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Job Title: Machine Shop Supervisor
Job ID: 704
Location: Melbourne, FL
Department: Manufacturing Operations
Reports To: Machine Shop Manager
Job Type: Full Time
Summary:
At APTIV Interconnect, we foster a dynamic, inclusive environment that thrives on collaboration and continuous growth. As our Machine Shop Supervisor, you are responsible for leading day-to-day machining operations, guiding a team of skilled machinists and operators, and ensuring high-precision component production meets strict safety, quality, and delivery standards.
Leadership & Core Responsibilities
Strategic Ownership
- Production Performance: Direct daily machine shop shift operations to ensure production schedules, setup times, and output targets are met while maintaining strict quality and customer delivery standards.
- ERP & Timecard Reconciliation: Accountable for daily audit and reconciliation of operator ERP labor hours against timecard records to ensure accurate labor tracking and reduce cost variances.
- Tier Boards & Visual Management: Maintain mandatory Tier board meetings on weekend shifts-matching weekday standards-to track cell performance, identify headcount and resource gaps, drive continuous improvement, and ensure seamless pass-down notes between cell leads across shifts.
- Continuous Improvement: Monitor daily shift KPIs (OEE, scrap, downtime) and implement immediate, localized countermeasures to keep production on track.
Team Leadership & Technical Execution
- Technology Implementation: Lead the floor-level rollout and adoption of new machining technologies, tooling, and automated processes to improve shift productivity and precision.
- Continuous Improvement: Monitor daily shift KPIs (OEE, scrap, downtime) and implement immediate, localized countermeasures to keep production on track.
- Quality & Accountability: Enforce strict individual accountability for part quality across all shifts, ensuring every machinist performs required metrology inspections and executes proper first-piece buy-offs before running production. Foster an open shop floor culture where employees are expected and comfortable to ask questions immediately whenever in doubt.
- Safety & Compliance: Enforce daily safety protocols, conduct floor safety audits, immediately address hazards, and lead shift-level incident investigations and corrective actions.
- Performance Management: Provide real-time coaching, conduct regular performance check-ins, and address skill gaps or behavioral issues directly on the floor.
- Cross-Functional Partnership: Work directly with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Control, Maintenance, and Toolroom teams to resolve daily floor bottlenecks and keep machines running.
- Team Communication: Lead daily shift-change huddles and pass-down logs to ensure seamless handoffs, clear priorities, and transparent operational updates.
Position Requirements
Education & Technical Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering is preferred
- Experience: 7+ years of experience in machine shop environment or 5+ years of experience as Process Engineer (or similar position) in manufacturing environment.
- CAMWORKS experience a plus
- Industry Domain: Aerospace/Defense manufacturing.
- Regulatory Compliance: Current ITAR compliance training and strict adherence required.
Certifications & Competencies
- Certifications: 7+ years of experience in machine shop environment or 5+ years of experience as Process Engineer (or similar position) in manufacturing environment.
- Systems Proficiency: Google Workspace, SmartView, ADP
- Core Competencies: Strategic planning, executive reporting, cross-functional collaboration,Strong documentation/record keeping skills, Advanced blueprint reading, metrology and inspection skills required
EEO Statement
Aptiv is an Equal Opportunity Employer (Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities). We adhere to all federal, state, and local laws governing non-discrimination and strictly prohibit workplace harassment of any kind.