The Production Supervisor will work with other functional leaders and managers to optimize the entire product line to exceed the needs of the customer.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Lead the department(s) in daily production activities to meet daily, monthly, quarterly, and yearly expectations at all times.
• Represent the company when interacting with production employees on the shop floor.
• Demonstrate and promote ethical behavior at all times.
• Promote a zero-incident culture by enforcing safety principles. Administer first aid and conduct accident investigations as needed.
• Promote strong employee engagement through communication, employee development, teamwork, and recognition.
• Monitor control plans, troubleshoot workmanship problems and supervise production activities to ensure manufactured products meet or exceed established quality requirements
• Maintain high standards for housekeeping of production work areas.
• Responsible for establishing the direction, focus, and motivation of the production and maintenance personnel.
• Oversees and/or conducts training of new or existing employees on the assigned shift to support on-going production needs. Schedule work activities for manufacturing personnel, review personnel work performances and provide feedback, coordinate safety and personnel training activities.
• Counsel employees on behavior/performance issues and initiate disciplinary action as required within the confines of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• Supports attainment of plant objectives through effective communications with other stakeholders within the business.
• Drive customer satisfaction by ensuring required quality control activities are performed.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives in the areas of safety, quality, equipment, productivity, etc. Develops and recommends improvements of facilities, equipment, or procedures to improve safety, quality, and efficiency. Lead and facilitate continuous improvement events.
• Analyzes and resolves work problems, or assists personnel in solving work problems.
• Interprets specifications, blueprints, and job orders to workers and assigns duties.
• Work with production planning personnel to prioritize customer orders to coincide with material availability, manpower availability, and the logistics of delivery to meet customer service deadlines and delivery.

LEADERSHIP:
• Direct reports are union, hourly production, and maintenance personnel.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution OR Associate Degree from an accredited institution with a minimum of 2 years manufacturing/operations experience OR High School Diploma/GED from and accredited institution with a minimum of 4 years of manufacturing/operations experience.
• A minimum of 1 year of supervisory experience.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future.
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Troy, IL will be considered. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Skills:

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We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.