Position: Production Supervisor
Experience Level: 8 to 12 years
Employment Type: Full Time
Pay Range: $70,000 to $85,000 annual salary + Performance Based Bonus
Robert Thomas Iron Design (RTID) is a rapidly growing modern blacksmithing company - a place where craftspeople can be challenged and grow while building a great product and career. We are a diverse group of artists, designers, craftsmen, blacksmiths, metal fabricators, and repetitive manufacturing professionals with the common goal of developing and manufacturing products and projects that keep the spirit of blacksmithing and artisanal manufacturing alive through our mix of custom and production artisanal iron products. RTID produces unique cookware, furniture, and hardware pieces as well as one-of-a-kind architectural ironwork commissions for a variety of private, commercial, and civic clients (here we are at work: https://www.eater.com/22704339/carbon-steel-woks-pans-forged-blacksmithing). We employ a mix of traditional blacksmith techniques, modern machining, fabrication methods, and Lean Six Sigma manufacturing tools to create some of the most unique and beautiful products and ironwork projects in the country. At RTID, we strive to create an environment where craftsmen can pursue mastery of their craft at scale; a creative place to learn, grow, develop and build a fulfilling career. Our goal is to inspire craftsmanship in all we do. Located in the historic Charleston Naval Yard, we are committed to a high standard in everything we do and have fun doing it. Check us out at: www.robertthomasiron.com
Work style and Benefits:
Standard production schedule is first shift only, Monday through Thursday (four 10-hour days – 7am-6pm with lunch from 12pm-1pm) with Fridays as potential manufacturing overflow capacity
Biannual Performance Based Bonus
Company subsidized Medical, Dental and Vision plans
401k Retirement Plan with Company matching contributions
Company sponsored Short-Term Disability and Term Life Insurance
Annual company stipend for clothing and Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
Six paid Holidays per year
Accrued Personal Time Off (PTO)
Weekly company paid lunch (typically on Wednesday) – affectionately known-as Meat Day, where our in-house Grill Master smokes the meats on-site all morning
We are seeking a Production Supervisor who has the right attitude, aptitude, and experience to lead and manage a skilled team of Craftsmen to manufacture beautiful products - no Blacksmithing experience required. You will apply your repetitive manufacturing experience to effectively and efficiently manage the team that makes handmade artisanal carbon steel products from start to finish. Each of our products are formed and finished by hand with the assistance of task specific tooling and machinery – so each piece has a unique story to tell. As the Supervisor of this team, you'll ensure that the production team has the right tools, process, training, planning and daily supervision to meet growing daily, weekly and monthly production expectations.