Machine Shop Supervisor

Primetals Technologies, Ltd.; Decatur (AL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Primetals Technologies USA, LLC seeks an experienced Machine Shop Supervisor for our Decatur, AL location. The role will lead a team of machinists and fabricators, prioritizing work, quoting jobs, and coordinating with department managers to meet production goals.

The ideal candidate has a background in machining with 1+ year of experience and a strong focus on safety and quality. The position involves maintaining documentation, enforcing procedures, and driving continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma.
• Minimum of 1 year machining experience, preferred 2 to 5 years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize and assign work within the department to ensure timely, cost-effective, quality results.
• Quote machining and fabrication jobs for external customers.
• Schedule and prioritize machining activities to support the caster repair department.
• Maintain formal internal and external interface.
• Ensure EH&S and Quality objectives are met in the department.
• Manage a team of hourly machinists and fabricators, including coaching, performance reviews, and hiring decisions.
• Support effective team communications and enforce company procedures.
• Ensure completion of operation documentation and safety records for the group.

Skills

Team leadership

Machining experience

Quality & EH&S

Communication

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Hand tools

Gauges

Micrometers

Job description

Primetals Technologies USA, LLC is a leading partner for engineering, plant construction and lifecycle services in the metal industry. We provide innovative and practical solutions to support our customers with long-term sustainability goals and their increased competitiveness. We believe the technical and economic know-how and of our employees is the key success factor of our company.

Our engineers apply their expertise and use our technologies to create, design and install complex technological products and plant solutions for the metals industry. Our manufacturing teams build products our customers depend on for producing steel plants, and our service teams are ensuring that our customers are operating at the highest level.

Come join the 7,000 employees worldwide working at Primetals Technologies, a Group Company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

We are looking to hire an experienced Machine Shop Supervisor at our Decatur, AL location.

Applicants must pass a pre-employment physical exam and drug screen and have a valid driver’s license.

Classification and base pay rate will be dependent upon skillset and prior experience.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Prioritize and assign work within the department, ensuring projects are completed timely, cost effectively and within quality standards.
• Quote machining and fabrication jobs for external customers.
• Work with local department managers to schedule and prioritize machining and fabrication activities in support of the caster repair department.
• Maintain and provide a formal interface internally and externally.
• Ensure EH&S and Quality objectives are reached and maintained in the department.
• Manage a team of hourly machinists and fabricators, including training, coaching, development activities, performance reviews, merit planning, corrective actions, hiring and termination decisions.
• Support and enable effective communications among the team.
• Enforce Company procedures and policies.
• Ensure completion of operational documentation for assigned group, such as travelers, map sheets, job router, work requests to other departments, etc.
• Ensure completion of safety documentation for assigned group, such as first reports of injury, environmental mishaps, JSA’s, etc.

Education/Experience/Skills/Knowledge

• High School Diploma
• Minimum of 1 year machining experience, preferred 2 to 5 years of related experience

Physical Requirements

• Work performed at ground level and at heights.

• Frequent: walking, standing, reaching, grasping, pushing, pulling, lifting and carrying up to 20 lbs.
• Occasional: climbing, kneeling, crouching, lifting and carrying up to 30–50 lbs.

Tools & Equipment Used

• Hand, pneumatic, and hydraulic tools
• Indicators, gauges, micrometers, and other precision measuring instruments

Primetals Technologies offers a full range of benefits starting with first day of employment. If you want to learn more about Primetals Technologies, visit our website! At Primetals Technologies, we value difference for the benefit of our Employees, our Customers and our Community. Primetals Technologies is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.