Manufacturing Supervisor

UCC Environmental • Waukegan, IL

13d • $75,000 - $95,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing Supervisor plans and directs all direct labor employees on first shift, ensuring production requirements and quality standards are met. The role provides technical engineering assistance to all Pleasant Prairie departments, serves as the point of contact for special engineering projects, and is the first responder for assembly and fabrication shop problems. The supervisor also completes other projects and duties as assigned by the Plant.

UCC Environmental is a privately held, family-owned company with more than a century of experience providing environmental, material-handling, and aftermarket technologies to utility and heavy industrial customers around the world. Headquartered in Waukegan, Illinois, the company operates sales, manufacturing, assembly, and warehousing facilities across the United States, Canada, Germany, India, and China.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 7–10 years of experience in Plant, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ERP systems; Microsoft Dynamics AX is preferred.
• AutoCAD knowledge for plant layouts.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, internally and externally.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and delegate when appropriate.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Ability to sit or stand at a computer for 40% of the day, move around the production floor, and stand for long periods.
• Ability to sustain physical effort while handling, moving, loading, and unloading components on or off pallets, containers, and crates.
• Ability to work in awkward and strained positions requiring physical agility.
• Ability to lift up to 70 pounds.
• Alignment with UCC’s stated Core Values and Beliefs: People, Teamwork, Integrity, Customer Satisfaction, and Innovative problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Direct first-shift manufacturing operations to meet production requirements and quality standards, coordinating with the planning team and working through Team Leads to assign work.
• Provide technical engineering assistance to all Pleasant Prairie departments, including investigating, researching, recommending and justifying solutions, securing approval, and implementing changes to resolve assembly problems and improve plant layouts, material handling, and manufacturing processes.
• Maintain 6S standards in compliance with established safety rules, lean practices, and OSHA requirements.
• Administer established policies and procedures consistently and in accordance with the Pleasant Prairie Handbook for Hourly Shop Employees.
• Provide backup support for plant maintenance personnel.
• Complete other duties and projects as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, life, and disability insurance.
• Employee Assistance Programs and voluntary options, including vision, HSA, FSA (medical, dental, vision, and dependent care), accident, identity theft, and legal coverage.
• 401(k) with up to 4% company match, pre-tax and Roth options, and a discretionary annual profit-sharing contribution.
• 10 days of vacation, a vacation purchase plan allowing up to 10 additional purchased days per year, 5 sick days, and 10 holidays.
• Parental leave and FMLA.
• Student debt assistance.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Certification and license reimbursement.
• Personalized professional development plans and career path options.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level