Production Supervisor- 3rd Shift

Eaton; Greenwood (SC); On-site; USD 86,000 - 126,000; Full time

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Job summary

Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is seeking a Production Supervisor for the 3rd shift in Greenwood, SC to lead manufacturing operations and deliver continuous improvement in safety, quality, and productivity. The role requires coordinating resources across functions to meet customer demands while upholding Eaton’s values and standards.

The position emphasizes lean implementation, staff coaching, and strong leadership to drive performance, with an annual salary range of $86,000–$126,000 and a focus

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school and 1 year of experience in manufacturing/operations/supply chain management.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Clearly communicate expectations and hold self and employees accountable for performance.
• Collaborate with peers and leadership to define goals, objectives and metrics.
• Align workforce with the company vision and Eaton’s values in daily activities.
• Schedule workload to meet customer needs and coordinate resources across safety, quality, maintenance, scheduling, logistics and engineering.
• Lead improvements using lean tools and support teams to drive productivity and quality.
• Reduce costs through lean manufacturing concepts and continuous improvements and lead Kaizen events as needed.
• Mentor and develop team members; support succession planning and recognize high performance.
• Be an ambassador of our Quality culture and promote safe work practices.
• Lead safety initiatives and maintain a safe working environment; ensure employees have skills and tools to work safely.
• Engage workforce to drive change and foster innovation; encourage continuous learning.
• Drive plant initiatives launched by support functions and manage attendance and overtime as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Project management

Communication

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance or MBA

APICS certification

Tools

SAP

Job description

Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Production Supervisor- 3rd Shift. Add sentence or two about what the business does/manufactures. This role is based out of Greenwood, SC

Develop, direct, improve and coordinate plant resources to deliver continuous improvement in safety, quality, productivity, efficiency, business systems and process standardization to meet customer demands in the most cost-effective manner. Foster an environment which promotes Eaton’s goals and values in every business aspect.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $86000 - $126000 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

• Clearly communicate expectations and consistently hold self and employees accountable for performance and development. Assume personal accountability for achieving targets despite a challenging environment.
• Collaborate with peers and leadership to clearly understand and determine key goals & objectives, and corresponding metrics. Review and amend actions to ensure timely achievement of goals and objectives for self and direct reports to improve plant performance.
• Align workforce to the company vision through Eaton Philosophy workplace practices and beliefs that build trust, mutual respect and teamwork between employees at all levels of the organization. Establish and maintain a positive employee relations environment by adherence to Eaton's Values, Ethics, and Philosophies. Drive the company’s vision and mission by reinforcing ethics, values and quality policies.
• Schedule and commit the work load to meet all customer needs in the most effective manner. Coordinate resources with other co-workers including safety, quality, maintenance, materials, scheduling, logistics and engineering to resolve manufacturing and manufacturing support issues.
• Lead the implementation of improvements and corrective actions based on work load, manpower constraints, root causes for safety observations, quality concerns, material shortages, machine or equipment defects and causes for delays. Lead productivity improvements through the use of lean tools, working closely with our operational excellence and engineering teams.
• Reduce cost of operations by facilitating the implementation of lean manufacturing concepts, cost reductions, and continuous improvements. Initiate Kaizen events as necessary to achieve best in class operations.
• Develops, motivates and coaches team members. Acts a champion for development planning, succession planning and goal setting for direct reports. Challenges direct reports to “Raise the Bar”. Motivate and coach employees to maintain high levels of satisfaction, productivity and quality through effectively utilizing available rewards and recognition channels to encourage and promote desired behaviors and results.
• Be an ambassador and a driver of our Quality culture.
• Conduct appropriate training and area audits to ensure that safe work practices are consistently and constantly employed throughout the facility. Lead the elimination of safety hazards.
• Proactively implement, promote, and maintain a safe working environment through diligence in accident prevention, investigation, equipment maintenance and adherence to plant safety policies and encouraging employees to follow sound safety practices. Ensures that employees have the necessary skills, knowledge, information, and tools to do their jobs safely and effectively. Promote positive and productive workplace environment that insures a company represented workforce.
• Fully engage workforce and drive change by empowering employees with decision-making, fostering innovation and promoting continuous learning
• Foster employee acceptance and drive successful implementation of plant initiatives launched by support functions.
• Manage time and attendance and other administrative needs in a timely and accurate manner INCLUDING THE OVERTIME NEEDED DUE TO BUSSINESS NEEDS.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school AND 1 year of experience in manufacturing/operations/supply chain management.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in manufacturing management or operational excellence
• Previous management experience including supervising manufacturing employees
• Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration.
• SAP KNOWLEDGE
• APICS certification, IS THIS NEEDED

Skills

Position Criteria

• Strong analytical thinking skills; intellectual rigor and curiosity; problem-solving capability
• Data-driven, disciplined, objective, and detail-oriented
• Able to manage multiple projects at the same time
• Acts as a business partner; sees the big picture and works through ambiguity and change
• Ability to be energetic, a critical thinker, skilled in driving process improvement.
• Leadership and sense of urgency: ability to drive to positive results in a complex environment.
• Strong ability to develop and motivate people
• Effective use of communication and tact with stakeholders
• Advanced computer knowledge with MS Office Applications
• Able to work overtime and weekends as needed

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