The Gear and Machine Shop Supervisor oversees the department to ensure machines are set up, working properly, and that operators are producing materials that conform with company quality, quantity, and efficiency standards.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Act as a technical resource to address and resolve inquiries and problems; analyze and resolve machining problems as needed.
• Assist in the planning to meet production schedules.
  • Review root cause of parts delays along with the Production Control Manager with a goal of being proactive with regards to production delays; adjust schedules as necessary.
• Participate in weekly production and supervisor meetings, recommending schedule adjustments as necessary.
  • Communicate issues related to conformance to production schedule.
• Expertise in operating numerically controlled machine tools to perform a complex series of progressive machining operations.
• Knowledge of complex machine set-ups and critical operations; making suggestions for process and efficiency improvements
• Knowledge of interpreting blueprint specifications and following up with the Engineering Department on any discrepancies.
• Expertise in understanding program formats involving combination of operations such as profile and contour milling, boring, recessing, turning, drilling, threading, etc. to the capacity of the machine and control factor. Be able to trouble shoot when issues arise.
• Assist when needed to measure dimensions of finished workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments, templates, and fixtures and make recommendations when adjustments need to be made.
• Periodically evaluate processes and methods, recommend measures to improve production methods, equipment, performance, utilization of people, and quality of product.
• Develop, recommend, and implement departmental policies and procedures, processes, and methods as needed.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.