Production Supervisor; Split Shift

Position: Production Supervisor (Split Shift)
Location: Hatfield

Job Description:

Brooks Instrument (), an industry leader in flow and pressure instrumentation for critical applications, is seeking candidates for a Management Development Program (MDP) position that will be based at the company headquarters in Hatfield, Pennsylvania (suburban Philadelphia). The company has manufacturing locations in Pennsylvania, California, Hungary, Malaysia and Korea, and also maintains sales and service offices throughout the world. Our high-tech products are used in laboratory and process applications in end markets such as: oil & gas, petrochemical, medical devices, waste water, life sciences, and analytical instruments.

Brooks is a division of ITW (Illinois Tool Works), a fortune 200 company. ITW is one of the world’s leading diversified manufacturers of specialized industrial equipment, consumables, and related service businesses. The company has operations in 56 countries and employs over 50,000 employees. These talented employees, many of whom have specialized engineering or scientific expertise, contribute to ITW’s global leadership in innovation.

The company is proud of its broad portfolio of nearly 10,000 active patents, and is focused on fully leveraging its highly differentiated business model to deliver solid growth with consistent best-in-class margins and return on capital.

Basic Function The Split Shift Production Supervisor provides direct leadership and operational oversight for first- and second-shift employees manufacturing Vacuum and Pressure products at the Brooks Instrument facility in Hatfield, Pennsylvania. Working a schedule designed to provide meaningful coverage and visibility across both shifts, the supervisor ensures consistent execution of safety, quality, delivery, productivity, inventory, cost, housekeeping, and employee-performance expectations.

The supervisor serves as the primary connection between the two shifts, maintaining clear priorities, effective handoffs, and consistent application of policies and operating practices. This role works closely with the Production Operations Manager, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Materials, Supply Chain, Human Resources, and other partners to resolve issues, develop employees, meet customer requirements, and drive continuous improvement through the ITW Toolbox and Lean Manufacturing methods.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Provide direct supervision, daily direction, coaching, and performance management for assigned first- and second-shift employees supporting Vacuum and Pressure production.
• Maintain a regular work schedule that overlaps first and second shifts sufficiently to provide leadership visibility, employee access, direct observation, communication, and accountability across both shifts.
• Establish and communicate daily production priorities, staffing assignments, schedules, output requirements, and operational expectations based on customer demand and business needs.
• Coordinate effective handoffs between first and second shifts, including status of production, staffing, materials, equipment, quality issues, safety concerns, and open actions.
• Ensure production plans, procedures, quality requirements, and performance expectations are applied consistently across both shifts.
• Create and maintain a healthy and safe work environment; ensure employees understand and follow all safety requirements, personal protective equipment rules, cleanroom or gowning procedures, and incident-reporting expectations.
• Lead daily management and gemba activities; review results against plan, identify gaps, assign corrective actions, remove obstacles, and ensure timely follow-through.
• Monitor, analyze, and communicate key performance indicators, including safety, quality, output,…