Production Supervisor - 1st Shift

Eaton Corporation•Greenwood, SC

2d•$86,000 - $126,000•Onsite

About The Position

Eaton’s ES AMER ARS PDCAD division is hiring a Production Supervisor at its Greenwood, South Carolina facility. This onsite role supervises personnel and production activities in a major manufacturing function, such as assembly, warehousing, fabrication, painting, shipping, or traffic. The supervisor plans and coordinates manufacturing or support schedules to meet customer requirements and company commitments for product and service quality and timeliness, and manages unit operations and schedules to use personnel, materials, equipment, and other resources effectively while meeting defined cost expectations. The supervisor works tactically and strategically to meet production demands, resolve issues, and make improvements through daily cross-functional communication. The role supports a safe, engaged, and inclusive workplace, ensures production and order fulfillment, serves as a management contact for production issues, and contributes to employee selection, training, coaching, and development. The supervisor assesses workloads and staffing, delegates tasks, and works with quality control to investigate and resolve quality issues and review quality trends. The schedule is onsite Monday through Thursday, 5:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The expected annual salary range is $86,000–$126,000, and the position is eligible for a variable incentive program. No relocation benefit is offered; candidates generally must live within 50 miles of the Greenwood work location, except active-duty military service member candidates. Eaton does not provide employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
At least one year of manufacturing leadership experience.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business from an accredited institution.
Previous leadership experience in an engineering, operations, or manufacturing environment.
Green Belt certification preferred.
Prior experience in assembly, fabrication, and/or shipping.
Prior experience in an engineered-to-order (ETO) environment.
Strong learning agility.
Project management experience.

Responsibilities

Supervise personnel and production activities in an assigned manufacturing function, such as assembly, warehousing, fabrication, painting, shipping, or traffic.
Plan and coordinate manufacturing or support schedules to meet customer requirements and company commitments for quality and timeliness.
Manage unit operations and schedules to use personnel, materials, equipment, and other resources effectively and within or below defined production or operational costs.
Respond tactically and strategically to production demands, solve issues, and make improvements through daily cross-functional team communication.
Promote a safe, engaged, and inclusive work culture by ensuring compliance with company policies, proper personal protective equipment use, safe equipment operation, and 5S duties.
Ensure the department meets production demands and team leaders understand their roles in maintaining order fulfillment.
Serve as a central point of contact for management regarding production issues in the assigned functional area.
Participate in employee assessment, selection, training, coaching, and development, and foster strong employee performance.
Evaluate workload requirements and delegate tasks to provide adequate staffing for production needs.
Investigate and resolve quality issues, or serve as a point of contact for their resolution; reinforce the importance of quality and follow-through.
Work with the quality control team to resolve issues and regularly review quality trends in the market.
Perform other duties as assigned.