1st Shift Supervisor, IPM

The purpose of this position is to lead daily manufacturing execution for Intelligent Power Module (IPM) or Power Module (PM) operations. The Production Supervisor directs Team Leads and Operators, manages shift performance, ensures compliance with safety and quality requirements, coordinates cross-functional response to abnormalities, develops associates, and maintains accountability for production results. This role supports stable mass production, new model launch, and continuous improvement across safety, quality, delivery, cost, people, and equipment performance. This position will focus on 1st Shift within the new IPM Department.

• ✓High School Diploma or GED.
• ✓1-2 years in a leadership or supervisory role (Team Lead, Supervisor, etc.)
• ✓Working knowledge of standardized work, production control, quality systems, equipment response, material flow, attendance management, training, and continuous improvement.
• ✓Ability to work assigned shifts and support overtime, weekends, launch activity, or production recovery when required.

• ✓3-5 years of manufacturing experience, including at least 1-2 years in a leadership role.
• ✓Experience supervising Team Leads, Operators, or Technical Associates in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• ✓Experience in IPM, PM, electronics, semiconductor, automotive, automated, cleanroom, or controlled manufacturing.
• ✓Working knowledge of safety, quality, production, cost, downtime analysis, scrap reduction, root cause analysis, capacity, manpower planning, inventory control, and new model launch.

Software

• ✓Basic experience using Windows, Microsoft Teams, email, and production reporting systems.
• ✓Ability to enter and review information in applicable attendance, inventory, traceability, training, quality, and performance-reporting systems.

• ◆Lead daily IPM or PM production execution through Team Leads and Operators; set shift priorities, confirm staffing and qualifications, review production plans, and ensure safe start-up and standardized-work execution. : 25%
• ◆Monitor and manage safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, downtime, scrap, WIP, inventory, and staffing performance; establish recovery actions and escalate business risks. : 20%
• ◆Develop, coach, and hold Team Leads and Operators accountable for performance, attendance, conduct, training, qualification, communication, and consistent application of company rules and standards. : 15%
• ◆Lead response to safety, quality, equipment, process, material, and delivery abnormalities; coordinate Production, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Materials, and Management resources. : 15%
• ◆Verify production, quality, traceability, inventory, downtime, attendance, training, and shift documentation is complete, accurate, reviewed, and properly maintained. : 8%
• ◆Lead daily Gemba, root cause, corrective action, recurrence prevention, waste reduction, 6S, and continuous-improvement activities. : 7%
• ◆Support production planning, manpower planning, overtime decisions, material flow, inventory control, shift handoff, and communication across departments and shifts. : 5%
• ◆Support new model trials, confirmation runs, safe launch, process stabilization, production readiness, and other

assigned by Production Management. : 5%

• ◆Directly supervises or provides shift leadership for IPM or PM Team Leads and Operators.

include assigning and delegating work through Team Leads, coaching and development, training and qualification follow-up, attendance and performance management, policy enforcement, and escalation of employee-relations matters in accordance with company requirements.

Essential Job Functions - Physical and/or Mental

• ✓Regular standing, walking, and bending on the production floor, with periods of desk and computer work.
• ✓Ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds regularly and 35 pounds occasionally, subject to site safety requirements.
• ✓Visual ability to review detailed production conditions, equipment, reports, documents, and computer screens.
• ✓Ability to respond promptly to production-floor abnormalities throughout the assigned shift.

Work Environment - Travel, Noise, and Working Conditions

• ✓Factory, office, and controlled manufacturing environments with production noise.
• ✓Required use of PPE, ESD controls, contamination controls, and applicable gowning or cleanroom practices.
• ✓Frequent interaction with automated manufacturing equipment and cross-functional support teams.
• ✓Shift flexibility, overtime, and limited travel may be required for launch, trials, training, benchmarking, or production support.