Production Shift Supervisor (Rotating Shifts)

Canadian Solar Inc.; Mesquite (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Retirement Plan

Medical/Dental/Life/Disability

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Holiday pay

Job summary

CS Power Systems, a division of Canadian Solar, in Texas, seeks a Production Shift Supervisor to lead production staff on rotating days and nights, ensuring safety, quality, and on-time performance. You will coordinate shift activities and monitor operations.

You will also supervise troubleshooting, coaching, and training to maintain high standards and continuous improvement across the line.

Qualifications

• Experience applying Lean Manufacturing philosophies, TPM, or Six Sigma.
• Excellent communication skills with all levels of the organization.
• Able to work rotating continental shifts (days/nights).
• Strong time and project management abilities.
• Proven supervisory or leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate a production shift.
• Monitor daily product and process concerns; respond appropriately.
• Ensure employees are trained and qualified before operating machinery.
• Lead the shift team toward safety, quality, and efficiency goals.
• Prepare and submit performance and progress reports.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

TPM

Six Sigma

Communication

Shift Leadership

MS Office

Team Coaching

English Proficiency

Education

High School Diploma

Technical/Engineering Degree (advantage)

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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