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Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Set-Up Team Supervisor

Machine & Process OperationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeJanesville, WI, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Experience working in a maintenance role within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
  • Leadership experience within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
  • Experience utilizing Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

  • Provide leadership and build the capability of set-up team members through coaching and mentoring in the field, as well as providing guidance and performance feedback.
  • Foster a safe work environment and ensure set-up technicians practice best safe work practices.
  • Install form and trim tooling for thermoforming processes and production needs.
  • Ensure machines are set up to produce quality parts and inspect forming stations to verify machines are within proper tolerance.
  • Complete inspections of forming machine functions to ensure equipment operates safely and properly.
  • Troubleshoot thermoforming process issues.
  • Ensure all parts meet correct material distribution and visual specifications.
  • Record and document machine set-up information for future use.
  • Lead a team of approximately 13 set-up technicians across three shifts, including weekend duty.
  • Inform leadership of machine and tool issues and reliability gaps, and bring forward improvement ideas.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).
  • Experience and/or training as a set-up operator.
  • Experience working in thermoforming and/or extrusion operations.

About the Company

Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Koch Industries is a large, private, diversified conglomerate that operates in energy, chemical processing, and manufacturing. It started from an innovation that turned heavy crude oil into gasoline and grew through long‑term investments rather than short‑term market moves. The company generates value by refining fuels and producing chemical products, and it operates Georgia-Pacific, a major maker of paper and building products. Its business model relies on reinvesting most earnings back into the company to fund steady, long‑term growth rather than paying out frequent dividends or seeking quick profits. Koch differentiates itself from many competitors by staying privately owned, which reduces pressure from public markets and enables longer‑range planning. The company’s goal is to build scale and durability across its holdings by sustainable, multi‑decade growth rather than rapid, episodic gains.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)
Total funding
$985.2M
Headquarters
Wichita, KS
Founded
1940

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