Supervisor Trainee, Machine Shop

Voith Group; York (York County); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Voith Group in York, PA is seeking a Supervisor Trainee for the Machine Shop to start on a structured leadership-development path.

Over approximately 6 to 12 months, you will gain on‑the‑job training and coaching to qualify for safely leading a 3rd shift, with progressive responsibility and hands‑on assignments in a dynamic shop environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent; technical training preferred.
• Experience or interest in manufacturing, machining, or related fields is desirable.
• Ability to learn machine shop processes, drawings, and quality requirements.

Responsibilities

• Participates in the Machine Shop Supervisor Development Program with training and coaching.
• Develops knowledge of machine shop workflows, drawings, CNC and G&M code concepts, GD&T, routings, and quality requirements.
• Demonstrates safety leadership by enforcing PPE, risk assessment, lockout/tagout, and hazard identification.

Skills

Leadership development

Strong technical aptitude

Coaching

Communication

Problem solving

Safety leadership

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Machining coursework/apprenticeship

Tools

CNC programming basics

GD&T fundamentals

Job description

About The Voith Group

The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 20,700 employees, sales of € 4,8 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.

Supervisor Trainee, Machine Shop

York, PA

Summary

The Machine Shop Supervisor Development is a structured leadership-development position for an individual with strong technical aptitude and a passion to grow into manufacturing supervision. Over approximately 6 to 12 months, the individual will gain progressively greater responsibility through on-the-job training, coaching, and practical assignments, with the goal of becoming qualified to safely and independently lead a 3rd shift in the machine shop.

Responsibilities

• Participates fully in the Machine Shop Supervisor Development Program, including required training, practical assignments, coaching sessions, progress reviews, and qualification gates.
• Develops working knowledge of machine shop workflow, machine capabilities, drawings, CNC and G&M code concepts, GD&T theory, routings, work-scope documentation, production priorities, and quality requirements.
• Demonstrates visible safety leadership by reinforcing PPE, risk assessment, lockout/tagout, stop-work authority, hazard identification, and incident-escalation expectations.
• Shadows experienced supervisors and progressively assumes responsibility for shift communication, turnover, manpower assignments, daily goals, production-status updates, and complete shift leadership.
• Coordinates with Production Planning, Quality, Maintenance, Manufacturing Engineering, Programming, Material Handling, and other support functions to ensure employees have the information, materials, tooling, programs, inspection requirements, and support needed.
• Monitors progress against shift priorities and responds to safety, quality, delivery, cost, staffing, equipment, and schedule concerns using fact-based problem solving and appropriate escalation.
• Practices employee coaching, two-way communication, recognition, conflict response, and reinforcement of attendance, conduct, safety, quality, and production expectations.
• Uses shop-floor management practices and department KPIs to demonstrate professionalism, fairness, confidentiality, accountability, initiative, and continued leadership growth.

Development Expectations

• Progresses from observation to assisted execution, supervised shift ownership, and independent shift leadership.
• Applies feedback and provides evidence of learning through demonstrated performance, completed assignments, and documented observations.
• Leads a scoped continuous-improvement assignment,
• Learn to ask disciplined questions, assess impact, involve the correct resources, assign ownership, and follow actions through completion.
• Completes monthly progress reviews and phase approval checkpoints with the assigned coach and program owner.
• Demonstrates readiness to lead a shift independently before final qualification.

Requirements

• Education: Minimum high school diploma or equivalent required. Technical education, apprenticeship training, machining coursework, or degree in a related field is preferred.
• Experience: Peer leadership experience is acceptable. Manufacturing, machining, maintenance, fabrication, quality, or other industrial experience is preferred.
• Technical aptitude and ability to learn machine shop processes, drawings, manufacturing documentation, quality requirements, and production systems.
• Demonstrated interest in developing as a people leader and accepting progressively greater responsibility.
• Ability to communicate clearly, listen actively, ask effective questions, and work constructively with employees and support functions.
• Ability to organize work, adjust priorities, solve problems, and remain composed during changing shop‑floor conditions.
• Willingness and ability to work various shift schedules for required training and future shift-supervision responsibilities.
• Basic computer skills and willingness to learn applicable business, production, and reporting systems.

Physical Requirements

• The employee is required to communicate in office and industrial manufacturing environments where noise levels may vary.
• The employee is frequently required to stand and walk for extended periods and may be required to reach, bend, stoop, crouch, or climb as appropriate for an industrial environment.
• The position requires close, distance, peripheral, and depth vision, as well as the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee may be required to lift objects up to 50 pounds and perform other tasks related to an industrial manufacturing environment.

Voith US Inc. is an EEO/AA/VEVRAA compliant Federal Contractor and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in the industry including people of color, LGBTQI+ community, women, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), Veterans, people of any age or family status. We embrace the competitive advantage that diversity brings and we strive to create a working environment that is inclusive of thought and talent.