Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift

Eaton’s IS AER FMC division is currently seeking a Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift. This position will be located at our Los Angeles, CA facility. The Production Supervisor will be responsible for the overall management of a manufacturing cell, focused factory, or work center. In this role, you will lead a manufacturing team in achieving production schedule, product quality, product cost, and employee safety goals. Additionally, you will coordinate with all functional and service groups to meet customer requirements, drive performance to achieve or exceed financial plans and strategic goals and leverage resources to coach and motivates personnel to create high performance culture. The LA facility has approximately 300 employees (and growing) and is a leader in the design, development, manufacture and delivery of Aerospace hydraulic components, systems and services to the global aftermarket and OEM markets. The expected annual salary range for this role is $112000 - $164000 a year. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. What you’ll do: Review production orders/schedules to ascertain product data such as types, quantities, and specifications of products and scheduled delivery dates to plan department operations. Develop or revise standard operational and working practices and observe workers to ensure compliance with standards. Prepare operational schedule and coordinate manufacturing activities to ensure production and quality of products meets specifications. Review production and operating reports to assess performance indicators and take appropriate action to resolve operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays. Reduce cost of operations by implementing Lean Manufacturing, SPC, and Continuous Improvement. Initiate Kaizen events as necessary to achieve best in class operations. Manage and direct all production activities and establish production priorities for products in keeping with effective operations and cost factors. Evaluate operational performance in order to facilitate performance management, merit promotions, job transfers, dismissals, commendations, etc. Coordinate production activities with procurement, maintenance, and quality control activities to obtain optimum production and utilization of human resources, machines, and equipment. Support engineering during the design phase, providing factory capabilities and testability input into the design and new product introduction phase to ensure customer manufacturing delivery times are met. Collaborate with peers and supervisors to determine key goals and objectives, and corresponding metrics, to be completed during a determined period. Review and amend these actions as appropriate. Focus on timely achievement of these goals and objectives. Coordinates and assists with business initiatives, participating on teams in order to drive best practices across enterprise including but not limited to understanding, supporting, promoting and improving the processes that are followed in Eaton’s quality assurance initiatives and Environmental, Health, and Safety. Implement and enforce all policies, practices, and benefits and employ effective leadership techniques and employee relations activities to ensure fair and equitable treatment of all people working at the facility. Develop, motivate and coach team members; participate in interviews for potential new hires. Assist in the creation of training plans and programs, and promote cross-training opportunities for department. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. Minimum of five (5) years experience in operations/manufacturing. Minimum of one (1) year supervisor/manager of people 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 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.". This position requires access to export-controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must be a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158. No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Los Angeles, CA will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation. Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business from an accredited institution. Minimum of five (5) years experience in manufacturing supporting the aerospace industry. Minimum of two (2) years supervisor/manager of people experience in a manufacturing or distribution function. Skills: Involvement in successful process definition and re‑engineering. Experience in employee involvement in multi‑discipline teaming. Working knowledge of Quality standards and Continuous Improvement techniques. Ability to direct and lead cross‑functional process improvement teams. Knowledge of materials planning systems (MRP/ERP) requirements. Understanding of Supply Chain Management operational concepts: production planning, scheduling, purchasing, inventory control, logistics, stockroom operations, and shipping/receiving. Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Process Variation Reduction (Six Sigma) concepts and tool sets as they relate to materials management. Thorough Understanding of manufacturing technologies and processes. Knowledge of financial concepts and techniques utilized to establish value propositions of operational changes. Experience in Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen events, and continuous improvement techniques. Familiarity with SPC principles and methods. Ability to work well with others in the areas of teamwork and communication. Ability to logically solve problems and to keep projects moving in an orderly and structured fashion. All positions may require participation in video and in‑person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job‑related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws. We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job‑related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws. You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. 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