Front Line Supervisor, Outside Machinist

General Dynamics Corporation; Bath, Northern (ME, KY); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental insurance coverage

401(k) retirement savings plan

Flexible spending accounts/HSAs

Life and disability insurance

Company paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO)

Health coaching

Athletic trainers

Employee assistance programs

Onsite health services

Job summary

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, is seeking a Front Line Supervisor, Outside Machinist to lead the Outside Machinist team across shifts, ensuring safe ship operations during sea trials and coordinating with pipe, electrical, and other trades.

This role emphasizes safety, quality, and schedule discipline under the BOS framework. You will mentor mechanics, oversee maintenance workloads, and provide technical guidance while upholding the union contract and company standards.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Graduate Apprentice is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Safety Leadership: champion BIW safety culture and enforce standards across operations.
• Project Execution: monitor work quality and coordinate POW execution; manage PM workloads and work orders.
• Operational Management: understand HM&E systems and support efficiency improvements; mentor mechanics.
• Mentoring & Team Development: develop technical knowledge and ensure procedures are well-documented.
• Continuous Improvement: participate in BOS principles and productivity improvements.

Job description

Front Line Supervisor, Outside Machinist

US-ME-Bath

Req ID: 2026-5323

Type: Regular Full-Time

Remaining Positions: 1

Post End Date: 9/10/2026

Category: Manufacturing

Salary Grade: D

Shift: ALL

Overview

We offer a competitive salary for this role, with an expected range of $71,600 $90,700/yr. The final offer will depend on your experience, skills, and overall qualifications.

• medical & dental insurance coverage
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• flexible spending accounts/HSAs
• life and disability insurance
• company paid holidays
• paid time off (PTO)
• health coaching
• athletic trainers
• employee assistance programs
• onsite health services

The Front-Line Supervisor, Outside Machinist is a leadership role responsible for supporting the Outside Machinist on all shifts. The Responsibilities also include supervising safe ship operations during sea trials. The Outside Machinist Supervisor will direct the activities of Department 09 mechanics and coordinate activities with multiple trades including pipe, machinery, electrical, and vent. All tasks are planned and executed with safety as the highest priority. The Outside Machinist Supervisor reports to the Trade Superintendent. Operating under the BIW Business Operating System (BOS), the Front Line Supervisor, Outside Machinist ensures compliance with safety, quality, and performance standards while coordinating with other key stakeholders to meet overall milestones.

Key Responsibilities

Safety Leadership

• Champion BIW safety culture and enforce all safety standards and procedures across operations.
• Ensure proper PPE use, hazard awareness, and adherence to safe work practices.
• Support safety training and continuous improvement in workplace safety performance.

Project Execution

• Monitor the quality of work performed; ensure first-time quality through proper oversight and training.
• Support Plan of the Week (POW) execution and coordinate with area management to align resources with operational needs.
• Track the status of assigned Preventative Maintenance (PM) workloads and work orders completion status to enable intervention for planned downtime (and reduce unplanned outages).

Operational Management

• Familiar with activation and operation of Ships HM&E systems to include but not limited to: Propulsion systems, Distributed Sea water cooling systems, High and Low Air systems, Gas Turbine and Diesel engines, and fuel and oil storage, service, and purification systems.
• Participate in efforts to improve efficiency and optimization.
• Provide technical guidance and support to mechanics.
• Ensure accountability of task and goal completion.
• Support Outside Machinist metric(s) and established goals.
• Understand, support, and administer the union labor contract.
• Use electronic time accounting system (WFM) to maintain employees time, overtime, and work order charges daily.

Mentoring & Team Development

• Mentor mechanics by developing their technical knowledge and ability to execute daily objectives.
• Ensure procedures and process controls are well-documented and communicated to the personnel charged with executing the tasks.
• Promote continuous learning and skills development for mechanics.

Continuous Improvement

• Participate in Business Operating System (BOS) principles and productivity enhancements.
• Focus on the quality of trades workmanship to ensure quality standards.
• Incorporate the Plan-Do-Check-Act model to ensure sustainment of the improvements established.

Responsibilities

Required:

High School Diploma or GED

Preferred: Graduate Apprentice

Qualifications

Required:

Minimum of1 year experience in machinery related field

Solid understanding of shipbuilding

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Demonstrated ability to effectively manage conflict

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities

Preferred:

Previous supervisory experience

Previous experience in main propulsion and shafting installation,auxiliary installation, and/or weapon installation

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General Dynamics Bath Iron Works is a full service shipyard specializing in the design, building and support of complex surface combatants for the U.S. Navy.