OVS Operations Supervisor – 7pm-3am

Tenneco

Operations Supervisor overseeing day-to-day production and quality at Tenneco's Manitowoc site. Leading team initiatives for safety and continuous improvement in manufacturing processes.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeManitowoc • Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Operations Supervisor oversees all aspects of day-to-day production, manufacturing, and distribution of personnel activities.
Leads team meetings and facilitates continuous improvements in the process with emphasis on quality and reduction of cost and waste.
Responsible for ensuring the production of a quality product and meeting production/customer specifications while achieving plant productivity objectives.
Ability to identify and correct unsafe situations and/or behaviors and model safety in all you do.
Report, evaluate, and when necessary investigate all work-related accidents by identifying the factors contributing to the accident and implement corrective action.
A team player possessing excellent communication skills and having the ability to plan, prioritize and organize work effectively.
Able to adapt to a rapidly changing environment, work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Assess situations, make judgements, analyze problems (not just symptoms), make logical decisions and carry out the decision made.
Work as a team with other supervisors to achieve company goals and objectives.
Thoroughly communicate all needed information with the other shifts.
Work with management, maintenance, quality, and engineering to solve production challenges.
Enforce company policies and rules.
Ensure safe working conditions and rectify any issues.
Responsible for the training, motivation, discipline, and measuring of employees’ performance as necessary to complete written evaluations of full-time, direct reports under the guidance of the Value Stream Manager.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (Engineering, Business, Management) preferred.
High School Diploma/GED required.
Minimum of 2+ years of supervisory or leadership experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
Strong decision-making skills and proven ability to prioritize department needs.
Excellent verbal & written communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word).
Experience with WorkForce “Time Keeping and Attendance” is a plus.
Experience with SuccessFactors is a plus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Flexible working arrangements
Professional development

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Hard Skills & Tools

supervisory experienceleadership experiencedecision-making skillsproduction managementquality assurancesafety managementperformance evaluationprocess improvementcost reductionwaste reduction

Soft Skills

communication skillsinterpersonal skillsorganizational skillsteamworkadaptabilityproblem-solvingjudgmentplanningprioritizationmotivation