Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift

Eaton; South Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 83,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in electrical manufacturing is seeking a 2nd Shift Production Supervisor in South Milwaukee. This role involves managing production processes, driving safety culture, and ensuring efficiency while contributing to continuous improvement goals. Ideal candidates will have a background in manufacturing supervision and a commitment to fostering a productive team environment.

Benefits

Health and Welfare benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid time away from work programs

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of production supervisor experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Lean/Six Sigma certifications preferred.
• Ability to work weekend OT as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Drive a Zero Incident Safety Culture.
• Manage department operations and prioritize production requirements.
• Lead daily accountability meetings with a cross-functional team.

Skills

Ability to deal with ambiguity and make sound decisions

Perform root cause analysis

Evaluate and develop talent

Impactful changes to production processes

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution

Tools

SAP

Word

Excel

Job description

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Eaton’s Power Reliability Division is currently seeking a 2nd Shift Production Supervisor to join our team. This position is based at our South Milwaukee, WI facility.

The Production Supervisor is responsible for driving processes in their designated department through the Eaton Business Systems. In this role, you will assist the Operations 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 $83000 - $122000 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

• Drive 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
• Execute 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 team environment and develop direct reports through problem solving skill sets and other cross-training opportunities. You will facilitate cooperation across shifts and among other department supervisors
• Assist 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 to business goals
• Lead daily accountability meetings with a cross-functional team focused on departmental performance and issue resolution. Lead weekly department meetings to communicate safety topics, department or plant-wide activities, business updates and policy/procedural changes as needed
• Monitor machinery, equipment and facility, and initiate maintenance work orders as required to ensure efficient and safe working conditions. Initiate and coordinate assistance as required from other support functions (e.g. Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain etc.)
  
  
  

Qualifications

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED from an accredited institution
• Minimum 2 years of production supervisor experience in a manufacturing environment
• Ability to work weekend OT as assigned on a rotating basis
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution required
• Minimum 5 years of supervisory experience
• Lean/Six Sigma certifications
• Experience with SAP planning and ordering functions
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, and SAP
  
  
  

Skills

• Ability to deal with ambiguity and make sound decisions
• Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems
• Ability to evaluate and develop talent
• Ability to make impactful changes to Eaton’s production processes
  
  
  

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.

You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.

We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing

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