1st Shift Supervisor, IPM

ASTEMO INDIANA, INC.Manufacturing & Operations

Job Description:

Position Summary:

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.

 

Minimum Qualifications (Education, Experience, and Skills):

• 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. 

 

Preferred Qualifications (Education, Experience, and Skills):

• 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 Qualifications:

• 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. 

Description of Duties and Responsibilities / % of Time Spent Performing Duties

• 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 responsibilities assigned by Production Management. : 5%

 

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability and willingness to promote and carry out the Astemo Mission, “The Blueprint”, and expected standards of conduct. 
• Leadership skills sufficient to set expectations, delegate through Team Leads, coach associates, address performance concerns, and maintain consistent accountability. 
• Fact-based decision-making using safety, quality, output, downtime, scrap, productivity, staffing, and inventory information. 
• Ability to recognize risk, direct containment, prioritize recovery, coordinate technical resources, and escalate issues clearly. 
• Strong written and verbal communication across Production, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Materials, Human Capital, and Plant Management. 
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment while maintaining accuracy, confidentiality, sound judgment, and professional conduct. 

Supervisory Responsibilities 

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

• 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. 

 

Equipment Used 

• Personal computer, Microsoft Office, Teams, email, and production reporting systems. 
• Production, attendance, inventory, traceability, quality, training, and performance-management systems. 
• Personal protective equipment and ESD equipment. 
• Production equipment, hand tools, radios, and material-handling devices as needed. 

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) – Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity, disability, protected veteran status and national origin.

At Astemo, we’re challenging the status quo with the power of diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. Our goal is to build an inclusive work environment that celebrates the differences of our employees. We want to ensure that every employee feels valued, respected and empowered. We don’t just accept difference—we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. Astemo is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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