Manufacturing Supervisor - Night Shift

Eaton Corporation•Kings Mountain, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Eaton’s IS VEH VGNA division is currently seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor - Night Shift. This is a full time, on-site position based at our Kings Mountain, NC manufacturing facility. 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. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. Eaton announced, on January 26, 2026, the intent to separate its Mobility Group (including both the Vehicle and eMobility segments) into an independent, publicly traded company. We expect to complete the separation by the end of the first quarter 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 spinoff closes, the new company will provide further details to employees concerning compensation and benefits at that time.

Requirements

Minimum Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution and/or candidates with an anticipated graduation by 8/2026.
Minimum one (1) year experience in a manufacturing environment (internship, co-op experience will be accepted as experience)
Minimum two (2) years 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."
No relocation is available for this position. Candidates must live within 50 miles of Kings Mountain, NC to be considered. Active Duty Military are exempt from this geographical limitation.

Nice To Haves

Three (3) years experience in a manufacturing environment
Three (3) years supervisor 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.