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Production Supervisor - 2nd shift

Eaton
Eaton Salary
Richmond, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/11/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/11/2026
Eaton’s Electrical division is currently seeking a Production Supervisor - 2nd shift. Relocation assistance available within the US.

The 2nd Shift Production Supervisor is responsible for directing and coordinating the manufacturing/production activities to achieve maximum productivity at minimum cost, while maintaining world class levels Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost. In this role, you will assist the Plant Manager and Production Manager in the development of processes to achieve a zero-incident culture, maximize output, maintain machinery, and reduce overall costs. Through these improvements, you will exceed the customers’ expectations by making sure that the organizational decision making is based on a process-oriented culture to ensure the linkage from strategy to actions.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $83,000 - $122,000 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

  • Foster a Zero Incident Safety Culture. Align department requirements with Eaton’s Quality Management System. Manage department operations and prioritize production requirements to meet on-time delivery for our customers.
  • Implement Eaton’s Continuous Improvement Framework (CIF): Create the basis for continuous improvement by ensuring that standardized processes are followed. Empower employees to improve the standard work and implement countermeasures when needed.
  • Promote a collaborative team environment and develop direct reports through problem-solving skill sets and other cross-training opportunities. Facilitate cooperation across shifts and among other department supervisors.
  • Assist the Management Team in determining personnel requirements, provide necessary training resources for new employees, and facilitate the job bidding process. Monitor and provide employee coaching with respect to safety, quality, and productivity
  • performance (attendance, training, coaching, overtime, vacation requests, etc.).
  • Assign daily work schedules and review in-process inventory reports to ensure alignment with business goals.
  • Lead daily accountability meetings with a cross-functional team focused on departmental performance and issue resolution (Tier, GEMBA). Lead weekly department meetings to communicate safety topics, department or plant-wide activities, business updates,
  • and policy/procedural changes as needed.
  • Maintain daily statistics on customer demand, production, and overdue orders.
  • Communicate production metrics to management and other functional supervisors and maintain active communications between all levels of plant personnel.
  • Serve as a central point of contact for management regarding production issues in one’s functional area.
  • Initiate and coordinate assistance as required from other support functions (e.g., Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, etc.).
  • Assign overtime as required to meet production schedules.
  • Evaluate qualifications and performance of team members based on Division and Plant policies.
  • Ensure that department work areas are kept clean, organized, and orderly per 5S standards.


Basic (Required) Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with a minimum of 3 years as a lead in a manufacturing environment OR High School Diploma/GED with a minimum of 5 years as a lead in a manufacturing environment
  • 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


Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with MRP/ERP systems
  • Lean fundamental understanding


Position Success Criteria

  • Strong leadership and communication skills.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Commitment to continuous improvement and safety.
  • Flexibility to work occasional weekends to support the operations team


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. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.

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.

Salary : $83,000 - $122,000

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