Looking to build your career with a company that values innovation, stability, and people? Join our dedicated team as a Production Supervisor in Bridgeton, MO!
Since 1946, Hunter Engineering has been aligning cutting-edge technology with a strong commitment to quality. As a family-owned, American-made company, Hunter is the global leader in automotive service equipment, with our products used in over 130 countries by top vehicle manufacturers, tire companies, and service centers.
We’re proud to be recognized as a Best Places to Work finalist by the St. Louis Business Journal for five consecutive years (2022 – 2026) – a testament to our commitment to our people. Here, employees are supported, challenged, and take pride in their work. We offer exceptional benefits, a healthy work-life balance, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth.
If you’re ready to join a team that’s shaping the future of automotive service, read on.
As a Production Supervisor, you are responsible for meeting aggressive production requirements while maintaining a culture of safety, quality, and production.
What You’ll Do:
- Direct hourly manufacturing workforce to meet company/departmental objectives.
- Provide training and cross-training for all employees to ensure a versatile workforce.
- Complete all routine paperwork, reports, timecards, and schedules in accordance with company/departmental objectives.
- Effectively communicate with peers, subordinates, and management
- Support and implement management philosophy and vision.
- Contribute and make recommendations to control and reduce departmental and overall costs.
- Lead 6s and Continuous Improvement initiatives.
- Additional duties as assigned.
What You’ll Bring:
- Associate degree required; bachelor’s degree in business management/administration preferred.
- 3-5 years supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment
- Proven team-building and supervisory skills
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Proficient computer skills and MS Office experience
- Strong planning and organizational abilities
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
- Familiarity with industry-standard equipment and technical expertise
- Knowledgeable of safety, quality, productivity, demand creation, and inventory
- Ability to create accountability and to lead by example.
What We Offer:
- Industry-Leading Healthcare Coverage
- Profit-Sharing Plan with Safe Harbor Contribution
- Generous Paid Time Off & Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Free Onsite Fitness & Recreation Center
Join us in our mission to ‘Align People and Innovation to Drive Excellence!’
- Make Lives Better Together
- Take Pride in the Extraordinary
- Define the Standard
Skills Required
- Associate degree
- Bachelor's degree in Business Management/Administration
- 3-5 years supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment
- Proven team-building and supervisory skills
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Proficient computer skills and MS Office experience
- Strong planning and organizational abilities
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing
- Knowledge of 6S and Continuous Improvement methodologies
- Familiarity with industry-standard equipment and technical expertise
- Knowledgeable of safety, quality, productivity, demand creation, and inventory
- Ability to create accountability and to lead by example
- Ability to train and cross-train employees
Hunter Engineering Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Hunter Engineering Company and has not been reviewed or approved by Hunter Engineering Company.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive across many salaried and plant roles, with consistent descriptions of good pay and fair compensation. Earning potential can be notably strong in consultative field roles when performance and territory align.
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Retirement Support — A Safe Harbor 401(k) with an automatic company contribution is paired with a separate profit‑sharing plan. Plan specifics include immediate vesting for Safe Harbor funds and a defined vesting timeline for profit sharing.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid vacation that scales with tenure, personal days, and a broad paid holiday schedule are described. Parental and adoption leave complement the package, with paid volunteer time also noted.
Hunter Engineering Company Insights
What We Do
Hunter Engineering Company is a global leader in automotive service equipment, offering state-of-the-art wheel alignment systems, wheel balancers, tire changers, vehicle inspection equipment, brake lathes and more. Since 1946, when Automotive Hall of Fame inductee Lee Hunter founded Hunter Engineering, the company has built a reputation for innovation and visionary leadership in the application of the newest technologies to automotive undercar service. Hunter's award-winning research and development team of mechanical, electrical and software engineers are responsible for hundreds of patented and exclusive features that make Hunter products the most productive undercar service equipment available. Hunter has a total of over 350 awarded patents while releasing an average of 7-10 new patents each year. Hunter fields the largest dedicated sales and service force in the undercar service industry with approximately 390+ sales representatives and 410+ independent service representatives throughout the United States.
