Manufacturing Supervisor-Nights

Eaton Corporation•Kings Mountain, NC

1d•$86,000 - $126,000•Onsite

About The Position

Eaton’s IS VEH VGNA division is currently seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor-Nights. This is a full time, on-site position based at our Kings Mountain, NC manufacturing facility. Relocation assistance is available to those within the US/PR. The Manufacturing Supervisor is responsible for coordinating, prioritizing and scheduling production activities while leading hourly employees to meet customer requirements by providing a safe work environment. This role also establishes and maintains a positive employee relations environment by adherence to Eaton’s Values, Ethics and Philosophies. The expected annual salary range for this role is $86000 - $126000 a year. Eaton announced, on June 11, 2026, the intent to combine its Mobility Group (including both the Vehicle and eMobility segments) with a new company. We expect to complete this process by the end of the first half of 2027. The compensation and benefits that will initially be offered for this position are based on Eaton's plans, programs and practices. If you are offered and accept this position and are actively employed by the Mobility Group when the transaction closes, the new company will provide further details to employees concerning compensation and benefits at that time.

Requirements

Minimum Associates Degree from an accredited institution + a minimum of 5 years experience in manufacturing OR a minimum Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution + a minimum of 1 year experience in manufacturing (internship, co-ops will be accepted as experience)
Minimum one (1) year manager of people 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 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc."

Nice To Haves

Five (5 +) years experience in a manufacturing environment
Three (3) years manager of people experience
Experience using problem solving tools such as A3 and 8D.
Demonstrated technical understanding of production planning techniques
Experience in driving continuous improvement activities

Responsibilities

Champion, coach, recognize, communicate expectations (during daily Tier I meetings) and motivate employees to utilize Continuous Improvement tools to exceed safety, cost, productivity, quality, employee engagement and delivery targets
Establish and maintain an environment conducive to continuous improvement manufacturing; recommend alternatives for improving production methods, equipment, operating procedures and working conditions
Champion manufacturing team in achieving production schedule goals and exceeding customer expectations.
Drive activities to reduce past due, scrap, and overtime cost while meeting safety and quality objectives by escalating issues to Tier meetings for timely resolution
Lead the Flow Line Team (FLT) or High-Performance Work Team (HPWT) in your shift to improve the High 5 metrics (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory and Productivity) by engaging your employees and leveraging all support functions.
Conduct process checks within areas of responsibility and monitor performance to establish standard work formats and daily accountability by reviewing the hour by hour boards.
Maintain and consistently administer local policies to meet day to day operating requirements. Ensure that all regulatory standards and company policies are understood, supported and followed on the production floor
Promote positive employee relations to ensure success within the manufacturing environment while identifying and implementing improvement opportunities.
Initiate and coordinate assistance as required from support functions to ensure process capability & improvement through measuring and monitoring performance and root cause problem solving using A3 or 8D processes.
Coordinate on the job training, provide training resources within the department and maintain training matrix accordingly.