Production Supervisor (E-Coat) - 2nd Shift

Nutanix; Waukesha (WI); On-site; USD 86,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton's ES AMER ESS division seeks a Production Supervisor (E-Coat) on the 2nd shift at the Waukesha, WI facility. The role emphasizes staffing, training, safety, and lean improvements to meet plant goals. You will manage costs, ensure quality, and lead cross-shift handoffs while driving continuous improvement.

You will implement modern manufacturing methods, develop staff, and maintain safety standards while leveraging SAP and MS Excel for planning and reporting. Relocation is not offered.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED from an accredited institution.
• 1 year of Supervisor or Team Lead experience.
• 5 years of manufacturing experience.
• No immigration sponsorship or STEM OPT support.
• No relocation assistance; within 50 miles preferred; military exemptions apply.

Responsibilities

• Staff, develop and maintain an effective workforce to meet department goals.
• Oversee employee selection, training and development; manage non-union status.
• Set personal and departmental performance goals and objectives.
• Support plant safety objectives to improve incident rate and OSHME score.
• Improve employee involvement and communications to hit operating objectives.
• Direct work centers to maximize utilization of staff, equipment and materials within budget.
• Own department performance; facilitate cross-shift handoffs and continuous improvement.
• Ensure quality and quantity meet engineering specs; minimize scrap and rework.
• Analyze operating reports and take corrective action to control costs.
• Prepare budgets for controllable expenses and share budget data with supervisor.
• Implement modern manufacturing methods; stay current with new technologies.
• Identify training needs and partner with HR to address them; participate as trainer.
• Advocate for Safety and Environmental initiatives; ensure SAP usage and Lean principles.

Skills

Staff management

Leadership

Lean Six Sigma

SAP planning

Safety

Training & development

Budgeting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Eaton's ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Production Supervisor (E-Coat) - 2nd Shift.

This role is based in our Waukesha, WI facitlity. No relocation assistance will be provided. This will be for our 2nd shift.

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:

• You will staff, develop and maintain an effective workforce of production personnel to accomplish department goals.
• You will be responsible for employee selection, counseling, training and development and for managing the department through contemporary management to ensure continued non-union status.
• You will establish personal and departmental performance goals and objectives.
• You will help achieve plant safety objectives to improve incident rate, OSHME score, and safety risk rating.
• You will improve employee involvement and communications to achieve strategic operating objectives.
• You will plan, direct, and control the work of assigned work centers to make maximum effective utilization of employees, equipment and material within budgetary requirements and cost/quality standards. This includes complete responsibility for the effective utilization of overtime and control of absenteeism.
• You will own the overall performance of assigned area. Facilitate smooth hand offs between all shifts, identify and facilitate continuous improvement activity, participate and lead initiatives to meet plant level goals, work with Shift Supervisors to set appropriate staffing levels and staffing alignment.
• You will maintain the quality as well as quantity of various manufactured parts so that they meet engineering specifications. Manage each work center to achieve the lowest level of scrap and rework possible.
• You will be responsible for analyzing operating reports and taking necessary corrective action to effectively control all costs and expenses related to the department.
• You will prepare budgets for all controllable expense accounts pertaining to own department and provide other budgetary information to supervisor as requested to meet plan budgeting requirements.
• You will be responsible for effective implementation of modern manufacturing methods that will reduce costs and increase production while improving the quality of goods produced. Responsible for being knowledgeable of new technologies and applications of state of the art manufacturing.
• You will identify specific training needs of assigned employees and work with HR to develop programs designed to address their needs. Where required, participate in these programs as a trainer.
• You will act as a strong advocate of company Safety and Environmental initiatives and priorities.
• You will ensure that all SAP systems and functions are being maintained, supported and used.
• You will act as a strong advocate of Lean operating principles and database decision making such as Six Sigma and SPC.
• You will have departmental responsibility and provide departmental leadership across all three shifts.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED from an accredited institution
• One (1) year of Supervisor or Team Lead experience
• Five (5) years of manufacturing experience
• 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, H1B cap registration, O-1, E-3,TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
• No relocation assistance will be provided for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service Member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred Qualifications:

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

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