Gas Turbine Rotor Supervisor

MD&A; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

MD&A in St. Louis seeks a GTR Supervisor to oversee Gas Turbine Rotor operations day-to-day, ensuring safe, on-time, and within-budget project execution in collaboration with the GTR Technician Team Leader.

You will supervise personnel, coordinate tooling and materials, review time entries, maintain schedules, and drive continuous improvement while ensuring compliance with quality and technical requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of directly related gas turbine rotor, turbine repair, heavy rotating equipment, or comparable power-generation experience
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, procedures, specifications, and work instructions
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple projects, priorities, manpower, and resources
• Strong understanding of safety, quality, and procedural compliance
• Strong organizational, communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Provide overall supervision and coordination of Gas Turbine Rotor (GTR) operations
• Work closely with the GTR Technician Team Leader to align manpower, priorities, and project execution
• Ensure work is performed and documented in accordance with approved procedures, drawings, quality requirements, and technical instructions
• Monitor project schedules, milestones, costs, labor hours, resource utilization, and on-time delivery
• Maintain the GTR project list and lead daily project cadence/status updates
• Coordinate tooling, equipment, materials, vendors, shipments, and other project requirements
• Review and approve employee time entry, attendance, overtime, and staffing needs
• Ensure personnel are properly trained and qualified for assigned work
• Provide direction to GTR engineering support and coordinate with Quality, Project Management, Operations, Shipping/Receiving, and other support functions
• Coordinate with other St. Louis divisions for machining, balancing, inspection, manpower, tooling, and other project support
• Identify and escalation safety, quality, technical, schedule, manpower, equipment, or cost concerns
• Support employee development, performance reviews, hiring, onboarding, coaching, and corrective actions
• Identify opportunities to improve workflow, reduce delays, and eliminate non-value-added activities
• Provide regular project and operational updates to the Director of Operations

Skills

Leadership

Project coordination

Safety and quality awareness

Reading technical drawings

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Budget awareness

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Business, Management, or related field (preferred)

Job description

Position Summary

The GTR Supervisor is responsible for the day-to-day supervision, coordination, and administrative oversight of Gas Turbine Rotor operations. This role works closely with the GTR Technician Team Leader to ensure projects are executed safely, efficiently, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with applicable quality and technical requirements.

Description

The GTR Supervisor is responsible for the day-to-day supervision, coordination, and administrative oversight of Gas Turbine Rotor operations. This role works closely with the GTR Technician Team Leader to ensure projects are executed safely, efficiently, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with applicable quality and technical requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide overall supervision and coordination of Gas Turbine Rotor (GTR) operations
• Work closely with the GTR Technician Team Leader to align manpower, priorities, and project execution
• Ensure work is performed and documented in accordance with approved procedures, drawings, quality requirements, and technical instructions
• Monitor project schedules, milestones, costs, labor hours, resource utilization, and on-time delivery
• Maintain the GTR project list and lead daily project cadence/status updates
• Coordinate tooling, equipment, materials, vendors, shipments, and other project requirements
• Review and approve employee time entry, attendance, overtime, and staffing needs
• Ensure personnel are properly trained and qualified for assigned work
• Provide direction to GTR engineering support and coordinate with Quality, Project Management, Operations, Shipping/Receiving, and other support functions
• Coordinate with other St. Louis divisions for machining, balancing, inspection, manpower, tooling, and other project support
• Identify and escalation safety, quality, technical, schedule, manpower, equipment, or cost concerns
• Support employee development, performance reviews, hiring, onboarding, coaching, and corrective actions
• Identify opportunities to improve workflow, reduce delays, and eliminate non-value-added activities
• Provide regular project and operational updates to the Director of Operations

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum 8 years of directly related gas turbine rotor, turbine repair, heavy rotating equipment, or comparable power-generation experience
• Strong knowledge of gas turbine rotor inspection, disassembly, assembly, precision measurement, rotor runout, and repair practices
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, procedures, specifications, and work instructions
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple projects, priorities, manpower, and resources
• Strong understanding of safety, quality, and procedural compliance
• Strong organizational, communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills
• Basic understanding of project costs, labor utilization, budgets, and financial performance

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Business, Management, or a related field preferred
• Significant directly related GTR experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• 10+ years of related GTR or heavy rotating equipment experience preferred
• Previous supervisory, leadership, or project coordination experience preferred