Production Shift Supervisor (Rotating Shifts)

Canadian Solar Inc.; Mesquite (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Retirement Plan

Medical/Dental/Life/Disability

PTO

Company Holiday pay

Job summary

Canadian Solar Inc. is seeking a Production Shift Supervisor 1 (Rotating Shifts) to lead manufacturing operations on rotating days and nights. You’ll oversee production staff, monitor quality, safety, and schedule adherence, and produce shift activity reports.

You’ll ensure machinery safety, train employees, and guide continuous improvements across the line. Reporting to the production manager, you’ll coordinate with maintenance and other departments, enforce company standards, set daily/weekly

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of Production, supervision, or leadership experience.
• Lean Manufacturing, TPM, or Six Sigma knowledge.
• Strong communication across all levels.
• Willingness to work continental shift (days/nights).
• Proficiency in MS Office; attention to detail.
• English required; Mandarin preferred.
• Technical/engineering background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and coordinates a production shift.
• Work rotating shifts every 3 months (days/nights).
• Monitor and respond to daily product and process concerns.
• Assist in troubleshooting technical problems.
• Ensure employees are trained and qualified before operating machinery.
• Provide leadership and foster positive staff relationships.
• Coordinate with departments to achieve goals.
• Submit reports on performance and progress.
• Enforce safety guidelines and company standards.
• Organize workflow and communicate duties.
• Coach employees and provide feedback.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Effective communication

Time management

Analytical skills

Leadership

MS Office

English communication

Education

High School Diploma

Technical/engineering degree advantageous

Tools

MS Office

Job description

At CS Power Systems, we’re on a mission to transform lives by delivering clean, solar-powered electricity to millions worldwide—and we’re just getting started. As a cutting-edge division of Canadian Solar, a global leader founded in 2001, we stand at the forefront of manufacturing high-performance solar panels, inverters, and advanced energy storage solutions. In this fast-growing, high-impact industry, our deep commitment to sustainability drives everything we do, creating innovative technologies that power a brighter, greener future.

Across Canadian Solar’s powerful ecosystem—including CS Power Systems, CSPowerTech, e-STORAGE, Recurrent Energy, MSS, and CSI Solar—we’re deeply invested in our people’s success. If you’re passionate about renewable energy and want to “Make the Difference” by building a lasting positive impact on the planet and communities everywhere, join us at CS Power Systems —where your talent can help shape the clean energy revolution.

Description

The Production Shift Supervisor 1 (Rotating Shifts) is responsible forsupervision and coordination duties of production staff in such areas as quality, customer satisfaction, scheduling, production of shift activity reports, ensuring machinery and equipment are safe, and employees are trained and qualified, and other duties as required to be carried out in a safe,reliable,and efficient manner.The Production Supervisor must perform a range of duties supporting managers and directing shift staff to ensure profitable business operations.

Responsibilities

• Supervisesand coordinatesa productionshift
• Must be ok with Rotating Shifts every 3 months, days and nights
• Monitorsand respondsto daily product and processconcerns
• Assistsin the troubleshooting of technicalproblems
• Ensuresemployees are trained and qualifiedbefore working on machinery andequipment
• Providesleadership by instilling team goals and objectiveswhilefosteringpositive staffrelationships
• Coordinateswithoperational departmentsto achieve companygoals
• Communicatesresults and issues to shiftstaff
• Ensurescompliance with company policies andprocedures
• Set daily/weekly/monthly objectives and communicate them toemployees
• Submit reports on performance andprogress
• Identify issues in efficiency and suggestimprovements
• Enforce strict safety guidelines and companystandards
• Set goalsfor performance and deadlines in ways that comply with company’s plans and vision and communicate them tosubordinates
• Organize workflow and ensure that employees understand their duties or delegatedtasks
• Monitor employee productivity and provide constructive feedback andcoaching
• Completesother duties and projects as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• 1 - 3 years of experience
• Promote from level I or Leader II
• Experience with applications of Lean Manufacturing philosophies, TPM, or Six Sigma
• Effective communication skills with individuals at all levels of the organization
• Able to work on the continentalshift
• Able to deal with people sensitively, tactfully, confidentially, diplomatically, and professionallyalways.
• Excellent time and project management skills
• Attention to detail in all areas ofwork
• Strong analytical skills
• Provenexperience as a supervisor or in a relevant role
• Ability to learn a variety of jobdescriptions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Outstanding organizational and leadership skills
• Good knowledge of MS Office
• Self-motivated with a results-driven approach
• Problem-solving skills
• High SchoolDiploma,a degree in a technical,engineering,or relevant field will be anadvantage.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English ( Mandarin highly preferred)

Preferred Qualifications

• To Participate in the Company’s Health & Safety, Housekeeping and Environmental programs
• Ensure all internal safety policies and legislation are followed as part of Due Diligence
• Monitor any injuries and complete paperwork asrequired.
• Participate in workplace inspections on monthly basis asrequired.
• Attend all safety training asrequired.
• Must have working knowledge of all safety legislation and follow allhealth andsafetypolicies.
• Ensure all employees follow the company’s health and safety policies and procedures and report allviolations.

Compensation and Benefits

Canadian Solar offers a competitive salary plus fully comprehensive benefits and a performance bonus package based on annual objective achievement. Our generous benefits package includes a 401(k) Retirement Plan, medical/dental/life/disability program, PTO, and Company Holiday pay. This is a full-time position.

Canadian Solar Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.We are committed to ensuring accessibility for persons with disabilities by identifying, removing, and preventing barriers to promote the rights of all persons and to create an inclusive and accessible working environment.Upon individual request, Canadian Solar will endeavor to remove any barrier to the hiring process to accommodate those candidates withdisabilities.

Note:

The company reserves the right to change the duties and responsibilities of this position at any time at its own discretion.

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