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Full Time Manufacturing Decorah, IA, Decorah, IA, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 3781

Gemini is growing and hiring for a 3rd shift Site Supervisor to join the team at our location in Decorah, IA. Come be a part of a positive, people-first culture that is focused on leveraging each team members’ strengths to help bring our customers’ unique signage products to life.

Location:Decorah, IA

Type: Full Time

Purpose Statement

To support the goals and vision of Gemini Incorporated by leading assigned production operations to deliver safe, quality, delivery and cost. This role is responsible for daily shop floor execution, team leadership, labor planning, production flow, material readiness, equipment reliability, cost control, member development, and continuous improvement while reinforcing Gemini’s culture, values, and accountability expectations.

Essential Functions

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Fosters an environment that reflects Gemini’s Core Values of Customer Focus, Teamwork, Respect, Honesty, Curiosity, Stability, and Stewardship.
• Provides hands‑on daily leadership for assigned production areas, including work direction, prioritization, staffing, shift readiness, schedule execution, and timely escalation of barriers that impact safety, quality, delivery, or cost.
• Owns daily production performance by monitoring output, labor efficiency, downtime, scrap, rework, material availability, schedule attainment, and other key performance indicators; uses data to identify gaps and drive corrective action.
• Leads daily start‑up meetings, Gemba walks, visual management reviews, shift handoffs, and follow‑up routines to ensure alignment, communication, accountability, and clear ownership of action items.
• Plans, assigns, and adjusts work to meet customer requirements, production schedules, staffing levels, capacity constraints, material availability, and equipment conditions.
• Manages material flow and Kanban discipline to ensure reliable material availability, minimize shortages, reduce excess handling, and support uninterrupted production.
• Models and enforces safety and environmental expectations, including regulatory compliance, incident prevention, hazard identification, near‑miss reporting, corrective actions, and active participation in safety improvement activities.
• Ensures product quality by reinforcing standard work, inspection requirements, process controls, documentation accuracy, containment actions, root cause analysis, and corrective/preventive actions for internal or customer quality issues.
• Drives continuous improvement through Lean manufacturing practices, visual controls, 5S, standard work, waste reduction, problem solving, process stability, and participation in improvement events.
• Reviews production performance against operating plans and forecasts, including use and development of capacity models, to support customer service levels and resource planning.
• Provides leadership regarding employee relations and member development through effective communication, coaching, training, cross‑training, performance feedback, attendance management, and follow‑up on action plans from feedback meetings.
• Actively develops people to take on greater responsibility, including completing annual performance reviews, informal midyear reviews, skill development plans, and succession support for key production roles.
• Supports new employee orientation, onboarding, job qualification, and training verification to ensure new employees are welcomed, prepared, and productive.
• Collaborates with maintenance, engineering, quality, planning, supply chain, customer experience, and other support functions to resolve production issues, improve flow, introduce new products, and sustain reliable operations.
• Partners with maintenance to identify equipment concerns, prioritize repairs, support preventive maintenance routines, and recommend equipment changes or capital needs.
• Effectively manages operating expenses, staffing, overtime, supplies, scrap, rework, and other controllable costs while maintaining safety, quality, and delivery expectations.
• Supports the smooth introduction of new products, process changes, equipment changes, and customer requirements into manufacturing.
• Maintains accurate production, labor, quality, training, safety, and performance records using applicable business systems and shop floor control tools.
• Pursues and supports a culture that values inclusion, teamwork, accountability, and respect.
• Supports the production process by working hands‑on and backfilling where necessary.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated frontline leadership with the ability to set expectations, coach performance, resolve conflict, hold teams accountable, and build trust on the shop floor.
• Strong understanding of production supervision, value stream management, standard work, material flow, capacity planning, labor planning, and production scheduling practices.
• Strong commitment to safety leadership, environmental compliance, hazard recognition, incident prevention, and corrective action follow‑through.
• Working knowledge of quality systems, inspection expectations, nonconformance containment, root cause analysis, corrective action, and customer‑impact thinking.
• Strong understanding of Lean manufacturing methods and techniques, including 5S, visual management, Gemba, Kanban, standard work, waste reduction, and continuous improvement problem solving.
• Ability to read, interpret, and act on production metrics, schedules, work instructions, drawings, quality requirements, labor reports, downtime reports, and operational dashboards.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to lead effective meetings, conduct shift handoffs, communicate priorities clearly, document action plans, and follow up with accountability.
• Strong problem‑solving and decision‑making skills with the ability to respond quickly to production issues, balance competing priorities, and escalation appropriately.
• Strong project management and execution skills with accountability to deadlines, deliverables, owners, and measurable outcomes.
• Ability to proactively influence and adapt to continuous‑improvement-driven change within the plant.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple tasks, changing priorities, and time‑sensitive production needs.
• Working knowledge of budgets, operating expenses, labor cost, scrap, rework, overtime, and other controllable cost drivers.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with maintenance, engineering, quality, planning, supply chain, customer experience, and plant leadership to solve problems and improve performance.
• Ability to train, cross‑train, verify skills, and develop team members for current and future production needs.
• Ability to maintain composure, sound judgment, and professional communication in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications – Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, operations management, industrial technology, or a related field and a minimum of 2 years of successful experience in operations, production leadership, maintenance, or a related manufacturing environment preferred; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience with demonstrated successful performance totaling 10 or more years.
• Prior experience leading hourly production employees, team leads, or cross‑functional production teams in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Experience using Lean manufacturing tools, safety systems, quality systems, production metrics, and continuous improvement methods preferred.
• Supervisory, Lean, Six Sigma, OSHA, or other relevant operations certifications preferred but not required.

Physical Demands/Environmental Factors

Must be willing and able to spend significant time on the shop floor to support employees, observe processes, participate in continuous improvement activities, troubleshoot production issues, and meet production schedules. The role may require standing, walking, bending, reaching, lifting or moving materials within safe limits, wearing required personal protective equipment, and working around manufacturing equipment, noise, dust, temperature variation, and other normal plant conditions.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

The actual title and individual compensation packages are dependent upon various factors unique to each candidate including skillset, training, transferable skills, work experience, qualifications, business needs, market demands, and other job‑related reasons. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role is eligible for other benefits.

How we show we care

• Low-Cost Health Care Premiums
• 4% Retirement Match with Profit Sharing
• Generous Paid Time Off (Vacation, Holiday, Parental, Volunteer, and Sick)
• Dental, Vision, Disability and Life Insurance
• Use of Company Owned Resort in Hayward, WI
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

About Us

As a leader in the signage manufacturing industry, Gemini, Inc. has been providing stability to our employees since 1963. We know what it means to be human, and we strive to make sure our employees feel valued. Due to our incredible family of employees, we have grown substantially and are looking to grow our team further with like‑minded individuals that share in our company values: Customer Commitment, Teamwork, Respect, Diversity, Stability, Stewardship. At the heart of our work is a simple but powerful vision: Successful Partners. Engaged People. Thriving Communities. This vision guides how we show up every day for our customers, for one another, and for the communities we call home.

• We are an Equal Opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.
• Gemini will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. For additional assistance email;hr.dept@geminisignproducts.com or call(507) 263-3957and ask for the Human Resources Representative assigned to the location of interest.
• Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete additional job‑related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law.