2nd Shift Supervisor

Eaton Group; Town of Horseheads (NY); On-site; USD 71,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton’s Power Components Division is seeking a 2nd Shift Supervisor for our Horseheads, NY facility. On-site role with relocation assistance; salary range $71,000–$105,000 per year.

The incumbent will lead hourly workers on the 2nd shift (3pm–11pm), driving safety, quality, and on-time delivery while promoting continuous improvement and lean practices. Strong leadership and coaching skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or higher from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 3 years of experience working in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 2 years of experience as a team lead or manager of people.

Responsibilities

• Lead hourly manufacturing employees on 2nd shift (3pm–11pm) to meet plant goals.
• Promote safety, quality, on-time delivery, and productivity.
• Engage workforce and empower decision-making on Lean initiatives.
• Uphold labor contracts and manage shift handovers and meetings.
• Coach and develop employees toward performance goals.

Skills

Team leadership

Manufacturing experience

Lean manufacturing

CNC Programming

Safety compliance

Operations excellence

Education

Associates degree or higher

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Eaton’s Power Components Division is currently seeking a 2nd Shift Supervisor. This position is based on-site at our Horseheads, NY manufacturing facility. Relocation assistance is available!

The expected annual salary range for this role is $71000 - $105000 a year.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What you’ll do:

The 2nd Shift Supervisor will be responsible for leading and directing hourly manufacturing employees on 2nd shift (3pm - 11pm) to achieve the plant goals focusing on safety, quality, on-time delivery, continuous improvement, productivity, and cost-out.

Essential Functions include:

• Proactively implement, promote, and maintain a safe working environment while supporting MESH and other Eaton initiatives.
• Guide the manufacturing team to meet production schedules, exceed customer expectations, and improve on-time delivery, labor utilization, and productivity.
• Fully engage the workforce by empowering team members with decision-making authority and encouraging involvement in change initiatives.
• Promote lean manufacturing, continuous learning, and innovation through the Continuous Improvement Framework Management System.
• Reduce past due orders, scrap, rework, and overtime costs while maintaining quality objectives and standard work formats.
• Train, evaluate, coach, and develop employees to meet performance goals, including operator certifications and cross-training.
• Advise and support employees in achieving value stream, departmental, and plant goals.
• Uphold employee relations and ensure adherence to the Union-Management Labor Contract, applying disciplinary measures judiciously.
• Conduct weekly team meetings, daily Tier Meetings, and shift handovers to share vision, priorities, and critical information.
• Integrate the Eaton Leadership Model and Leader Attributes into daily operations and maintain consistent policy administration.
• Ensure attendance and pay records are kept up to date and are accurate for assigned personnel, including OT equalization per CBA language.
• Effectively communicate with the department engineers, planning and maintenance to support plant and departmental goals.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Associates’ degree or higher from an accredited institution
• Minimum 3 years of experience working in a manufacturing environment
• Minimum 2 years of experience as a team lead or manager of people
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, I-485 job portability, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with CNC Programming and electronics assembly
• Labor relations experience, managing a team under a Collective Bargaining Agreement
• Ability to read and understand manufacturing drawings and specified technical information
• Experience supervising maintenance or similar technical team members
• Familiarity with process improvement methodologies and project management skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)

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