Deputy Manufacturing Supervisor (Cincinnati)

About the Company

Our company produces complex, mission-critical machined parts for power generation, aerospace, defense, and oil & gas. The Cincinnati site is scaling fast — power-generation demand is already up roughly 4x heading into Q1, with more growth expected through 2028.

About the Role

We need a hands-on manufacturing engineering supervisor who can run jobs end-to-end and keep the engineering function moving when the senior manager is unavailable. This is not a desk-only methods role. You will program, design fixtures, set tool paths, release work through gate reviews, and be the first call when a machine or NPI is in trouble. You report directly to the Senior Manufacturing Engineering Manager and work across machining, quality, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Full-project manufacturing engineering: NX CAM programming, fixture design, tooling, work instructions, and process prove-out
• Large-part machining support — multi-axis milling and large horizontal boring mills (parts up to ~68 diameter)
• New product introduction and optimization of long-running legacy programs with newer tooling and better tool paths
• Daily prioritization of engineering work, shop support, and urgent troubleshooting
• Gate reviews with engineering, methods, and quality before jobs hit the floor
• Acting coverage for the Senior Manager during planned absence (first week of transition on-site; manager remains reachable by phone/Teams after that)
• Collaboration with sister sites when resources need to be borrowed or shared

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering — or equivalent practical experience. Shop-plus-CAM background will beat a degree with no machine time.

Required Skills

• Strong NX CAD/CAM programming experience (tool paths and process, not modeling-only)
• Hands-on CNC / metalworking background — shop-floor origin is a plus
• Proven ability to take a job from print to production without a specialist sitting next to you
• Experience with large, complex metal parts and multi-axis or horizontal boring work
• Ability to work on-site, first shift, ~50-hour weeks, with occasional weekend coverage for urgent issues
• Comfort leading work and people in a lean team (no dedicated methods or applications engineers today)

Preferred Skills

• Started as a machinist or programmer and moved into engineering
• Power generation / industrial gas turbine or similar energy-component experience
• NPI experience in a high-mix, low-to-medium volume shop
• Track record improving old programs for cycle time, tool life, or scrap
• Lean / continuous-improvement and clear process documentation habits
• Willingness to relocate to the Cincinnati metro if not already local