Senior Production Supervisor- Nights

Waaree Solar Americas; Brookshire (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Waaree Solar Americas is seeking a Senior Production Supervisor to lead overnight production at our highly automated solar module facility in Texas. You will supervise Production Supervisors, Team Leads, and hourly operators to ensure safety, quality, and on-time delivery.

This role requires a senior leader who mentors frontline supervisors, drives lean initiatives, and partners with EHS, Quality, Engineering, and Supply Chain to optimize throughput, yield, and employee engagement in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Operations, Engineering, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 7–10 years of manufacturing experience, preferably in a highly automated environment.
• 3–5 years of supervisory or leadership experience.
• Experience managing large hourly workforces across multiple shifts.
• Strong understanding of lean manufacturing principles.
• Proven ability to drive production performance improvements.
• Strong leadership and team development.
• Data-driven decision making; Problem-solving and root cause analysis.
• Conflict resolution and employee relations.
• Effective communication and organizational skills.
• Onsite role within a highly automated manufacturing facility; extended periods on the production floor.
• Flexibility in schedule to support multi-shift operations, including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Oversees daily production operations to meet or exceed output, yield, and efficiency targets.
• Supervises Production Supervisors, Team Leads, and hourly operators.
• Ensures adherence to standardized work, production schedules, and manufacturing processes.
• Monitors and improves KPIs including OEE, scrap rates, downtime, cycle time, and labor efficiency.
• Acts as escalation point for production issues impacting safety, quality, or delivery.
• Partners with EHS to drive incident prevention and corrective actions ensuring strict compliance with safety protocols.
• Conducts regular safety audits and address hazards proactively.
• Ensures team adherence to PPE, LOTO procedures, and safe operating standards.
• Works with warehouse team for raw material requests and receiving, closing production orders systematically.
• Collaborates with shipping department for transfer of Finished Goods.
• Manages facility rework and retest activities.
• Uses manufacturing systems such as SAP and MES for material transfers and production monitoring.
• Partners with EHS to drive incident prevention and corrective actions.
• Ensures production output meets quality standards and customer specifications.
• Drives accountability for quality at the operator and team lead level.
• Partners with Quality and Engineering to resolve defects and implement corrective actions.
• Leads root cause analysis for recurring production issues.
• Coaches and develops Production Supervisors and frontline leaders.
• Supports performance management, attendance management, and employee engagement initiatives.
• Assists with workforce planning and staffing to support multi-shift operations.
• Promotes a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Leads lean manufacturing initiatives to reduce waste and improve efficiency.
• Identifies process bottlenecks and implement improvement plans.
• Supports new equipment commissioning and production ramp-up activities.
• Encourages employee-driven improvement ideas and problem-solving.
• Partners with Maintenance to address equipment downtime and reliability concerns.
• Works closely with Supply Chain to ensure material availability.
• Collaborates with Engineering on process optimization and automation improvements.
• Communicates production performance and challenges to plant leadership.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

People leadership

Manufacturing operations

Continuous improvement

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Operations, Engineering, Business, or related field

Tools

SAP

MES

Job description

This role is for the over night shift so you will be required to work a over night shift for this role to support the production team.

The Senior Production Supervisor is responsible for leading daily manufacturing operations within a highly automated solar module production facility. This role oversees production teams across one or more lines or shifts, ensuring safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives are achieved.

As a senior-level leader, this position provides direction and mentorship to Production Supervisors and Team Leads while driving operational excellence, workforce performance, and continuous improvement initiatives. The Senior Production Supervisor plays a key role in supporting plant throughput, yield performance, and employee engagement in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversees daily production operations to meet or exceed output, yield, and efficiency targets.
• Supervises Production Supervisors, Team Leads, and hourly operators.
• Ensures adherence to standardized work, production schedules, and manufacturing processes.
• Monitors and improves KPIs including OEE, scrap rates, downtime, cycle time, and labor efficiency.
• Acts as escalation point for production issues impacting safety, quality, or delivery.
• Partners with EHS to drive incident prevention and corrective actions ensuring strict compliance with safety protocols.
• Conducts regular safety audits and address hazards proactively.
• Ensures team adherence to PPE, LOTO procedures, and safe operating standards.
• Works with warehouse team for raw material requests and receiving, closing production orders systematically.
• Collaborates with shipping department for transfer of Finished Goods.
• Manages facility rework and retest activities.
• Uses manufacturing systems such as SAP and MES for material transfers and production monitoring.
• Partners with EHS to drive incident prevention and corrective actions.
• Ensures production output meets quality standards and customer specifications.
• Drives accountability for quality at the operator and team lead level.
• Partners with Quality and Engineering to resolve defects and implement corrective actions.
• Leads root cause analysis for recurring production issues.
• Coaches and develops Production Supervisors and frontline leaders.
• Supports performance management, attendance management, and employee engagement initiatives.
• Assists with workforce planning and staffing to support multi-shift operations.
• Promotes a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Leads lean manufacturing initiatives to reduce waste and improve efficiency.
• Identifies process bottlenecks and implement improvement plans.
• Supports new equipment commissioning and production ramp-up activities.
• Encourages employee-driven improvement ideas and problem-solving.
• Partners with Maintenance to address equipment downtime and reliability concerns.
• Works closely with Supply Chain to ensure material availability.
• Collaborates with Engineering on process optimization and automation improvements.
• Communicates production performance and challenges to plant leadership.

• Bachelor’s degree in Operations, Engineering, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 7–10 years of manufacturing experience, preferably in a highly automated environment.
• 3–5 years of supervisory or leadership experience.
• Experience managing large hourly workforces across multiple shifts.
• Strong understanding of lean manufacturing principles.
• Proven ability to drive production performance improvements.
• Strong leadership and team development
• Data-driven decision making; Problem-solving and root cause analysis
• Conflict resolution and employee relations
• Effective communication and organizational skills
• Work Environment: Onsite role within a highly automated manufacturing facility; requires extended periods on the production floor.
• Requires flexibility in schedule to support multi-shift operations, including weekends.

Preferences

• Experience in solar, semiconductor, electronics, or advanced manufacturing industries.
• Experience supporting plant start-up or rapid production ramp environments.
• Six Sigma or Lean certification.