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Production Supervisor Wed to Sat Nights 10pm to 4:30am

STERIS · San Diego, CA

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Level
Supervisor
Team
Production
Base pay
$80k–$95k
Experience asked
3+ years
Industry
Medical devices
Posted
23 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A supervisor production role at STERIS (medical devices) in San Diego, CA. In unionized facilities or where works councils are present, understands and enforces collective bargaining agreements, shop agreements and plant rules.

They ask for
3+ years
Tools it names
Lean, Kaizen, TPM, FDA / GMP
Base pay
$80k–$95k
Day to day
some off-shift / weekend coverage

Read from the posting. The full description is below.

From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026

Production Supervisor roles in California: typical posted base $87k–$112k. This one lists $80k–$95k.

Median of the low and high ends of 32 live postings that list pay, out of 55 production supervisor openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

California plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 68 other live production postings in California.

Base pay
About 8% below similar roles

Typical $84k–$106k, from 26 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
Typical (3+ years)

Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Team leadership 75%
  • ✓ Lean 57%
  • EHS / safety 25%
  • Root cause 25%
  • 5S 20%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

Stands out: this posting asks for Kaizen, TPM, FDA / GMP, Union environment, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 3+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

At a glance

Off-shift / weekend coverage

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This plant: STERIS in San Diego

1 other open role at this site.

Production Supervisor Wed to Sat Nights 10pm to 4:30am at STERIS in other locations

STERIS lists this title in 2 places. Pick the plant you can get to.

Full description from STERISAs posted on their careers site.Show

Position Summary

The Production Supervisor (Nights) at the Applied Sterilization Technologies (AST) San Diego - A St. Andrews Avenue location leads a team of skilled or semi-skilled workers engaged in various aspects of the processing, maintenance and warehousing functions of the AST business. Has authority and accountability to select, train and direct their workforce. Employs key company processes effectively to achieve results. Responsible for employee engagement and maintaining a positive employee relations environment. This role is often held by an entry level or early career leader who is gaining initial operations management experience at STERIS.

This position requires that you work onsite in our San Diego - A facility.

Note: Must arrive 15 – 30 min earlier for the hand off from previous shift.

Night Shift: Wed 10:00 pm - 4:30 am and Thurs - Sat 4:00 pm - 4:30 am.

Training Schedule: Mon – Fri 8:00am – 5:00 pm for the first 1 -2 months.

What You'll do as a Production Supervisor (Nights)

  • ◆Develops a shop floor culture that is focused on the achievement of the businesses’ objectives in Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost (SQDC), by continuously focusing on waste elimination and following standard work.
  • ◆Leads daily SQDC board meetings, trains and develops employees to meet expectations, ensures the working environment is safe through direct monitoring of behavior and equipment, incident response, mitigation and investigation as issues occur during the shift, and providing individual and group feedback on successes and opportunities to improve performance.
  • ◆Identify opportunities for countermeasures and participate in facility lean committees.
  • ◆Supports the company’s Lean business system, through participation in Kaizen events, generation of IDEaS and implementation, participation in Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), One Team One Goal (OTOG) Customer Service training, and the “What’s in the Box?” product orientation program.
  • ◆First point of contact for mitigation and investigation of issues related to safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
  • ◆Drives employee engagement by implementing and using Lean processes. Creates an environment of positive employee relations by creating a safe and productive work environment, listening to and addressing employee concerns, enforcing company policy and constructively managing employee performance. In unionized facilities or where works councils are present, understands and enforces collective bargaining agreements, shop agreements and plant rules.
  • ◆Drives employee engagement by implementing and using lean processes. Participates in the interviewing and selection of new employees; assures the team has necessary skill and tools to complete work, ensures that shifts are properly staffed, assigns daily work to achieve Customer objectives. Regularly assesses skill level and performance, and addresses gaps, to ensure employees are capable of meeting expectations
  • ◆Ensures smooth shift transitions via personnel planning. Collaborates effectively across functions with Quality, Human Resources, Planning etc. (10%)
  • ◆Participates in and supports Customer quality audits. Participates in internal and external OTOG events.
  • ◆Ensures performance across a range activities and metrics within their area:
  • ◆Production – safety, quality, delivery, employee relations
  • ◆Maintenance – safety, quality, delivery, employee relations, equipment performance, preventive maintenance, project activities,
  • ◆Warehouse – safety, quality, delivery, equipment maintenance, employee relations
  • ◆Monitors processing throughout shift to assure safety, quality and delivery, Tracks procedural verifications, including dosimeter re-reads. Tracks KPIs and updates SQDC boards

Required

  • ✓High School Diploma or GED and a minimum of 3 years of STERIS operations experience as Material Handler or Operator; or 5 years of related, external operations experience.
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Preferred

  • +Minimum of 3 years of supervisory experience in a regulated environment (ISO, FDA, GMP) environment.

Other

  • •Qualified Equipment Operator, ability to drive a fork truck.
  • •Ability to learn science of sterilization modalities.
  • •Ability to use the four basic functions of mathematics.
  • •Effective communication skills in conducting team meetings.
  • •Ability to delegate, collaborate and resolve conflicts in a production environment.
  • •Microsoft Office applications: Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word
  • •Extremely Organized
  • •High Work Ethic and Reliability
  • •Strong Leadership and People Skills (Must lead by example)

What STERIS Offers

We value our employees and are committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that supports your health, wellbeing, and financial future.

Here is just a brief overview of what we offer

  • •Market Competitive pay
  • •Extensive Paid Time Off and added Holidays
  • •Excellent Healthcare, Dental and Vision benefits
  • •Long- and Short-Term Disability coverage
  • •401(k) with a company match
  • •Maternity and Paternity Leave
  • •Additional add- on benefits / discounts for programs such as Pet Insurance
  • •Tuition Reimbursement and continuing education programs
  • •Excellent opportunities for advancement in a stable long-term career

Pay range for this opportunity is $79,687.50 - $95,000. This position is eligible for bonus participation.

Minimum pay rates offered will comply with county/city minimums, if higher than range listed. Pay rates are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to local labor market costs, years of relevant experience, education, professional certifications, foreign language fluency, etc.

STERIS offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits portfolio. Click here for a complete list of benefits: STERIS Benefits

Open until position is filled.

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