Manufacturing Supervisor - 3rd Shift

Manufacturing Supervisor – 3rd Shift

Apex Core Technologies seeks a Manufacturing Supervisor responsible for leading manufacturing teams to meet production schedules while maintaining quality and process improvement objectives. The Supervisor continuously improves productivity, minimizes safety risks, and ensures appropriate training to develop core skills.

• Supervise employees: set work assignments and objectives, establish performance and quality expectations, assist employees to resolve production problems, maintain accurate time records, and ensure all employees have current and necessary training. Maintain an orderly and safe work environment.
• Establish expectations of workmanship to meet quality requirements, follow work in process closely, investigate out‑of‑conformance processes, and take appropriate actions to eliminate them.
• Work closely with Manufacturing Operations to assure compliance with established Manufacturing Procedures and Engineering Instructions. Review processes and departmental layout to assure lowest production costs and highest shop labor efficiency.
• Participate in the hiring process and develop training plans for new employees.
• Regularly assess employee performance vs. company expectations, resolve employee problems, conduct investigations into safety, quality, or other incidents, and administer discipline within corporate guidelines.
• Conduct necessary investigations related to quality, safety, or other production‑related matters.
• Understand plant and area goals and communicate them effectively.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities that align with plant area goals.
• Comply with the Collective Bargaining Agreement and assist Human Resources in assessing bargaining strategies during negotiating periods.

• Thoroughly knowledgeable of all processes, procedures, and instructions applicable to the department.
• Excellent team player with strong people skills; able to build relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Performance management, coaching, feedback, and encouraging empathetic communication skills.
• Basic team‑building and fundamental leadership skills.
• Effective verbal, written, listening, and presentation communication skills.

Required Education / Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree with 3–5 years of manufacturing leadership experience or equivalent years of leadership experience.
• Excellent communication and problem‑solving skills.

Preferred Education / Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Operations Management or Engineering.
• Experience working in a union environment (highly preferred).
• Progressively responsible experience in an engineered‑product environment.
• Basic computer skills; literate with Microsoft Office products.

Key Working Relationships

• Engineering, Human Resources, Sales Operations, Sourcing, Finance and Operations.
• Levels of Management.
• Department members supervised by this role.

Physical Demands

Be on the production floor a majority of the time and walk across the plant multiple times per day.

Working Conditions

Office and manufacturing facility.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Prolec‑GE Waukesha, Inc. is an equal‑opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Marketing Services