanned downtime by communicating potential equipment failures early.
Support scheduled preventive maintenance activities as directed by plant management and maintenance personnel.
Identify practical opportunities to improve safety, quality, productivity, waste reduction, and equipment reliability; recommend improvements and support approved initiatives.
Collaborate with maintenance, operations, quality, and other departments to resolve production challenges.
Lead from the production floor, communicate clearly, address issues promptly, and determine when to resolve problems within the role or involve plant leadership.

Benefits

Up to 40 hours of paid vacation within the first 90 days.
Perfect Attendance Bonus: an additional $1 per scheduled hour worked, paid weekly; consecutive weeks earn $2 per scheduled hour worked, paid weekly.
Safety Incentive Program with quarterly rewards and a special annual award for injury-free performance.
Weekly pay via direct deposit.
Opportunities for advancement and skill development.
On-the-job training.
Company-provided PPE.
Comprehensive benefits package.
401(k) with company match.
Health insurance.
Health Savings Account (HSA).
Dental and vision insurance.
Life insurance.
Short- and long-term disability.
Paid vacation.