Production Supervisor - 1st Shift (Regulators) - Military Veterans

What you’ll do:

As a Production Supervisor, you will direct departmental activities and initiate/participate in cross-functional activities to accomplish the objectives of safety, quality, on-time delivery, inventory, productivity, and continuous improvement, which focuses on removing cost from the business as well as meeting departmental metrics, goals, and objectives.

In this role, you will: 

• Drive Zero Incident Safety Culture




• Align Eaton Quality System priorities to department requirements




• Manage department operations and prioritize production requirements




• Facilitate shift activity among other department supervisors           




• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and contributing towards becoming a world class lean organization.          




• Initiate and coordinate assistance as required from support departments




• Create the basis for continuous improvement and employee empowerment by ensuring that standardize work processes are followed, countermeasures are implemented, and the area of responsibility is compliant with safety requirements.




• Review daily in-process inventory reports to determine and assign priorities




• Assign daily work schedules for direct and indirect labor to meet business goals




• Monitor and provide coaching follow-up for performance regarding safety, quality, and productivity.




• Monitor machinery, equipment, facility, and initiate maintenance work orders as required; to ensure efficient, effective, and safe working conditions.




• Coordinate and maintain associate clerical files regarding attendance, overtime equalization, vacation, training, productivity, and time-off requests.




• Adhere to department expense budgets.




• Conduct daily/weekly department meetings regarding communications, department and plant concerns, and policy interpretation.




• Provide training resources within the department for training new business partners




• Initiate and coordinate the job bidding process and determine eligibility of business partner




• Lead cross functional team to improve processes and meet plant metrics, goals, and objectives.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution or completion of Eaton’s Front Line Leader Associate program


• Two (2) years of experience in a manufacturing or operations environment


• One (1) year of supervisory experience


• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future


• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position.  Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Waukesha, WI will be considered.  Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Five (5) years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment


• Experience with lean manufacturing / Operational Excellence in 5S+, Value Stream Mapping, Standard Work, Visual Management, etc.


• Experience in an Engineered to order environment