Machining Supervisor - 4x10-Hour Shift + Voluntary OT

  • Precision Resource
  • Vernon Hills, Illinois
  • Full Time

Precision Resource seeks a Supervisor for our Press Machining team to join our well-established Vernon Hills, Illinois manufacturing division. We're approximately 30 miles north of Chicago and 30 miles south of Kenosha, Wisconsin. We're a small-medium sized division of our solid, privately held, global company that innovates and manufactures a high volume of metal parts for automotive, aerospace, hardware and other industries. Our proven quality and safety are driven through our ISO 14001, QMS and IATF registered processes.

You'll Have

  • 1st shift, 4-day 10-hour schedule Mon-Thur plus some Friday overtime availability.
  • Generous PTO supporting our work-life balance culture.
  • Growth opportunities.
  • Good compensation package with annual bonus potential, attractive benefits including 401k match with full vesting, and Tuition Reimbursement.
  • Stable foundation and supportive environment to grow your career and be involved with innovative ideas.
  • Collaborative and highly skilled cross-functional team.
  • Approachable, positive, knowledgeable leaders across all departments.
  • Smaller company culture with the best features of belonging to a larger global company in technical industries.

To learn more, visit www.precisionresource.com/careers/

Summary

Oversee the Pressroom team's safety, product quality and production levels to assure company standards and goals are achieved.

Essential Duties

  • Supervise all hydraulic and mechanical conventional press machining team's manufacturing activities.
  • Attend production meetings. Schedule, prioritize and coordinate all pressroom activities to fulfill sales orders on time with high quality parts.
  • Coordinate support functions and remove obstacles to ensure continuous press operation.
  • Audit standard work and ensure corrective actions are followed through to completion.
  • Monitor pressroom product quality and coordinate resources to resolve issues.
  • Study production efficiency reports and implement corrective actions. Share daily performance reports with employees to promote participation in optimization efforts.
  • Work closely with Toolroom and Engineering Departments to prioritize and troubleshoot tooling needs, oversee new tool trials, document and provide feedback on tool performance, adjustments, and press parameters.
  • Train and monitor employee ERP usage for accurate production and timekeeping data.
  • Collaborate daily with 2nd shift Pressroom Lead.
  • Ensure effective employee relations and resolve issues timely.
  • Coach, give constructive feedback, identify training needs and facilitate skill development.
  • Prepare and conduct constructive employee performance evaluations.
  • Participate in continuous improvement efforts to optimize press team's performance
  • Ensure continuous Safety compliance including but not limited to housekeeping at all times.

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or equivalent plus at least 3 years' experience set-up and operation of production machines. Technical school ideal.
  • Strong knowledge of manufacturing methods and systems, especially operation of complex production machines, ideally conventional presses.
  • Machine set up and basic troubleshooting skills. Hydraulics knowledge ideal.
  • Some leadership experience ideal or proven potential and desire for leading production teams.
  • Knowledge of production scheduling and shop operations.
  • Strong math, blueprint reading, and use of inspection tool abilities.
  • Working knowledge of basic metal forming processes, and ideally machine shop theory.
  • Excellent analysis and problem-solving skills.
  • Approachable with strong communication skills, especially listening, understanding, interpreting and explaining technical information. Able to read and write English. Bilingual Spanish ideal.
  • High energy with ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities and easily adapt to changing situations.
  • Knowledge of ISO 9001
  • Knowledge of OSHA regulations and safety procedures.
  • Experience with ERP systems and basic Word, Excel and Outlook.
  • Self-motivated and humble but confident, with a desire to learn and continuously improve performance.
  • Achieve goals at $25-$35 hourly plus bonus potential and annual pay increases.

Precision Resource is an equal opportunity employer, D/V.

Job ID: 488583745
Originally Posted on: 8/8/2025

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