Machine Shop Supervisor

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Production Planning: Schedule and prioritize daily work orders, assign tasks to machinists, and hit output targets.

Team Management

Direct, train, and coach operators, monitor attendance and productivity, and handle shift handoffs.

Quality Control

Inspect finished parts for dimensional accuracy, enforce standard operating procedures, and reduce defect rates.

Safety Enforcement

Maintain strict compliance with safety rules, proper PPE use, and OSHA guidelines.

Equipment & Tooling

Monitor machine performance, schedule maintenance, track tool wear, and troubleshoot equipment problems.

Essential Skills and Qualifications

Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of CNC operations, manual machining, reading blueprints, and CAD/CAM software.

Experience

Usually requires 3 to 7 years of hands-on machining experience, often with prior leadership or associate training.

Communication

Clear verbal and written skills to coordinate with engineering, maintenance, and upper management

Responsibilities

Machine Shop Supervisor

Duties & Responsibilities

Tool design, assembly, manufacturing processing, cost estimating, systems planning, layout, standards, releasing, and requires the coordination of all disciplines Ensuring optimum utilization of equipment and space by coordinating the layout of areas such as storage areas, test equipment Responsible for the acquisition of new vehicles and maintaining the fleet for a facility

• Ensure applicable product quality, product safety, and workplace environmental, health and safety (EH&S) requirements are met
• Provide daily supervision and support of employees in the respective work cell(s)
• Perform near miss and accident investigations
• Maintain daily / weekly /monthly production reports
• Inspect waste oil storage areas according to S.P.C.C Direct Machine Operators and support personnel in compliance with daily work schedule
• Ensure all direct reports follow all current safety regulations

Qualifications

Machine Shop Supervisor Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in education, Engineering, Manufacturing, Technical, Associates, Business, Management, Industrial, Business/Management, Mechanical Engineering with at least 3years of experience as MC Shop supervisor Licensing or Certifications for Machine Shop Supervisor With Safety Certification Skills for Machine Shop Supervisor Production planning Scheduling of workload Tooling requirements and machine maintenance to ensure a smooth flow of work through the departments Involving shop personnel Machine shop LEAN, To improve productivity and reduce lead-times Machine and equipment capabilities and staffing requirements Machining Production processes and methods Machining processes using a wide variety of machine tools