Job Description

Since 1968 Horton Emergency Vehicles has built the industry’s most innovative ambulances for first responders risking their lives to save others. Horton designs, manufactures, and delivers the highest-quality, most tailor-made ambulances the market has to offer.

Horton Emergency Vehicles is part of Terex Corporation, a global designer and manufacturer of specialized vehicles and equipment, including fire and emergency vehicles, waste and recycling equipment, RV's, and machinery supporting construction, utilities, and infrastructure. With operations across the U.S. and globally, we are committed to safety, innovation, and quality while building products our customers depend on every day.

Typical Hours: 4:30 pm to 2:30 am, OT as Required

Job Summary:

The 2nd Shift Supervisor is primarily responsible for overseeing and leading a team of production associates engaged in the preparation, fabrication, painting, finishing, and quality inspection of custom ambulances. This role ensures all paint processes are completed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with company quality standards, customer specifications, and production schedules.

The Paint Supervisor promotes a culture of safety, teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement while driving operational excellence throughout the paint department. Is accountable to meet production schedules, cost targets and quality standards. Must possess a high level of technical skill to assist operators in troubleshooting and problem resolution. Also, lead the team in safety, quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the daily assignments of hourly personnel to meet schedule commitments and cycle time requirements.
• Selection of new employees and accountable for the successful onboarding and training of new hires
• Responsible for departmental compliance, employee attendance records and enforcement of all company policies and procedures. Ensures consistent and effective employee relations. Recommends rewards/recognition as appropriate. Initiates necessary disciplinary actions as required.
• Provide ongoing performance feedback and coaching for assigned hourly production personnel.
• Ongoing training and development of all departmental personnel. This includes defining the job function requirements, training plans for employees to develop the required skills, and maintaining the department qualification and training skill matrix.
• Provides input and recommendations on staffing requirements. May assist in developing area budget goals for personnel, equipment, supplies, etc.
• Prioritizes and manages the customer workflow within the department to ensure timely and efficient task completion.
• Accountability for ensuring all quality, regulatory and safety/environmental requirements are met. Responsible to make sure appropriate actions are taken to meet all requirements, including stopping production if appropriate.
• Reviews all work within the department to assure technical accuracy of the work meets customer requirements, engineering design expectations as documented in shop orders, engineering prints, bills of material, work instructions and quality documentation. Assures all workmanship standards are met.
• Provides technical expertise for problem resolution. Liaisons with appropriate departments such as Materials, Engineering, Sales Administration, Product Management to determine root cause and corrective actions.
• Ensure that equipment and tooling is well maintained (working closely with Maintenance). Participate in daily management meetings and walk-throughs. Document changes and processes accordingly using company methods and processes.
• Prioritize workload and communicate tasks that need to be completed within set deadlines.
• Other duties as assigned

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Acquired knowledge of planning, organizing, controlling, coordinating, and directing manufacturing personnel.
• Possess a high level of supervisory capability, which ensures leadership, and motivation of subordinates to attain high standards of quality and productivity.
• React to change in a timely and organized manner.
• Must be familiar with the safe operation of various tools – drill, screw gun, sander, jig saw, etc
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written, with demonstrated team building and conflict resolution ability. Excellent employee and human relations skills.
• Ability to communicate at all levels to include presenting information to individuals and small groups.
• Advanced problem solving and project management skills.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point).
• Ability to work under pressure with limited or non-supervision.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills: ability to read, write, comprehend, and verbally communicate simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Good understanding of OSHA and EPA standards and the ability to implement and direct environmental, health and safety policies and procedures
• Frequent use of computer terminals and personal computers to perform duties of their position.
• Understanding and application of lean principles and continuous improvement methodologies preferred

Education and/or Experience:

• Associate degree (4-year college degree preferred) or equivalent of a combination of education and experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 3-5 years of manufacturing leadership or supervisory experience preferred.
• Previous experience in automotive, heavy equipment, commercial vehicle, or industrial painting and fabrication operations preferred.

Physical Demands:

• Standing, walking, bending, reaching, and lifting up to 40 pounds.

Work Environment/Conditions:

• Manufacturing environment
• Indoor/ outdoors warehouse environment.
• Office environment.
• Required to wear PPE in designated areas.

Terex Corporation is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. The Company conducts all employment practices without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by law. Terex Corporation also undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunities for minorities and women, for persons with disabilities, and for protected veterans.

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