Production Supervisor - 1st Shift

Nutanix; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton’s Electrical division in Santa Ana, CA seeks a Production Supervisor for 1st shift to direct and coordinate manufacturing activities, ensuring safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets. The role supports the Plant Manager and drives process improvements, with focus on optimizing output and reducing costs.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of supervisory experience in manufacturing, strong leadership and communication skills, and familiarity with MRP/ERP systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or HS diploma with 5+ years supervisor experience.
• Minimum 1 year of team leadership in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with Lean fundamentals and continuous improvement.
• Experience with MRP/ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Foster a Zero Incident Safety Culture.
• Align department requirements with Eaton’s Quality Management System.
• Manage department operations to meet on-time delivery for customers.
• Lead daily accountability meetings with cross-functional teams.
• Monitor production metrics and communicate results to management.
• Assign overtime as needed to meet schedules.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Lean

MRP/ERP

Continuous improvement

Safety culture

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree or HS diploma with 5+ years supervisor experience

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

Job description

Eaton’s Electrical division is currently seeking a Production Supervisor - 1st Shift. This position is based at our Electrical Manufacturing facility in Santa Ana, CA. Relocation is not provided.The 1st Shift Production Supervisor is responsible for directing and coordinating the manufacturing/production activities to achieve maximum productivity at minimum cost, while maintaining world class levels Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost. In this role, you will assist the Plant Manager and Production Manager in the development of processes to achieve a zero-incident culture, maximize output, maintain machinery, and reduce overall costs. Through these improvements, you will exceed the customers’ expectations by making sure that the organizational decision making is based on a process-oriented culture to ensure the linkage from strategy to actions.The expected annual salary range for this role is $99000 - $145000 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.What you’ll do:Foster a Zero Incident Safety Culture. Align department requirements with Eaton’s Quality Management System. Manage department operations and prioritize production requirements to meet on-time delivery for our customers.Implement Eaton’s Continuous Improvement Framework (CIF): Create the basis for continuous improvement by ensuring that standardized processes are followed. Empower employees to improve the standard work and implement countermeasures when needed.Promote a collaborative team environment and develop direct reports through problem-solving skill sets and other cross-training opportunities. Facilitate cooperation across shifts and among other department supervisors.Assist the Management Team in determining personnel requirements, provide necessary training resources for new employees, and facilitate the job bidding process. Monitor and provide employee coaching with respect to safety, quality, and productivity performance (attendance, training, coaching, overtime, vacation requests, etc.).Assign daily work schedules and review in-process inventory reports to ensure alignment with business goals.Lead daily accountability meetings with a cross-functional team focused on departmental performance and issue resolution (Tier, GEMBA). Lead weekly department meetings to communicate safety topics, department or plant-wide activities, business updates, and policy/procedural changes as needed.Maintain daily statistics on customer demand, production, and overdue orders.Communicate production metrics to management and other functional supervisors and maintain active communications between all levels of plant personnel.Serve as a central point of contact for management regarding production issues in one’s functional area.Initiate and coordinate assistance as required from other support functions (e.g., Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, etc.).Assign overtime as required to meet production schedules.Evaluate qualifications and performance of team members based on Division and Plant policies.Ensure that department work areas are kept clean, organized, and orderly per 5S standards.Qualifications:Basic (Required) Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution or a High School Diploma/GED from an accredited institution and a minimum of five (5) years of experience as a supervisor or team leadership role.Minimum one (1) year of experience in a team leadership or supervisor role within a manufacturing environment.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, H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, 1-485 job profitability, etc.No relocation is available for this position. All candidates must currently reside within a 50-mile radius of Santa Ana, CA to be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.Preferred Qualifications:Experience with MRP/ERP systemsLean fundamental understandingStrong leadership and communication skills.Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.Commitment to continuous improvement and safety.Flexibility to work occasional Saturdays to support the operations teamAll positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. 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