2nd Shift Production Supervisor – Electronics Manufacturing

Knowles Corporation; Calexico (CA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid holidays

401k

Life Insurance

Employee Referral Program

Overtime opportunities

Job summary

Knowles Cornell Dubilier in Calexico, CA is seeking a 2nd Shift Manufacturing Production Supervisor to lead manufacturing employees and meet safety, quality, delivery, and productivity targets in capacitor and electronic component operations.

This hourly, nonexempt role supervises the shift from 3:30 PM to 11:30 PM, enforces safety and ESD controls, coordinates with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, and Materials, and leads 5S and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience leading manufacturing teams in electronics or capacitor production.
• Knowledge of production scheduling, standard work, quality controls, and traceability.
• Ability to read work instructions, drawings, and production data; basic math skills.
• Strong coaching, communication, and conflict-resolution abilities.
• Lean, 5S, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions knowledge.
• Proficiency with spreadsheets and production reporting tools.
• Willingness to work the 2nd shift (3:30 PM–11:30 PM) onsite.
• Ability to supervise production and inspect work across assigned areas.

Responsibilities

• Assign work, lead second-shift employees, and balance staffing, materials, and equipment to meet safety, quality, and production targets.
• Enforce safety procedures, required protective equipment, and applicable electrostatic discharge controls; stop unsafe work and report hazards and incidents.
• Verify adherence to work instructions, inspection requirements, and lot traceability; contain nonconforming products and support corrective actions.
• Monitor output, yield, scrap, and downtime, maintain accurate shift reports, and resolve or upscale performance gaps.
• Coordinate with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, and Materials to resolve production constraints and equipment or process problems.
• Train and coach employees, assess performance, and address attendance or conduct concerns consistently with Human Resources and company policy.
• Maintain accurate records of all hours worked by the supervisor and team, including handoffs; promptly correct timekeeping discrepancies.
• Arrange coverage for the supervisor's and team's duty‑free meal and rest periods; report missed, late, or interrupted breaks.
• Lead 5S and continuous improvement activities, and communicate production status and unresolved issues during shift handoffs.

Skills

Team leadership

Electronics experience

Capacitor production

Production scheduling

Quality & traceability

Interpret instructions

Basic math

Coaching

Lean & 5S

Spreadsheets

Timekeeping

Shift availability

Supervisory ability

Tools

Manufacturing systems

Timekeeping software

Job description

Knowles Cornell Dubilier in Calexico, CA is seeking a 2nd Shift Manufacturing Production Supervisor to lead manufacturing employees and meet safety, quality, delivery, and productivity targets in capacitor and electronic component operations.

This hourly, nonexempt role supervises the shift from 3:30 PM to 11:30 PM, enforces safety and ESD controls, coordinates with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, and Materials, and leads 5S and continuous improvement initiatives.