Supervisor, Production 1st shift

Shoals; Portland, Northern (TN, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Shoals Technologies Group, headquartered near Nashville, Tennessee, is seeking a Production Supervisor to oversee daily manufacturing operations, lead teams, and ensure safety and quality targets are met.

You will collaborate with quality, maintenance, and planning, drive continuous improvement, and monitor production metrics while upholding company policies.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of Leadership experience.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in an Industrial environment.
• Ability to speak & write English and/or Spanish proficiently.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Should have a professional demeanor and thoughtful approach to problem solving that inspires confidence.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and scheduling/data management.
• Strong interpersonal skills that facilitate employee participation and cooperation as well as conflict resolution.
• Ability to work all shifts.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily manufacturing operations to meet production targets, quality standards, and safety requirements.
• Lead, motivate, and manage production teams; coordinate workflow with quality, maintenance, and planning departments to optimize efficiency.
• Drive continuous improvement and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Report production data accurately and timely to appropriate staff.
• Train and develop line leads; ensure records are complete and up to date.
• Support inventory management and labeling as needed.
• Act as liaison between management and operators to align with customer expectations.
• Complete on‑the‑job training and maintain records for new/transferred employees.
• Assist with cost-reduction initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Industrial experience

Bilingual English/Spanish

Excel proficiency

Computer literacy

Tools

ERP system

Hand scanner

Job description

Are you ready to join a fast-paced, innovative team making a real impact in the renewable energy industry? Join Shoals Technologies Group (NASDAQ: SHLS), a leading provider of electrical balance of systems (EBOS) solutions for solar and energy storage. Headquartered just north of Nashville, Tennessee, we have been driving industry innovation since 1996 by delivering cutting-edge technologies that improve efficiency, safety, and reliability for solar systems worldwide. With over 60 GW of solar systems deployed globally, we’re setting the standard for the renewable energy industry.

We are a collection of engineers, renewable advocates, curious minds, and collaborators. Our manufacturing facilities in Tennessee and Alabama, along with sales teams across Spain and Australia, enable us to power clean energy solutions across Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. We push boundaries and challenge each other to design, develop, and deliver solutions with the potential to change the world. We are the rebellious hero.

Inventing Simple® isn’t just a slogan to us, it’s a way of life. Using simple plug-and-play ideology, we revolutionized solar installations in 2003 with our Interconnect SystemTM. Our harnessing system is now the gold standard EPC’s use around the world. By using simple ideas, we are making solar energy a more affordable and clean power source for future generations.

Job Summary:

The Production Supervisor is responsible for overseeing daily manufacturing operations to ensure production targets, quality standards, and safety requirements are consistently achieved. This role leads, motivates, and manages production teams, coordinates workflow, and works closely with quality, maintenance, and planning departments to optimize efficiency and resolve operational issues. The Production Supervisor plays a key role in driving continuous improvement, enforcing compliance with company policies, and fostering a safe and productive work environment.

Qualifications

Duties:

• Ensuring that associates work safely, perform acceptable quality and quantity of work, and continually make efforts to improve the manufacturing process while maintaining cost targets through planning, leading/supervision and control of the manufacturing processes
• Maintaining efficient, clean and orderly operation of the assigned manufacturing area in accordance with established goals and objectives.
• Complying with and enforcing all policies/procedures and applicable state and federal employment laws.
• Troubleshooting and improving various manufacturing related problems and communicating shift/machine problems with other shifts.
• Ensuring that all manufacturing standards and methods are followed by employees and that standards and methods are reviewed and up to date.
• Ensuring that all production data is reported properly and timely to appropriate staff.
• Working on assigned continuous improvement projects and cost reduction activities.
• Training and Development of line leads.
• Checking, entering and approving information in Payroll system; compiling and reviewing production reports.
• Tracks and reports relevant metrics
• Manages work orders and relevant completion dates once received on the production floor
• Temporarily performs Lead functions when attendance affects production builds
• Acts as a liaison between management and operators and conveys customer expectations
• Perform OTJ Training and complete records for all new/transferred employees
• Assists with Inventory or labeling as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 3 years of Leadership experience is required
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in an Industrial environment is required
• Ability to speak & write English and/or Spanish proficiently is required.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Should have a professional demeanor and thoughtful approach to problem solving that inspires confidence.
• Ability to deal with a variety of changing situations under stress.
• Computer literacy as applied to scheduling and data management – particularly Microsoft Excel.
• Strong interpersonal skills that facilitate employee participation and cooperation as well as conflict resolution.
• Ability to build rapport with all employees.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Availability to work all shifts.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Thorough understanding of operations policies and practices.
• Excel/ERP/Hand Scanner
• Computer Skills (Basic Outlook, Word, and Excel knowledge) GP a plus.

Physical requirements:

• Must be able to stand, walk, push, bend and/or squat for 10+ hours in a day.
• Must be able to lift up to 25-50 Ibs at a time.
• Regularly perform repetitive tasks
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Must be able to work in an office environment, including looking at screens for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to work in a manufacturing facility environment.

Shoals Technologies Group, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.