Gas Turbine Rotor Supervisor

Mechanical-Dynamics-; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mechanical-Dynamics- in St. Louis, MO seeks a GTR Supervisor to oversee daily Gas Turbine Rotor operations, coordinating with the Technician Team Leader to keep projects safe, on schedule, and within budget.

This role requires extensive rotor experience, ability to read technical drawings, manage personnel, and drive continuous improvements across safety, quality, and cost. Join a team focused on precision, reliability, and collaboration across divisions to deliver complex rotor repairs and

Qualifications

• Requires 8+ years of direct gas turbine rotor, turbine repair, heavy rotating equipment, or similar power-generation experience.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, procedures, specifications, and work instructions.
• Strong coordination of multiple projects, priorities, manpower, and resources.
• Commitment to safety, quality, and procedural compliance.
• Excellent organizational, communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Basic understanding of project costs, labor utilization, budgets, and financial performance.

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 elevate 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 compliance

Reading technical drawings

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Engineering Technology/Business/Management or related field

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

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.

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 elevate 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