
Production Supervisor - 1st Shift
Eaton · Reno, NV
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Production
- Base pay
- $71k–$105k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 3 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A supervisor production role at Eaton (industrial) in Reno, NV. Minimum 1 year of supervisory experience in a manufacturing or operations environment.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Control plans, SAP
- Base pay
- $71k–$105k
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Production Supervisor roles in the US: typical posted base $77k–$105k. This one lists $71k–$105k.
Median of the low and high ends of 250 live postings that list pay, out of 895 production supervisor openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Nevada plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 12 other live production postings in Nevada.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 85%
- ✓ Lean 69%
- 5S 54%
- Root cause 54%
- ✓ SAP 54%
- Kaizen 38%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Eaton in Reno
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Full description from EatonAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Essential Functions
- ◆Operations Leadership: Conduct Daily Visual Management and lead daily tier meetings focused on safety, quality, delivery, cost/productivity, and inventory. Oversee all shift operations, serving as the primary point of leadership and accountability. Supervise production activities to support safety, productivity, and facility efficiency during shift hours. Monitor employee work
requirements
to ensure customer deadlines are met.
- ✓Production Planning: Develop and establish manufacturing priorities based on the production schedule. Meet operating budgets and complete continuous improvement plans.
- ✓Continuous Improvement: Utilize lean manufacturing tools to reduce operational costs, inventory, and lead times. Ensure alignment with long-term manufacturing strategies. Create the basis for continuous improvement and employee empowerment by ensuring standardized work processes are followed. Implement countermeasures where necessary.
- ✓Safety and Quality: Enforce and implement safety policies and programs. Monitor control plans and troubleshoot workmanship issues. Ensure manufactured products meet or exceed established quality requirements.
- ✓Team Development and Performance Management: Ensure assigned personnel have the appropriate training, work instructions, and tools to perform successfully. Build organizational capabilities within the team, including technical and leadership competencies. Coach employees on behavior and performance issues. Initiate disciplinary actions when required.
Qualifications
- ✓High School diploma/GED from an accredited institution
- ✓Minimum 3 years of manufacturing/operations experience
- ✓Minimum 1 year of supervisory experience in a manufacturing or operations 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, H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, 1-485 job profitability, etc.
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
- ✓Bilingual (Spanish and English)
- ✓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.
- ✓Foundational knowledge of lean principles and manufacturing processes.
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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.
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Eaton’s GEIS (Global Energy Infrastructure Solutions) division is currently seeking a Production Supervisor - 1st Shift to join the team. This is an onsite role based at the Reno, NV manufacturing facility. Relocaton assistance will be provided for candidates residing outside of a 50-mile radius of Reno, NV!
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.
