Machine Shop Supervisor

Elemental Brands•Reno, NV

6d•$80,000 - $90,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Elemental Brands is seeking a highly skilled, hands-on Machine Shop Supervisor to lead their production team and help build high-performance custom lighting fixtures. This is a working supervisor role where the individual will be responsible for commissioning a new fabrication facility, including laser cutter, turret punch, press brake, CNC, welding, and painting facility. The role involves directly operating equipment, guiding designs to minimize scrap and maximize throughput, and hiring, training, mentoring, and working closely with a team of skilled machinists, fabricators, and painters. A strong emphasis is placed on championing a safe work environment, implementing rigid safety standards, machine guarding protocols, and PPE compliance.

Requirements

Minimum of three (3) to five (5) years of experience in a machine shop or metal fabrication environment required.
Minimum of two (2) years of direct supervisory experience required.
Strong working knowledge of sheet metal fabrication equipment, part sequencing, and design principles is required.
Familiarity with welding operations and surface/paint preparation standards (with a willingness to be hands-on in a paint booth environment).
Experience with modern MRP/ERP systems in a manufacturing environment.
MS Office (Word, Excel), FedEx, UPS, and USPS software systems.
Must possess mobility to work in a standard warehouse setting and work with and around a variety of equipment, parts, and inventory, to operate a motor vehicle.
Positions in this classification bend, stoop, kneel, reach, and climb to perform work.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Ability to learn extensive product lines, including basic product understanding of high-performance linear lighting, custom luminaire systems, light engines, low voltage installations, and power supplies.
Principles and practices of continuous improvement, ISO regulations a plus.

Responsibilities

Effectively coordinate and lead the manufacturing operations of customized LED components, light engines, and linear lighting fixtures.
Ensures workforce is following established procedures and work instructions across fabrication, welding, and paint operations.
Owns the sequencing of sheet metal fabrication processes, ensuring fixture designs align with shop capabilities and maximizing throughput.
Removes bottlenecks in day-to-day operations with viable solutions.
Qualitatively monitors workforce productivity.
Manage and maintain essential production consumables.
Order shop consumables such as filters, shop towels, welding supplies, etc to support the day-to-day operations in the machine shop and paint booth.
Support inter-site manufacturing efforts through active involvement at the San Dimas facility.
Audit and document manufacturing processes within the Reno and San Dimas machine shops and painting booths to standardize operations.
Provide direct, hands-on support in operating the machine shop and painting booth at the San Dimas location to support production demands.
Ensure all facilities operations align with corporate quality, safety, and efficiency benchmarks.
Acts as a hands-on "working supervisor," directly stepping in to operate machinery, fabricate parts, and weld components alongside the production team to meet daily output goals.
Actively performs hands-on surface preparation and operates paint booth equipment (including spraying and finishing) to maintain production schedules and ensure cosmetic standards are met.
Directly operates and troubleshoots machine shop and sheet metal equipment (e.g., press brakes, mills, saws) daily to support workflow and remove physical bottlenecks.
Recruits, hires, trains, evaluates, develops, coaches, and leads staff.
Progresses and enhances the working environment through employee engagement, results, and accountability.
Evaluates human capital and material resource requirements and provides recommendations and enhancements as needed or required.
Serves as a positive role model for department personnel in all aspects of conduct.
Maintains a strong floor presence and leads by example.
Coordinates efforts with Production Leadership, assisting with establishing priorities and sequences for manufacturing customized products.
Meets or exceeds planned production goals by utilizing production schedules and establishing priorities of the department.
Creates reports and provides feedback on productivity of the team and status of project schedules.
Provides input on productivity improvements and ensures that production schedules are met.
Ensures that product quality is met within the department in accordance with quality control and product development standards.
Evaluates the in-process raw material and finished goods (including customized extruded aluminum and sheet metal housings) for conformity to established standards and specifications.
Monitors product standards and is involved in discussing quality control programs for custom projects.
Reports the progress of the Machining/Fabrication team towards established quality goals and suggests improvements based on the data.
Collaborates with cross-functional departments to identify project milestones and critical areas of concern to ensure customer requirements are fulfilled in relation to quality and delivery.
Creates positive working relationships and involves others in working collectively toward achievement of departmental and company goals.
Communicates effectively on status of needed parts or anticipated future needs that are required to produce upcoming products to appropriate departments.
Promotes company goals, policies, processes, practices, and documentation for all customized products.
Ensures all personnel adhere to proper machine guarding, PPE usage, and safe chemical/material handling practices across machining, fabrication, welding, and painting operations.
Detects, corrects, and reports, as necessary, any unsafe work practices or unsafe violations of company rules and procedures.
Monitors production processes, adjusting schedules as needed.
Develops or revises standard operational and working practices.
Observes and corrects workers to ensure compliance with company standards and achievement of performance expectations.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life/AD&D, Short Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance (100% PAID by employer), available first of the month, following the date of hire
Company-matched 401(k) Plan, at 5%, no vesting schedule
Discretionary Time Off (DTO)
Parental Leave (PL)
Sick Time Off (STO)
Seven Paid Holidays
Pre-Tax Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) - $200 annual employer contribution
Career Development Plan Program
Discounted Corporate Gym Membership at South Reno Athletic Club
Tuition Assistance
Monthly Birthday Lunch Celebrations
Employee Discount
On-site Snacks and Beverages
Employee Referral Bonus Program