Night Shift Production Supervisor – Lean Ops Lead

AFL; South Carolina; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8% Shift Premium for Night Shift

401K Company match

Professional development & training

Tuition reimbursement

Medical, dental, vision, life cover

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

AFL manufactures fiber optic cables and related products in Duncan, SC. The Production Supervisor leads a 24/7 team of machine operators, ensuring safety, quality, and productivity goals are met, with a focus on policy adherence and cross-shift coordination.

The role emphasizes leadership, lean practices, and timely decision-making to sustain maximum plant utilization and product flow, while supporting weekend and night shifts in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated supervision/leadership skills.
• Able to support weekend and night shift operations.
• Lean manufacturing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, monitor, and mentor a team of machine operators on multiple shifts to meet safety, quality, productivity, and delivery goals.
• Enforce policies and discipline; facilitate teamwork across cells.
• Make decisions on safety, productivity, maintenance, material availability, and schedule compliance to maximize plant utilization.
• Lead safety initiatives, conduct safety audits, and promote Safe Work Instructions.
• Ensure schedule compliance for orders processed in the plant.
• Define, measure, and share process performance metrics with operators; identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Meet quality, efficiency, and material utilization requirements.

Skills

Team leadership

Lean manufacturing

Safety mindset

Problem solving

Education

Associates degree or equivalent

Tools

Oracle WIP transactions

MS Outlook

MS Excel

MS Word

Job description

AFL manufactures fiber optic cables and related products in Duncan, SC. The Production Supervisor leads a 24/7 team of machine operators, ensuring safety, quality, and productivity goals are met, with a focus on policy adherence and cross-shift coordination.

The role emphasizes leadership, lean practices, and timely decision-making to sustain maximum plant utilization and product flow, while supporting weekend and night shifts in a dynamic manufacturing environment.