CNC and Toolroom Operations Supervisor

Job Description

Job Description

Lead Our Overnight Machining Team in York, PA

Picture your night: you arrive before the 11:00 p.m. start, touch base with your leads, and step onto a clean, safe floor. You’re the steady hand guiding the operation from Sunday through Thursday, 11:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m. Your team counts on you to set the pace, clear roadblocks, and keep communication flowing to the next shift. You build trust with hourly employees and work shoulder-to-shoulder with union officers to keep people safe, schedules tight, and the department humming.

What You’ll Do

• Direct nightly machining operations: assign work, balance work centers, and set priorities to hit productivity and quality targets.
• Champion safety and 5S: maintain a clean, hazard-free shop and reinforce safe behaviors.
• Set goals for the shift and staff appropriately to meet deadlines and project milestones.
• Drive continuous improvement in processes, workflows, and communication.
• Coach and train hourly team members; troubleshoot issues as they arise.
• Ensure clear handoffs between shifts so information, priorities, and issues don’t get lost.
• Foster strong relationships with hourly employees and union representatives.
• Handle performance reviews, attendance, and disciplinary actions with fairness and consistency.
• Maintain accurate timekeeping and related records.

What You Bring

• High school diploma (required).
• 3–5 years of hands-on machining experience.
• 2–5 years supervising in manufacturing (metalworking preferred).
• Proven leadership in a union environment.
• Deep understanding of machining fundamentals, equipment, and processes.
• Excellent people leadership and communication skills.
• Bonus: Journeyman Machinist or Tool & Die Maker credentials.
• Bonus: Two- or four-year technical degree in machining.

Schedule, Pay, and Location

• Onsite in York, PA.
• Overnight schedule: Sunday–Thursday, 11:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m. (3rd shift).
• Compensation starts at $80,000, plus a 10% shift differential for the overnight schedule.
• Direct hire with full benefits.

Preferred Proficiencies

• Journeyman’s license.
• Tool/Die/Mold repair capabilities.
• Proven experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Tool/Die/Mold setup experience.

If you lead by example, communicate clearly, and enjoy solving problems in real time, you’ll thrive overseeing our overnight machining operation.