Associate Production Supervisor

Eaton Corporation•Sumter, SC

3d•$71,000 - $105,000•Onsite

About The Position

Eaton’s ES AMER ARS division is seeking an Associate Production Supervisor to support frontline manufacturing operations within an assigned production area. The role helps achieve safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and productivity objectives by providing daily direction to production employees, supporting labor allocation and production schedule execution, reinforcing standard work, and responding to operational issues in coordination with the Operations Manager. This is a developmental leadership role focused on building capability in people leadership, production management, problem solving, and continuous improvement. Through an active presence on the shop floor, the Associate Production Supervisor promotes employee engagement, accountability, process discipline, and timely escalation of risks or barriers affecting operational performance. The expected annual salary range is $71,000–$105,000. The position is also eligible for a variable incentive program. Salary is a general guideline and may depend on candidate skills, experience, qualifications, market, and business considerations. No relocation is provided. Candidates must currently reside within 50 miles of the Sumter, South Carolina facility; active-duty military service member candidates are exempt from this geographic limitation. Eaton will not provide employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. Eaton provides health and welfare benefits, retirement benefits, and programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work. Specific programs and options may depend on eligibility factors, including geographic location, hire date, and applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, or a high school diploma/GED and at least three years of experience supporting manufacturing, operations, or technical processes.
At least one year of experience leading employees, teams, projects, or work activities.
Developing leadership and accountability: provides direction, follows through on commitments, reinforces expectations, and accepts responsibility for assigned results.
Safety mindset: promotes safe work practices, recognizes risk, and acts appropriately when unsafe conditions or behaviors are identified.
Communication skills to convey priorities, expectations, risks, and production status clearly and professionally across shifts and functions.
Decision-making and problem-solving skills to use available data and established processes, resolve routine issues, and escalate concerns appropriately.
Coaching and capability-building skills, including daily coaching, feedback, cross-training, and reinforcement of standard work.
Operational discipline in following production, quality, documentation, and escalation processes.
Ability to identify performance gaps and support practical improvements to safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and productivity.
Learning agility to learn Eaton systems, leadership practices, manufacturing processes, and operational tools.
Collaboration skills to build working relationships and partner across functions to remove barriers and achieve production objectives.
Managerial courage to address routine issues promptly, communicate concerns objectively, and seek support when matters exceed the position’s authority.
Must currently reside within 50 miles of the Sumter, SC facility, unless exempt as an active-duty military service member candidate.
Eaton does not provide employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position, including CPT, OPT, STEM OPT, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, or I-485 job portability.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, operations, supply chain, or a related field.
Previous team lead, coordinator, project lead, or frontline manufacturing leadership experience.
Experience working in a manufacturing or assembly environment.
Working knowledge of lean manufacturing and Operational Excellence tools, including 5S, standard work, visual management, problem solving, and continuous improvement.
Experience using production reporting, scheduling, timekeeping, or manufacturing systems.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word.

Responsibilities

Promote a safety-first culture and reinforce compliance with safety procedures, PPE requirements, and company policies.
Conduct routine Gemba walks, identify unsafe conditions, behaviors, or process risks, correct issues within authority, and escalate significant concerns.
Support incident investigations, corrective actions, and communication of safety expectations; maintain a clean, organized, 5S-compliant work area.
Communicate daily production priorities, staffing assignments, and performance expectations.
Coordinate line or machine assignments based on staffing, production requirements, and employee qualifications.
Monitor production flow and provide timely updates about output, constraints, labor needs, and schedule risks.
Support accurate and timely hour-by-hour boards, interrupter tracking, production reporting, and escalation routines; participate in or lead assigned tier meetings using current performance data.
Escalate material, equipment, quality, or staffing barriers that cannot be resolved within the assigned area.
Reinforce adherence to standard work, job instructions, inspection requirements, and quality procedures; monitor quality and respond to defects or recurring concerns.
Support root cause analysis and corrective actions under the guidance of the Operations Manager, Quality, or Engineering.
Ensure production documentation and process records are completed accurately and on time; stop or escalate work when safety, quality, or customer requirements may be at risk.
Provide production employees with direction, coaching, recognition, and timely feedback; reinforce expectations for attendance, conduct, quality, productivity, and company policies.
Support onboarding, cross-training, skill assessments, and qualification activities.
Lead attendance tracking, vacation planning, overtime coordination, and daily labor allocation.
Address routine performance or conduct concerns and partner with Human Resources when additional support is needed.
Promote teamwork, inclusion, accountability, and professional conduct; build leadership capability through training, mentoring, and progressive responsibility.
Monitor assigned performance measures aligned with SIOP and High 5 objectives; use production data, visual management, and Gemba observations to identify gaps.
Support continuous-improvement activities to reduce waste, improve flow, strengthen standard work, and increase throughput; assist with corrective-action and process-improvement implementation and sustainment.
Identify opportunities to improve scheduling, sequencing, labor deployment, material flow, and shift handoffs; participate in Operational Excellence activities and assigned improvement projects.
Partner with Production, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Planning, Materials, and other support functions to resolve daily production issues.
Communicate operational risks, resource needs, and unresolved barriers to the appropriate leader.
Help ensure employees have clear job packets, work instructions, materials, tooling, and priorities to support order execution.
Participate in shift handoffs to ensure continuity of production plans, risks, and open actions; maintain professional and timely communication with employees, peers, and leadership.