Production Supervisor
Corning · Phoenix, AZ
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Production
- Base pay
- $75k–$120k
- Travel
- 10%
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Certification
- Green Belt preferred
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A supervisor production role at Corning (industrial) in Phoenix, AZ. SAP, MES, or other manufacturing ERP system experience.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · Green Belt preferred
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Green Belt, Root cause, AS9100, Machining
- Base pay
- $75k–$120k
- Day to day
- about 10% travel
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Production Supervisor roles in Arizona: typical posted base $75k–$120k. This one lists $75k–$120k.
Median of the low and high ends of 3 live postings that list pay, out of 19 production supervisor openings in Arizona, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Arizona plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 22 other live production postings in Arizona.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 4+)
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 87%
- ✓ Lean 30%
- 5S 26%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Six Sigma, Green Belt, AS9100, Machining, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- The posting says about 10% travel. Between which sites?
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This plant: Corning in Phoenix
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Production Supervisor at Corning in other locations
Corning lists this title in 4 places. Pick the plant you can get to.
- Winston-Salem, NC · $106k–$146k
- Hickory, NC · $106k–$146k
- Newton, NC · $106k–$146k
Full description from CorningAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Key Responsibilities
- ◆Drive department strategies based on plant objectives and provide guidance and direction for the successful implementation of those plans.
- ◆Monitor and improve key performance indicators (KPIs) including safety, quality, yield, throughput, downtime, scrap, labor efficiency, and schedule attainment.
- ◆Manage shift operations across assigned production departments to achieve production, quality, safety, and delivery targets.
- ◆Lead daily cross-functional production meetings to communicate priorities, review performance, and resolve operational issues.
- ◆Partner with Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain teams to resolve quality, performance, and equipment-related issues and drive sustainable corrective actions.
- ◆Participates or leads cost reduction projects to meet production goals, quality, and cost objectives.
- ◆Lead and support plant change management initiatives, ensuring successful implementation and adoption of new processes, equipment, and procedures.
- ◆Provides training to employees as needed on new processes, procedures, or equipment.
- ◆Communicate clear priorities and expectations to maintain employee engagement and operational focus.
- ◆Create and maintain positive, motivating employee relations aligned with corporate and business values.
- ◆Sustain open communications with employees both one-on-one and in group forums.
- ◆Maintain and implement all required safety regulations and housekeeping standards on a consistent basis.
- ◆Lead or participate in root cause investigations and corrective actions related to manufacturing issues impacting product quality, process performance, safety, or productivity.
- ◆Support the ISO 9000 and AS9100 standards.
- ◆Attends and participates in necessary plant meetings.
Required Education & Experience
- ✓High school diploma or GED required, with experience in manufacturing operations. Experience in high-volume, advanced manufacturing environments such as solar, semiconductor, electronics, aerospace, or advanced materials production is preferred.
- ✓2+ years of manufacturing operations, production, engineering, quality, or continuous improvement experience.
- ✓3+ years of leadership experience supervising production teams in a manufacturing environment.
- ✓Data analysis skills to chart and interpret data to make decisions / understand relationships.
- ✓Excellent people skills and the ability to interact effectively with a diverse employee group across many levels of management.
- ✓Strong attention to detail.
- ✓Knowledgeable in Microsoft Office tools, electronic document management and ERP systems.
- ✓Experience using manufacturing metrics, dashboards, and data analysis tools to drive operational decision-making and continuous improvement.
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Role Purpose
The Production Shift Supervisor is responsible for overseeing day-to-day manufacturing operations during a 12-hour shift, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality production. This role leads production teams to achieve performance goals related to safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost while fostering employee engagement and continuous improvement. The supervisor provides direction to operators and technicians, drives accountability, and collaborates with cross-functional teams to resolve operational challenges and improve overall manufacturing performance.
This is a fixed 12-hour shift position operating on a 4-3-3-4 schedule. Shifts do not rotate between days and nights. Once assigned to a shift, employees remain on that shift.
Scope of Position
- •Leads shift operations for one or more manufacturing departments to achieve safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost objectives.
- •Directly supervises production employees, providing coaching, direction, performance feedback, and accountability.
- •Collaborates with engineering, quality, maintenance, and supply chain teams to support operational performance and resolve production issues.
- •Drives execution of production schedules while adapting to changing business priorities, equipment conditions, and workforce needs.
- •Supports continuous improvement, employee development, and operational excellence initiatives across the manufacturing organization.
Travel
- •Travel may be required (5-10%)
Desired Skills/Attributes
- +Experience supervising manufacturing operations in assembly, machining, advanced materials, solar, semiconductor, electronics, aerospace, or other high-volume production environments.
- +Experience leading Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement initiatives.
- +Green Belt certification preferred.
- +SAP, MES, or other manufacturing ERP system experience.
This position does not support immigration sponsorship.
The range for this position is $75,000.00 - $120,000.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful appl