Eaton's Global Energy Infrastructure Solutions (GEIS) division is currently seeking a Production Supervisor - 1st Shift. This role is based at the Syracuse, NY manufacturing site.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $77249.97 - $113299.96 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:
Position Overview:
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.
In this role you will:

• Conduct Daily Team stand-up meeting with all department personnel in area 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 standardize 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

Qualifications:
Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Associate's Degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum two (2) years of manufacturing, production or operations experience
• Minimum one (1) year of leadership experience
• 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.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now and in the future

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Operations, Engineering, or related field of study from an accredited institution
• 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
• SAP business system experience
• Microsoft Office platform experience
• Union environment experience
• Continuous Improvement project experience

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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.