Manufacturing Supervisor; Swing Shift; Tues-Sat

At nLIGHT, we are constantly on the cutting edge of laser technology in dynamic and growing markets. We are a leading provider of high-power semiconductor and fiber lasers for industrial, microfabrication, and aerospace and defense applications. Our lasers are changing not only the way things are made, but also the things that can be made. Headquartered in Camas, Washington, nLIGHT is a publicly listed company (NASDAQ: LASR).

nLIGHT is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Supervisor II to lead swing-shift production operations in our fast-paced, high-volume manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for creating a safe and inclusive workplace, developing employees, and achieving safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity goals. As the primary operations leader during assigned swing-shift hours, the Manufacturing Supervisor II provides timely direction, resolves production constraints, coordinates resources across functions and shifts, and leads sustainable continuous-improvement efforts.

This position works onsite at nLIGHT’s Camas, Washington facility and partners closely with Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Equipment, Human Resources, and other support teams.

• Leads swing-shift production operations and serves as the primary escalation point for a team of approximately 20 or more manufacturing specialists, leads, technicians, and other production employees.
• Maintains a safe, inclusive, and compliant workplace by reinforcing safe work practices; addressing hazards; supporting incident investigations; and ensuring adherence to company policies, manufacturing procedures, quality-system requirements, cleanroom and ESD protocols, and applicable laws and regulations.
• Reviews production priorities, staffing, equipment status, material availability, and constraints; adjusts resources and workflow to meet safety, quality, delivery, cost, yield, throughput, labor-efficiency, scrap, rework, and schedule-attainment goals.
• Coordinates across production areas, departments, and shifts to resolve manufacturing, equipment, material, and quality constraints and ensures accurate, timely shift handoffs and follow-up.
• Assigns work, communicates priorities and results, leads daily manufacturing meetings, and holds employees accountable for performance, attendance, quality, safety, and compliance.
• Builds team capability through recruiting, onboarding, qualification planning, cross-training, coaching, recognition, performance reviews, career development, and succession planning using nLIGHT’s Skill, Will, and Fit framework.
• Addresses attendance, conduct, employee complaints, conflict, and corrective action consistently and in partnership with Operations leadership and Human Resources; reviews and approves time and attendance records accurately and on time.
• Leads structured problem-solving and continuous-improvement efforts using Lean manufacturing, 5S, root-cause analysis, value-stream mapping, standard work, and continuous-flow principles to improve processes, equipment performance, product quality, productivity, and cost.
• Supports staffing and capacity planning and performs other duties to meet production and business needs as assigned.

• Three or more years of manufacturing leadership experience with responsibility for directing employees, managing performance, and achieving operational goals.
• Five or more years of experience in a high-volume or technically complex manufacturing environment, with increasing responsibility and demonstrated hands-on problem-solving ability.
• Demonstrated experience leading a team of comparable size and operational complexity.
• Experience monitoring production metrics, assessing performance…