Lead Manufacturing Operations Supervisor - Flexible Hours

Danfoss; Forest City (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus system

Paid vacation

Retirement plan

Flexible working hours

Personal insurance

Employee Resource Groups

State of the art virtual work enviro n

Employee Referral Program

Job summary

Danfoss is seeking an Operations Supervisor in the United States to supervise hourly staff and ensure safe, efficient production. The role involves coaching up to 25 direct reports, driving accountability, and aligning daily work with strategic goals.

The successful candidate will partner with the Operations Manager to meet customer deadlines and continuous improvement targets. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, 3+ years in manufacturing, and at least 1 year

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership and people-management ability.
• Experience leading manufacturing teams to meet production schedules.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and coaching skills.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing, SPC, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Create a high-performance team culture and environment.
• Lead team to meet production schedule goals while focusing on safety, quality, cost, productivity, and morale.
• Drive on-time delivery, labor optimization, scrap reduction, and lower cost.
• Conduct process checks and monitor performance against standard work.
• Coach and develop direct reports to meet performance expectations.

Skills

Leadership

Accountability

Coaching

Training

Performance management

Production scheduling

Problem solving

Change management

Communication

Lean manufacturing

Industrial safety

SPC

Continuous improvement

Quality assurance

Project management

Process failure mode analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree or work experience equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Six Sigma Green/Black Belt

Job description

Danfoss is seeking an Operations Supervisor in the United States to supervise hourly staff and ensure safe, efficient production. The role involves coaching up to 25 direct reports, driving accountability, and aligning daily work with strategic goals.

The successful candidate will partner with the Operations Manager to meet customer deadlines and continuous improvement targets. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, 3+ years in manufacturing, and at least 1 year