3rd Shift Form Supervisor

About the Role

The 3rd Shift Form/Brake Press Supervisor leads and oversees all brake press and forming operations during the overnight shift in a fast-paced metal fabrication environment. This position ensures production goals, quality standards, safety requirements, and employee performance expectations are met while maintaining efficient workflow. The supervisor provides leadership, coaching, and technical support to brake press operators and collaborates with engineering, quality, maintenance, and scheduling teams to ensure on-time delivery of quality products.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and lead all 3rd shift brake press and forming personnel.
• Ensure daily production schedules are completed safely, efficiently, and on time.
• Monitor production metrics including productivity, efficiency, scrap, downtime, and labor utilization.
• Verify operators use correct tooling, programs, setup procedures, and work instructions.
• Maintain compliance with all quality standards, customer specifications, and company procedures.
• Perform regular quality inspections to ensure dimensional accuracy.
• Investigate and resolve production issues while minimizing downtime.
• Coordinate machine setups and changeovers to maximize equipment utilization.
• Collaborate with Engineering on new product launches, tooling, and process improvements.
• Partner with Maintenance to address equipment issues and schedule preventive maintenance.
• Promote and enforce all safety policies and OSHA regulations.
• Conduct daily shift meetings and communicate production priorities.
• Train, mentor, and develop employees on equipment operation, quality expectations, safety practices, and standard work.
• Complete employee performance evaluations, coaching, attendance management, and corrective actions as necessary.
• Assist in interviewing, hiring, and onboarding new team members.
• Maintain accurate production reports, labor tracking, and shift documentation.
• Support Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives including 5S, waste reduction, and process optimization.
• Ensure proper housekeeping and organization throughout the department.
• Foster a positive, respectful, and accountable team culture.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required; Associate degree in Manufacturing, Engineering Technology, Business, or related field preferred.
• Minimum 3–5 years of brake press or metal fabrication experience.
• Minimum 2 years of manufacturing leadership or supervisory experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of brake press operations, tooling, setups, bend deductions, and blueprint interpretation.
• Experience reading engineering drawings and fabrication specifications.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and ERP/MRP systems.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple projects in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supervising multiple brake presses.
• Knowledge of Amada, Cincinnati, Bystronic, Trumpf, or similar brake press equipment.
• Experience with KPI tracking and production reporting.
• First Aid/CPR certification is a plus.

Physical Requirements

• Frequently stand and walk throughout the shift.
• Lift up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• Bend, stoop, kneel, and reach throughout the workday.
• Work in a manufacturing environment with exposure to noise, moving equipment, and varying temperatures.
• Wear required personal protective equipment (PPE), including safety glasses, hearing protection, steel-toe footwear, and other required safety gear.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Safety performance
• Production output and schedule attainment
• First-pass quality and defect reduction
• Scrap and rework reduction
• Machine uptime and equipment utilization
• Labor efficiency
• Attendance and employee engagement
• Training completion and employee development
• Continuous improvement initiatives

Leadership Competencies

• Accountability
• Integrity
• Team Leadership
• Decision Making
• Conflict Resolution
• Coaching and Employee Development
• Communication
• Adaptability
• Customer Focus
• Continuous Improvement Mindset

About Vertiv

Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics, and ongoing services to enable its customers' vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally, and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today's data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling, and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries.

Vertiv embraces its Core Principles & Behaviors to help execute its Strategic Priorities: Safety, Integrity, Respect, Teamwork, and Inclusion. Strategic priorities include High-Performance Culture, Customer Focus, Operational Excellence, Innovation, and Financial Strength.