Inside Machinist Supervisor
OceaneeringAbout the role
Oceaneering’s Marine Services Division (MSD) in Chesapeake, VA is seeking a highly skilled Inside Machinist Supervisor to oversee the daily operations of our machine shop. We are a precision manufacturing company specializing in medium-sized, complex, and mission-critical components. Our work is non-repetitive, high-tolerance, and often governed by stringent technical and quality standards. This role requires a hands-on leader with deep technical expertise, strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage a dynamic, high-stakes environment. This role may require overtime.
Supervise and coordinate daily production assignments, ensuring machinists are properly guided and supported in executing complex, non-repeatable machining tasks.
Lead the creation, editing, and optimization of CNC programs for both lathe and mill operations using G-code and CAM platforms (e.g., Mastercam, Fusion 360, or equivalent), tailored to unique component geometries and material specifications.
Validate CNC programs through first-article inspections, ensuring dimensional accuracy, repeatability, and compliance with engineering drawings, MIL-STDs, and SUBSAFE/SOC requirements.
Oversee the setup and proper utilization of CNC and manual machines, ensuring tooling, fixturing, and work-holding strategies are appropriate for the task and aligned with best practices.
Instruct, train, and mentor machinists in advanced machining techniques, CNC programming fundamentals, machine setup, and precision measurement methods.
Monitor and troubleshoot machining operations, providing hands-on technical support to resolve issues related to tooling, feeds/speeds, surface finish, and tolerance stack-ups.
Schedule, prioritize, and control shop production tasks and projects to meet deadlines while optimizing manpower and machine utilization.
Ensure efficient use of labor and materials, maintaining accountability for man-hour expenditures and minimizing waste.
Recommend and implement improvements in machinery, equipment, tooling, and production methods to enhance quality, safety, and throughput.
Review and approve Technical Work Document packages (REC, CWP, TGI) before job release, ensuring full scope coverage and identifying special reference readings for system reinstallation or certification.
Audit completed Technical Work Document packages to verify all requirements and objective quality evidence (OQE) are met; sign Re-Entry Control (REC) documentation per OII-MSD Quality Assurance Manual.
Ensure accurate and timely completion of production documentation, including time reporting, QA inspection records, and material purchase requests.
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