2nd Shift Supervisor - Manufacturing

Sumitomo Electric Group • New Berlin, WI

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Sumitomo Electric Carbide, Inc. is seeking an experienced 2nd Shift Supervisor to join their New Berlin, WI team. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on leader capable of inspiring teams, driving accountability, and fostering collaboration. This role involves supervising, coaching, and developing the manufacturing team through proactive planning, practical implementation, problem-solving, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Proven ability to lead a production team.
• Hands-on leader who thrives in fast-paced, evolving settings.
• Strong background in continuous improvement, and ability to apply concepts.
• Able to navigate personalities, drive accountability, and promote open communication.
• Supervisory experience, including coaching, directing and motivating a diverse group of employees.
• May require in-depth ability to read, interpret, and explain blueprints, engineering drawings, work orders, and specifications.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Advanced ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of personnel and production challenges.
• Requires 5 years of related experience in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate manufacturing activities during the 2nd shift, ensuring production goals are met efficiently and safely.
• Train, cross-train, coach and develop the team to equip them with the necessary tools to succeed.
• Support continuous improvement efforts through lean manufacturing and 5S principles.
• Serve as backup for the team leads.
• Understand and communicate department goals and objectives to all team members.
• Resolve employee issues through problem and conflict resolution.
• Communicate issues with managers.
• Tackle real-time challenges as they occur.
• Engage in continuous improvement.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, work orders, and engineering specifications to determine production processes and tolerance limits.
• Complete performance reviews on 2nd shift production team.

Benefits

• Outstanding Medical Insurance with $0 deductible option
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Vacation, Personal Time and Holidays
• 401(k) Employer Match, $ for $ up to 4%
• Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Company Paid Basic Life Insurance
• Educational Reimbursement
• $2,000 Hiring Bonus
• Numerous Additional Benefits Available!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed