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Job Title: Production Supervisor First-Shift CNC Operations Job Description
This role oversees first-shift CNC machining operations, providing hands-on technical guidance and leadership to a team of machinists and operators. The Production Supervisor ensures efficient, high-quality production across a variety of materials and CNC equipment, with a strong focus on problem-solving, cycle-time improvement, and process optimization in a high-mix machining environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead and supervise first-shift CNC machining operations, ensuring production goals, quality standards, and safety requirements are consistently met.
- Manage and mentor a team of approximately 78 CNC machinists, machine operators, setup machinists, and CNC programmers/operators.
- Provide hands-on support with CNC setup and operation, including troubleshooting machining processes and equipment issues.
- Apply G-code knowledge, speeds and feeds, and tooling selection and adjustment to optimize machining performance and part quality.
- Diagnose and resolve recurring machine and process problems, working directly with machinists to troubleshoot complex issues.
- Drive cycle-time and throughput improvements in a high-mix production environment by refining processes and workflows.
- Identify opportunities to improve tooling, optimize speeds and feeds, and reduce scrap and rework.
- Ensure tight-tolerance machining requirements are met across diverse materials and specialty alloys.
- Collaborate closely with manufacturing engineering and other technical teams to enhance processes and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
- Support CNC maintenance and troubleshooting needs beyond basic machining issues to keep equipment running reliably.
- Maintain a culture of accountability, technical excellence, and proactive problem-solving within the production team.
- Monitor production performance metrics and use data to guide decisions that improve efficiency and quality.
Essential Skills
- Meaningful hands-on CNC machining expertise, including setup, operation, and troubleshooting.
- Strong working knowledge of G-code, speeds and feeds, tooling selection and adjustment, and machining process troubleshooting.
- Demonstrated experience in cycle-time and process improvement within CNC machining operations.
- Approximately 46+ years of supervisory or leadership experience in a nonentry-level production environment.
- Proven track record managing CNC machinists, machine operators, setup machinists, CNC programmers/operators, or production machining teams.
- Comfort managing a team of roughly 78 direct reports in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.
- Experience with Swiss-type CNC turning equipment or highly transferable CNC turning experience.
- Hands-on machining experience across diverse metals and materials, including alloy steels, brass, Monel, nickel alloys, Hastelloy, and other specialty or hard-to-machine materials.
- Demonstrated problem-solving mentality with clear examples of fixing machining problems, reducing cycle times, improving tooling, optimizing speeds and feeds, and reducing scrap.
- Ability to work closely with machinists to troubleshoot complex machining and process issues rather than simply operating equipment at a basic level.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Direct experience with Star Swiss or similar Swiss-type CNC equipment.
- Background in medical device machining, aerospace machining, nuclear or power generation manufacturing, or precision machining environments.
- Experience working in tight-tolerance and high-performance alloy machining environments.
- Previous experience in a Machine Shop Supervisor or similar leadership role in machining.
- Bachelors degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering.
- Experience partnering with manufacturing engineering teams to implement process improvements and resolve technical challenges.
- Capability to perform CNC maintenance and troubleshooting beyond basic machining issues.
- Experience improving throughput and cycle times in high-mix production environments involving materials such as alloy steels, Monel, steel, carbon steel, and brass.
Work Environment
The role is based in a production machine shop environment, overseeing first-shift CNC operations in a high-mix, tight-tolerance setting. The team works with Swiss-type CNC equipment and other CNC machinery, machining a wide range of materials including alloy steels, brass, Monel, nickel alloys, Hastelloy, and other specialty, hard-to-machine metals. The environment emphasizes hands-on technical engagement, close collaboration with machinists and manufacturing engineering, and continuous improvement in throughput, cycle times, and quality. Typical attire is standard industrial shop wear appropriate for a machining and manufacturing facility, with a strong focus on safety and adherence to shop-floor procedures.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Hatfield, PA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $48.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Hatfield, PA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 10, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Hatfield,PA. About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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