{"id":3826433,"url":"https://alion.io/job/eaton-associate-production-supervisor","title":"Associate Production Supervisor","company":{"id":6044,"name":"Eaton","domain":"eaton.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/eaton","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Eightfold","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":86,"open_postings":306,"ghost_share":0.042,"stale_share":0.386,"repost_share":0.101,"time_to_fill_p50_days":42,"computed_at":"2026-11-08T05:47:12Z"}},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"junior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Sumter, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":71000,"max":105000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":105000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":1,"visa_sponsorship":true,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Microsoft Office","optional":true},{"name":"Outlook","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-28T18:04:03Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-05","last_verified_at":"2026-11-08T19:59:32Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":11,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":11},"description":"Eaton’s ES AMER ARS division is currently seeking a Associate Production Supervisor.\nThe expected annual salary range for this role is $71000 - $105000 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program.\nPlease 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.\nWhat you’ll do:\nThe Associate Production Supervisor supports frontline manufacturing operations within an assigned production area to achieve safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and productivity objectives. This role provides daily direction to production employees, supports labor allocation and execution of the production schedule, reinforces standard work, and responds to operational issues in coordination with Operations Manager.\nThe position serves as a developmental leadership role with responsibility for building capability in people leadership, production management, problem solving, and continuous improvement. Through an active presence on the shop floor, the Associate Production Supervisor promotes employee engagement, accountability, process discipline, and the timely escalation of risks or barriers affecting operational performance.\nSafety and Compliance\nPromote a safety-first culture and reinforce compliance with established safety procedures, PPE requirements, and company policies.\nConduct routine Gemba walks and identify unsafe conditions, behaviors, or process risks.\nCorrect issues within the position’s authority and promptly escalate significant concerns.\nSupport incident investigations, corrective actions, and communication of safety expectations.\nMaintain a clean, organized, and 5S-compliant work area.\nDaily Production Execution\nCommunicate daily production priorities, staffing assignments, and performance expectations.\nCoordinate line or machine assignments based on staffing, production requirements, and employee qualifications.\nMonitor production flow and provide timely updates regarding output, constraints, labor needs, and schedule risks.\nSupport accurate and timely completion of hour-by-hour boards, interrupter tracking, production reporting, and escalation routines.\nParticipate in or lead assigned tier meetings using current performance data.\nEscalate material, equipment, quality, or staffing barriers that cannot be resolved within the assigned area.\nQuality and Process Control\nReinforce adherence to standard work, job instructions, inspection requirements, and quality procedures.\nMonitor production quality and respond promptly to defects, errors, or recurring process concerns.\nSupport root cause analysis and corrective-action activities under the guidance of the Operations Manager, Quality, or Engineering.\nEnsure production documentation and process records are completed accurately and on time.\nStop or escalate work when safety, quality, or customer requirements may be at risk.\nEssential Functions:\nTeam Leadership and Development\nProvide clear direction, coaching, recognition, and timely feedback to production employees.\nReinforce expectations related to attendance, conduct, quality, productivity, and adherence to company policies.\nSupport employee onboarding, cross-training, skill assessments, and qualification activities.\nLead attendance tracking, vacation planning, overtime coordination, and daily labor allocation.\nAddress routine performance or conduct concerns promptly and partner with Human Resources when additional support is required.\nPromote teamwork, inclusion, accountability, and professional workplace conduct.\nBuild leadership capability through training, mentoring, and progressive responsibility.\nPerformance and Continuous Improvement\nMonitor assigned performance measures aligned with SIOP and High 5 objectives.\nUse production data, visual management, and Gemba observations to identify performance gaps.\nSupport continuous-improvement activities that reduce waste, improve flow, strengthen standard work, and increase throughput.\nAssist with implementation and sustainment of corrective actions and process improvements.\nIdentify opportunities to improve scheduling, sequencing, labor deployment, material flow, and shift handoffs.\nParticipate in Operational Excellence activities and assigned improvement projects.\nCross-Functional Collaboration\nPartner with Production, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Planning, Materials, and other support functions to resolve daily production issues.\nCommunicate operational risks, resource needs, and unresolved barriers to the appropriate leader.\nSupport order execution by helping ensure employees have clear job packets, work instructions, materials, tooling, and priorities.\nParticipate in shift handoff discussions to ensure continuity of production plans, risks, and open actions.\nMaintain professional and timely communication with employees, peers, and leadership.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree from an accredited institution or a high school diploma/GED with at least three years of experience supporting manufacturing, operations, or technical processes.\nMinimum of one year of experience leading employees, teams, projects, or work activities.\nNo relocation is provided for this position, only candidates that currently reside within 50 miles of the Sumter, SC facility will be considered. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.\nEaton 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.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree in business, engineering, operations, supply chain, or a related field.\nPrevious team lead, coordinator, project lead, or frontline manufacturing leadership experience.\nExperience working in a manufacturing or assembly environment.\nWorking knowledge of lean manufacturing and Operational Excellence tools, including 5S, standard work, visual management, problem solving, and continuous improvement.\nExperience using production reporting, scheduling, timekeeping, or manufacturing systems.\nProficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word.\nSkills:\nDeveloping Leadership and Accountability: Provides clear direction, follows through on commitments, reinforces expectations, and accepts responsibility for assigned results.\nSafety Mindset: Promotes safe work practices, recognizes risk, and takes appropriate action when unsafe conditions or behaviors are identified.\nCommunication: Communicates priorities, expectations, risks, and production status clearly and professionally across shifts and functions.\nDecision-Making and Problem Solving: Uses available data and established processes to make timely decisions, resolve routine issues, and escalate concerns appropriately.\nCoaching and Capability Building: Supports employee development through daily coaching, feedback, cross-training, and reinforcement of standard work.\nOperational Discipline: Consistently follows production, quality, documentation, and escalation processes.\nContinuous Improvement: Identifies performance gaps and supports practical improvements to safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and productivity.\nLearning Agility: Demonstrates the ability and willingness to learn Eaton systems, leadership practices, manufacturing processes, and operational tools.\nCollaboration: Builds effective working relationships and partners across functions to remove barriers and achieve production objectives.\nManagerial Courage: Addresses routine issues promptly, communicates concerns objectively, and seeks appropriate support when matters exceed the position’s authority.\nAdditional Information:\nAll 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.\nWe 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.\nEaton 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.\nYou 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.\nTo 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.\nWe 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. 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