Machine Shop Supervisor

About the role

The Machine Shop Supervisor directs and coordinates activities of the CNC Machining Department in safety, materials management, productivity/job/work order management, scheduling and personnel management. The role also includes preparing work schedules, delegating workflow, ensuring machine function and output are in accordance with specifications and quality standards, monitoring and evaluating production records, and training machine operators and machinists.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily functions of the CNC Machining department.
• Provide all personnel with work assignments and maintain a constant work level.
• Work directly with personnel to provide instruction and guidance.
• Identify training needs and provide training where required.
• Verify that all previous operations have been signed off before assigning a job.
• Schedule jobs to run by priorities set on the production board coordinating with the production manager to maintain a smooth workflow.
• Make sure that new jobs for the CNC machines are programmed and special tooling for any job is identified and ordered in advance.
• Identify problems with production/quality and be prepared to identify the root cause of any of these problems.
• Train department personnel in basic quality procedures, work instructions, and documents that pertain to your department.
• Verify that all first piece inspections are performed and approved.
• Ensure all department personnel keep their work area and machines clean, coolant levels up, chips from removed from their machines and areas at the end of their shift and when their job is finished.
• Responsible for verifying that all company inspection equipment and tools in the department are in calibration.
• Ensure that all jobs are identified with a job number.
• Adhere to all safety policies and ensure proper eye and hearing protection is used by all team members under their supervision.
• Perform all functions of the job while adhering to established quality policies and procedures.
• Uphold the company core values.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• 2 years related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Prioritize activities and work under pressures at all times.
• Comply with safety standard procedures.
• Differentiate between a symptom and a root of the problem.
• Be adaptable to a changing work environment and competing demands.
• Reasoning abilities: Prioritize activities and work under pressures at all times.
• Comply with safety standard procedures.
• Be able to differentiate between a symptom and a root of the problem.
• Be open to change and improvements.
• Maintain clean and organized workspace.
• Physical demands: Regularly stand, walk, and hear; frequently use hands and fingers; handle, feel, and reach with hands and arms; occasionally sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Work environment: Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts; exposed to hot and/or cold work environment chemicals, fumes or airborne particles, loud noises, risk of electrical shock and vibration low and high temperatures and/or other occupational hazards; personal protective equipment may be required.