Deputy Manufacturing Supervisor

sigil partnersDayton, OHSenior L5

Manufacturing Engineers Industrial Production Managers First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Machine Shops All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing Precision Turned Product Manufacturing

About the Company: Our company produces complex, mission-critical machined parts for power generation, aerospace, defense, and oil & gas. The Cincinnati site is scaling fast — power-generation demand is already up roughly 4x heading into Q1, with more growth expected through 2028.

About the Role: We need a hands-on manufacturing engineering supervisor who can run jobs end-to-end and keep the engineering function moving when the senior manager is unavailable. This is not a desk-only methods role. You will program, design fixtures, set tool paths, release work through gate reviews, and be the first call when a machine or NPI is in trouble. You report directly to the Senior Manufacturing Engineering Manager and work across machining, quality, and operations.

Responsibilities:

Full-project manufacturing engineering: NX CAM programming, fixture design, tooling, work instructions, and process prove-out
Large-part machining support — multi-axis milling and large horizontal boring mills (parts up to ~68" diameter)
New product introduction and optimization of long-running legacy programs with newer tooling and better tool paths
Daily prioritization of engineering work, shop support, and urgent troubleshooting
Gate reviews with engineering, methods, and quality before jobs hit the floor
Acting coverage for the Senior Manager during planned absence (first week of transition on-site; manager remains reachable by phone/Teams after that)
Collaboration with sister sites when resources need to be borrowed or shared

Qualifications: Bachelor’s in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering — or equivalent practical experience. Shop-plus-CAM background will beat a degree with no machine time.

Required Skills:

Strong NX CAD/CAM programming experience (tool paths and process, not modeling-only)
Hands-on CNC / metalworking background — shop-floor origin is a plus
Proven ability to take a job from print to production without a specialist sitting next to you
Experience with large, complex metal parts and multi-axis or horizontal boring work
Ability to work on-site, first shift, ~50-hour weeks, with occasional weekend coverage for urgent issues
Comfort leading work and people in a lean team (no dedicated methods or applications engineers today)

Preferred Skills:

Started as a machinist or programmer and moved into engineering
Power generation / industrial gas turbine or similar energy-component experienceNPI experience in a high-mix, low-to-medium volume shop
Track record improving old programs for cycle time, tool life, or scrap
Lean / continuous-improvement and clear process documentation habits
Willingness to relocate to the Cincinnati metro if not already local

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Level

Senior L5

Location

Dayton, OH

Occupation

Manufacturing Engineers

Industry

Machine Shops

Posted

10 days ago

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