Manufacturing Supervisor Front Line Leader - 2nd Shift

Eaton Group; Calverton (MD); On-site; USD 99,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Aerospace’s FED Division seeks a Manufacturing Front Line Leader for its Beltsville, MD location. The role oversees 15–40 hourly staff, drives safety, quality and delivery, and partners across engineering, HR, and materials to meet targets.

Salary ranges from $99,000 to $125,000 annually; on-site M-F with a typical 2nd shift, 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm. Qualifications include a Bachelor's or HS with extensive manufacturing experience and leadership ability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 5 years manufacturing experience with HS/GED.
• At least 2 years supervising manufacturing teams.
• ITAR: U.S. person required; no sponsorship offered.
• No relocation benefit; candidates within 50 miles of Beltsville, MD.

Responsibilities

• Direct daily activities and development of 15–40 hourly employees.
• Lead operations within the integrated process team for safety, quality, delivery, cost and culture.
• Coordinate production schedules and priorities with team leads.
• Champion continuous improvement and daily accountability.
• Collaborate with customer account representatives for proactive communication.
• Promote Safety Culture using MESH tools and empower employees.
• Forecast production capacity and participate in monthly financial/operational reviews.

Skills

Team leadership

Verbal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

High School Diploma or GED with 5 years manufacturing experience

Job description

Eaton Aerospace’s FED Division is seeking a MANUFACTURING Front Line Leader at our Beltsville, MD location.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $99000 - $125,000 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.

This role requires working on-site M-F at our Beltsville, MD manufacturing location. TYpical 2nd shift work hours are 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm .

What you’ll do:

The Front Line Leader is responsible for directing the daily activities and development of 15-40 hourly employees while also acting as the operations leader within the integrated process team, which includes manufacturing engineering, quality control, human resources, and materials and logistics. This person is responsible for driving operational excellence and building organizational capability to achieve Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Cost and Culture objectives.

Job responsibilities

• Drive a culture of trust and accountability with hourly team members through clearly defined expectations, continuous feedback, coaching, and appropriate escalation.
• Attract, retain, and develop hourly team members through encouraging a flexible, high performing workforce.
• Partner with team leads to coordinate daily manufacturing schedules and priorities within the production plan to satisfy and exceed customer requirements around delivery and quality.
• Champion continuous improvement efforts by standardizing processes, engaging employees in problem solving, and driving daily accountability.
• Partner with customer account representatives to ensure proactive customer communication and focus on delivering on our commitments.
• Champion a Safety Culture through using MESH tools, safety best practices, and empowering all employees to take responsibility for their own and others’ safety.
• Forecast production capacity and provide insight into monthly cross-functional reviews of financial and operational planning.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications :

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and 2 years of manufacturing experience …OR…. a High School Diploma or GED and a minimum of 5 years of experience in manufacturing.
• 2 years supervising manufacturing teams.
• All positions require use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms regulations. All applicants must be U.S. Persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. Person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident, Political Asylee, or Refugee.
• 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, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.”
• Candidate will not need sponsorship now or in the future.
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates that currently reside within the immediate geographical area (50 miles) of the Beltsville MD facility will be considered.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field from an accredited institution.
• Previous Aerospace/ Automotive experience.
• Previous experience with Quality Systems.
• Lean/CI experience a plus (Green Belt preferred)
• Prior experience working with shipping, receiving, material movement and production planning software/processes preferred
• Knowledge of inventory control systems and transactions
• Prior experience with assembly MFG. processes.
• Prior experience line balancing/ time studies.
• Continuous Improvement project experience.
• Knowledge of CNC machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repairs, and maintenance.
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Strong project management / problem solving skills.
• Must possess effective and verbal communications skills.
• Must possess good organizational and prioritization skills to maintain and address multiple assigned projects and expectations.

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