MACHINING (CNC) SUPERVISOR
The Machining Supervisor is responsible for leading, coordinating, and overseeing all daily machining operations to ensure the safe, efficient, and accurate production of quality components for commercial cabinetry, millwork, and solid surface products. This position is accountable for achieving departmental goals related to Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Morale (SQDCM) through effective production planning, team member development, equipment utilization, and continuous improvement.
The Machining Supervisor provides leadership and accountability to Machining Leads, Machine Operators, and other assigned team members while promoting CFX Products' WE Not Me philosophy and core values.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Production Leadership & Execution: Direct and oversee daily machining operations, establishing production priorities, allocating labor and resources, and ensuring production schedules and customer delivery requirements are achieved. Coordinate with Machining Leads to maintain efficient workflow and proactively address production constraints.
- Team Member Leadership & Development: Supervise, coach, train, and develop machining team members to build a skilled, engaged, and accountable workforce. Establish clear performance expectations, monitor productivity and attendance, provide timely feedback, conduct performance evaluations, and partner with Human Resources on performance improvement and corrective action in accordance with company policies.
- Safety & Compliance: Promote and maintain a safety-first culture by ensuring compliance with company safety rules, required personal protective equipment (PPE), machine guarding, lockout/tagout (LOTO), and established operating procedures. Identify and correct unsafe conditions, address safety concerns, and ensure team members receive appropriate safety training.
- Quality & Process Control: Ensure machining processes consistently produce accurate, high-quality components that meet engineering specifications, production requirements, and CFX quality standards. Monitor workmanship, material usage, machine setups, and production accuracy. Investigate quality concerns, identify root causes, and implement corrective and preventive actions to reduce scrap, rework, and defects.
- Equipment Performance & Maintenance: Oversee the safe and efficient operation of CNC routers, panel saws, edge banders, dowel insertion equipment, laminating equipment, Intellistore, and other assigned machining systems. Partner with Maintenance to coordinate preventive maintenance, troubleshoot equipment issues, minimize downtime, and maintain equipment readiness and operational efficiency.
- Performance Management & Continuous Improvement: Monitor and drive departmental performance through Lean Daily Management (LDM), key performance indicators (KPIs), and continuous improvement initiatives. Identify opportunities to improve productivity, reduce waste, optimize material flow, standardize processes, and improve equipment and labor utilization. Lead or participate in Kaizen and other process improvement activities.
- Cross-Functional Communication & Coordination: Collaborate with Production, Assembly, Engineering, Scheduling, Purchasing, Quality, and Maintenance to ensure material availability, accurate job information, effective workflow, and timely resolution of operational challenges. Communicate department performance, staffing needs, production risks, and improvement opportunities to management.
- Required to follow all company Safety Rules and Procedures. (including but not limited to PPE)
- Required to maintain consistent and acceptable attendance according to the assigned schedule provided by the manager as well as the Team Member Handbook.
- Meet departmental goals and defined key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Other duties as assigned.