CNC MACHINING SUPERVISOR

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world. 

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Job Overview

 

 

Supervise and lead a team of CNC machinists, setup technicians, and apprentices to ensure daily production targets, quality standards, and safety requirements are met.

 

Job Requirements

 

Supervise and lead a team of CNC machinists, setup technicians, and apprentices to ensure daily production targets, quality standards, and safety requirements are met.

• Plan, assign, and prioritize work orders, machine schedules, and labor resources to optimize throughput and minimize downtime.
• Serve as the technical escalation point for complex machining, programming, tooling, and quality issues.
• Review and approve CNC programs, setups, and first-article inspections before release to production.
• Monitor production performance, scrap rates, rework, and machine utilization; implement corrective actions as needed.
• Coordinate with engineering to support new product introductions (NPI), process development, tooling validation, and production readiness.
• Ensure compliance with quality systems, GD&T interpretation, and inspection requirements; partner with Quality on root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on cycle time reduction, tooling optimization, cost savings, and process standardization.
• Develop, document, and enforce standard operating procedures (SOPs), setup sheets, and best practices.
• Train, mentor, and evaluate machinists; provide coaching, technical guidance, and performance feedback.
• Participate in hiring, onboarding, skills assessments, and succession planning for the machining team.
• Ensure machines, tooling, and fixtures are maintained properly; coordinate preventive maintenance and repairs with maintenance teams.
• Enforce safety policies, conduct safety audits, and lead incident investigations and corrective actions.
• Communicate production status, risks, and resource needs to management and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Support inventory management of tooling, inserts, gauges, and consumables to ensure availability and cost control.
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What your background should look like

 

• 7+ years of experience in a lead, supervisory, or team-lead capacity within a CNC machining environment.
• Strong leadership, communication, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to balance hands-on machining with supervisory and administrative responsibilities.
• Experience with production planning, labor scheduling, and KPI tracking.
• Familiarity with lean manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, or continuous improvement methodologies preferred.
• Basic computer proficiency for reporting, documentation, and ERP/MES systems.
• Demonstrated ability to drive accountability, quality, and safety culture on the shop floor.

 

Competencies

SET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)

ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY

TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more.

Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

 

COMPENSATION
•    Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $88,000-  $132,000 (subject to change dependent on physical location)
•    Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. TE Connectivity reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualification of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.
•    Total Compensation = Base Salary + Incentive(s) + Benefits

BENEFITS
•    A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), disability, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan