Associate Supervisor, Operations

Associate Supervisor, Operations Job Details | Danfoss

We use cookies to offer you the best possible website experience. Your cookie preferences will be stored in your browser's local storage. This includes cookies necessary for the website's operation. Additionally, you can freely decide and change any time whether you accept cookies or choose to opt out of cookies to improve the website's performance, as well as cookies used to display content tailored to your interests. Your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer may be impacted if you do not accept all cookies.

Modify Cookie Preferences

Reject All Cookies Accept All Cookies

Skip to main content

• Search Jobs

• Professionals

• Finance, HR & Administration

• Research & Development, Engineering, IT

• Sales, Communications & Marketing

• Supply Chain, Procurement & Quality

• Production & Operations

• Early Talent

• Internships, Student Jobs & Thesis Collaboration

• Postgraduate Program

• Talent Communities

• Life at Danfoss

Language

• Dansk (Danmark)
• Deutsch (Deutschland)
• English (United Kingdom)
• Español (España)
• Français (France)
• Polski (Polska)
• ()
• Slovencina (Slovak)
• (Chinese Simplified)

View profile

Employee Login

• Search Jobs

• Professionals

• Finance, HR & Administration

• Research & Development, Engineering, IT

• Sales, Communications & Marketing

• Supply Chain, Procurement & Quality

• Production & Operations

• Early Talent

• Internships, Student Jobs & Thesis Collaboration

• Postgraduate Program

• Talent Communities

• Life at Danfoss

Language

• Dansk (Danmark)
• Deutsch (Deutschland)
• English (United Kingdom)
• Español (España)
• Français (France)
• Polski (Polska)
• ()
• Slovencina (Slovak)
• (Chinese Simplified)

View profile

Employee Login

Language

• Dansk (Danmark)
• Deutsch (Deutschland)
• English (United Kingdom)
• Español (España)
• Français (France)
• Polski (Polska)
• ()
• Slovencina (Slovak)
• (Chinese Simplified)

View profile

Employee Login

• Job Search

• Professionals

• Finance, HR & Administration

• Research & Development, Engineering, IT

• Sales, Communications & Marketing

• Supply Chain, Procurement & Quality

• Production & Operations

• Early Talent

• Internships, Student Jobs & Master Thesis Collaboration

• Postgraduate Program

• Talent Communities

• Life at Danfoss

Search Jobs

Job Description

Req ID: 50587

Job Location: Utica, NY, US

Employment Type: Full Time

Segment: Danfoss Power Solutions Segment

Job Category: Supply Chain and Operations

Work Location Type: On-site

Job Title: Associate Supervisor, Operations

The Impact You'll Make

Leads shift execution in the assigned production, warehouse, Quad, Flex, or support area, including staffing, safety, quality, output, training, escalation, and shift handoff for the Utica liquid-cooling manufacturing and distribution site.

This role is the front-line leader responsible for converting the daily plan into safe, quality production or distribution output. The Supervisor supports operators, removes barriers, escalates abnormalities, reinforces standard work, and builds team capability. This is an onsite position and the salary range is 65-96K based on experience.

What You'll Be Doing

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead shift start-up, labor assignments, production or warehouse execution, break coverage, changeovers, and shift performance communication.
• Ensure team members follow safety rules, quality standards, work instructions, standard work, escalation procedures, and transaction requirements.
• Monitor output, downtime, scrap, rework, labor efficiency, training needs, schedule attainment, pick/pack accuracy, or material availability as applicable.
• Escalate material shortages, equipment issues, quality concerns, staffing gaps, engineering needs, safety risks, and customer-impacting delays.
• Coach employees, support training, address performance concerns, recognize good performance, and maintain shift handoff documentation.
• Conduct daily tier meetings, review visual boards, update action items, communicate priorities, and verify completion of assigned countermeasures.
• Ensure proper handling, labeling, traceability, nonconforming material segregation, cleanliness, packaging protection, and lot control in the assigned area.
• Support containment, sorting, rework, recovery plans, overtime plans, schedule changes, and customer expedite priorities as directed.
• Partner with Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain, EHS, and CI to resolve issues and prevent repeat problems.
• Maintain 5S, housekeeping, PPE compliance, tool control, material presentation, and safe work practices in the assigned area.
• Verify employee training status, cross-training needs, certification requirements, and adherence to standard work.
• Support kaizen events, standard work updates, process trials, and sustainment audits.

