Manufacturing Production Supervisor – Night Shift

We're hiring a Manufacturing Production Supervisor (Night Shift) to support operations at our manufacturing facility. Reporting to the Production Manager, this role leads hourly production employees, ensuring safety, quality, staffing, and productivity goals are achieved during the night shift.

About the role

This is a hands-on leadership position that plays a critical role in maintaining smooth operations, driving continuous improvement, and supporting overall plant performance. As a key member of the operations team, you'll lead daily production activities, coach employees, address operational challenges in real time, and ensure the plant meets customer requirements while maintaining a safe and positive work environment. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys leading people, solving problems on the production floor, and delivering results in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.

Location: On-site manufacturing facility

Schedule

• Night Shift
• 2-2-3 rotating schedule (12-hour shifts)
• Core Hours: 6:45 PM – 7:15 AM

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop production employees to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and productivity objectives while maintaining strong employee engagement.
• Ensure adequate staffing, labor utilization, and work assignments are in place to meet daily production schedules and customer requirements.
• Drive a culture of safety by enforcing health, environmental, safety, and housekeeping standards while proactively identifying and addressing risks.
• Monitor key manufacturing metrics such as production output, scrap, labor efficiency, downtime, and attendance, taking corrective action when necessary.
• Investigate production issues, material variances, and process inefficiencies, implementing improvements that reduce waste and improve performance.
• Partner with maintenance, quality, and operations teams to ensure equipment reliability, resolve operational challenges, and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations, or a related field; equivalent manufacturing leadership experience will also be considered.
• 1+ years of supervisory, team lead, or people leadership experience in a manufacturing, production, warehouse, or distribution environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead frontline employees, manage performance, and drive accountability in a fast-paced operation.
• Ability and willingness to work night shift, overtime, and other shifts as needed to support business requirements.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean Manufacturing, 5S, or Six Sigma.
• Experience with employee relations, labor management, union environments, or workforce scheduling.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision care coverage starting on date of hire.
• 401(k) savings plan with company matching starting on date of hire.
• Tuition reimbursement, perks, and discounts.
• Parental and caregiver leave programs.
• Paid time off, flexible spending, short- and long-term disability, basic life insurance, business travel insurance, and Employee Assistance Program.
• Global market strength and worldwide market share leadership.
• HQ location earns LEED certification for sustainability plus a full-service cafeteria and workout facility.

About Us

Clarios is the force behind the world’s most recognizable car battery brands, powering vehicles from leading automakers like Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, and Nissan. With 18,000 employees worldwide, we develop, manufacture, and distribute energy storage solutions while recovering, recycling, and reusing up to 99% of battery materials—setting the standard for sustainability in our industry. Our Florence, Kentucky components plant began operations in 1978 and manufactures PowerFrame® grids, battery containers, and covers, producing around 173,000 cases a day. Clarios has been recognized as one of 2026's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere for the fourth consecutive year.