Production Supervisor - 1st Shift

Overview

Eaton’s GEIS division is currently seeking a Production Supervisor - 1st Shift. This position is onsite at our GEIS Headquarters in Syracuse, NY. Relocation is not provided for this position. The 1st shift hours are 6AM - 2:30PM.

The Global Energy Infrastructure Solutions (GEIS) division is part of Eaton’s global electrical sector and has over 128 years of experience in enhancing efficiency, safety, and reliability for our customers. Our strategic focus is on driving growth, leveraging innovation, and building capability across our global network. We operate in dynamic and ever evolving markets, be this as a result of energy transitions, digitalization, safety, or a continued drive for greater efficiency within our customers, partners and suppliers.

To deliver on this, we need the best people. We need diverse ideas, experiences, mindsets, and skills to imagine the future solutions our markets will need.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $86000 - $126000 a year. Please note the salary information shown is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications.

As a Production Supervisor, you will provide leadership and direction for a work group within the plant. You will track performance with respect to safety & the environment, quality, on-time delivery, cost for their respective area. In addition, you are the first line contact between production employees and the management staff and work on continuous improvement initiatives.

• Conduct daily team stand-up meetings with all department personnel in areas of responsibility.
• Represent the company when interacting with production employees on the shop floor.
• Help drive and implement safety policies and programs, meet operating budgets, complete continuous improvement plans, and coach employees on behavior/performance.
• Monitor control plans, troubleshoot workmanship problems and supervise production activities to ensure manufactured products meet or exceed established quality requirements.
• Create the basis for continuous improvement and employee empowerment by ensuring that standardized work processes are followed, and countermeasures are implemented where necessary.
• Ensure that assigned personnel have appropriate training, work instruction and tools to successfully perform job.
• Utilize lean six sigma methodologies to reduce operational costs, inventory and lead-times as well as ensure alignment with long-term manufacturing strategies.
• Develop and establish manufacturing priorities based on the production schedule and monitor employee work requirements in order to meet customer deadlines.

Basic (Required)

Qualifications:

• Associate's degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of two (2) years of manufacturing, production, or operations experience.
• Minimum of one (1) year of leadership experience.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1, H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, 485-based programs, etc.
• No relocation is offered for this position. All candidates must currently reside within 50 miles of Syracuse, NY to be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in operations, engineering, or related field of study from an accredited institution
• Two (2) years machining experience (CNC, manual machining, etc.)
• Three (3) years of related experience including increasing responsibility and leadership of projects and teams of considerable size, scope, and complexity in a manufacturing environment.
• Foundry experience.
• Experience with SAP business system experience
• Experience with Microsoft Office platform
• Experience with Union environments
• Experience with Continuous Improvement projects

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