What We're Looking For

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in operations, manufacturing, business, engineering, supply chain, or a related field preferred; equivalent front-line leadership experience may be considered.
• Experience leading people in manufacturing, warehouse, distribution, quality, logistics, or production support preferred.
• Experience with standard work, visual management, daily production meetings, safety requirements, and quality expectations preferred.
• Strong communication, coaching, conflict resolution, and follow-up skills required.

Technical Requirements

• Working knowledge of production or warehouse processes, standard work, safety requirements, quality checks, labor assignments, shift handoff, and escalation procedures for the assigned area.
• Ability to monitor hourly output, downtime, scrap, rework, labor efficiency, training status, staffing needs, schedule attainment, and distribution accuracy as applicable.
• Experience using visual management, 5S, daily production boards, shift communication, and basic problem-solving methods to manage execution.
• Ability to identify and escalate material shortages, equipment issues, quality concerns, staffing gaps, engineering needs, and safety risks.
• Ability to coach employees on work instructions, quality expectations, safe work practices, performance standards, and accountability routines.

What You'll Get from Us

• We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities.
• You'll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Your well-being matters to us.
• We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected, and valued for who they are.
• You'll receive benefits like annual bonus, paid vacation, retirement plan, personal insurance, and more. These vary by country and contract, but they're worth asking about-we think they're pretty great.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If this role excites you, we'd love to hear from you! Apply now to start the conversation and learn more about where your career can go with us.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

Information at a Glance

Apply now

• Privacy policy
• Danfoss Job Portal Terms
• Cookies
• FAQ
• Glassdoor
• Opens in a new tab.
• Opens in a new tab.
• Opens in a new tab.
• Opens in a new tab.
• Opens in a new tab.

×

Cookie Consent Manager

When you visit any website, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose not to allow some types of cookies. However, blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer.

Required Cookies

These cookies are required to use this website and can't be turned off.

Required Cookies

Show More Details

Required Cookies Provider Description Enabled SAP as service provider

We use the following session cookies, which are all required to enable the website to function:

• "route" is used for session stickiness
• "careerSiteCompanyId" is used to send the request to the correct data centre
• "JSESSIONID" is placed on the visitor's device during the session so the server can identify the visitor
• "Load balancer cookie" (actual cookie name may vary) prevents a visitor from bouncing from one instance to another

Cookies from provider SAPasserviceprovider are required and cannot be turned off

Functional Cookies

These cookies provide a better customer experience on this site, such as by remembering your login details, optimising video performance or providing us with information about how our site is used. You may freely choose to accept or decline these cookies at any time. Note that certain functionalities that these third-parties make available may be impacted if you do not accept these cookies.

Consent to all Functional Cookies

Show More Details

Functional Cookies Provider Description Enabled YouTube

YouTube is a video-sharing service where users can create their own profile, upload videos, watch, like and comment on videos. Opting out of YouTube cookies will disable your ability to watch or interact with YouTube videos.

Cookie Policy

Privacy Policy

Terms and Conditions

Consent to cookies from provider YouTube

Advertising Cookies

These cookies serve ads that are relevant to your interests. You may freely choose to accept or decline these cookies at any time. Note that certain functionality that these third parties make available may be impacted if you do not accept these cookies.

Consent to all Advertising Cookies

Show More Details

Advertising Cookies Provider Description Enabled Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic.

Cookie Information

Privacy Policy

Terms and Conditions

Consent to cookies from provider GoogleAnalytics

Google Tag Manager

Google Tag Manager is a tag management system for conversion tracking, site analytics, remarketing and more.

Privacy Policy

Terms and Conditions

Consent to cookies from provider GoogleTagManager

LinkedIn

LinkedIn is an employment-oriented social networking service. We use the Apply with LinkedIn feature to allow you to apply for jobs using your LinkedIn profile. Opting out of LinkedIn cookies will disable your ability to use Apply with LinkedIn.

Cookie Policy

Cookie Table

Privacy Policy

Terms and Conditions

Consent to cookies from provider LinkedIn

AddThis

Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic.

Cookie Information

Privacy Policy

Terms and Conditions

Consent to cookies from provider AddThis

Confirm My Choices

Reject All Cookies Accept All Cookies