Job Title:  Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift

At Zygo, your skills and insights will be integral to our core values of curiosity, collaboration, and persistence. For over 50 years, Zygo Corporation in Middlefield, CT, has been a global leader in designing and manufacturing advanced optical metrology systems, ultra-precise optical components, and complex electro-optical systems and assemblies. Join our team, where your expertise will drive cutting-edge solutions, address complex technical challenges, and uphold the highest standards of precision and safety.

The 2nd Shift Production Supervisor, located in Richmond (CA), leads a team responsible for manufacturing ultra-precision optical components, ensuring the safe, efficient, and high-quality execution of production operations. This role drives performance across safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and continuous improvement while developing team capability and supporting operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities: Safety, People, Quality, Delivery, Value

• Lead and supervise daily production activities to achieve safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost objectives.
• Manage workforce planning, labor allocation, workflow coordination, and shift handoffs to ensure efficient operations and minimal downtime.
• Monitor key performance indicators (productivity, scrap, downtime, output) and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Coach, develop, and motivate employees through training, cross-training, performance feedback, and accountability processes.
• Champion a strong safety culture by enforcing safety standards, investigating incidents, identifying hazards, and ensuring regulatory and company compliance.
• Ensure adherence to quality requirements, operating procedures, and work instructions while resolving process and quality issues.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, and 6S principles to improve operational performance.
• Maintain accurate production records, communicate operational status to leadership, and support audits and cross-functional initiatives.

Core Competencies:

• People Leadership: Team development, coaching, performance management, engagement, and accountability.
• Operational Excellence: Production planning, resource management, KPI management, and execution discipline.
• Safety & Quality Focus: Commitment to workplace safety, compliance, quality standards, and risk mitigation.
• Continuous Improvement: Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, problem-solving, and process optimization.
• Decision Making: Ability to analyze issues, prioritize actions, and drive results in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Communication & Collaboration: Effective communication across shifts, departments, and leadership levels.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED required; associate degree or technical certification preferred.
• 5+ years of manufacturing experience, with prior supervisory or team leadership experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes, equipment, safety standards, and production metrics. Experience with optics manufacturing is advantageous.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and production reporting tools.
• Ability to work on-site during 2nd shift hours (2:00 PM – 10:30 PM).

Bring your passion and commitment to Zygo, where we are curious, collaborative, persistent, and confident, and where safety and quality guide every step of our journey. Grow with us as we solve complex challenges, inspire confidence, and drive excellence in manufacturing.

Are you ready to expand the boundaries of possibility, simplify the complex, and embody the values that define our success? We welcome your unique perspective and invite you to join us!

We offer competitive compensation, benefits, retirement (401k), and paid time off programs. Compensation and position level will be set based on experience.

*Due to the nature of Zygo's programs and products, applicants must have the legal right to work in the US and additionally must be legally authorized to access export-controlled information and source code.