Machinist Shop Lead

John H. Carter Company, Inc.

5h•Onsite

About The Position

The Machinist Shop Lead is responsible for the safe management of personnel performing machining and welding processes. This role involves developing and overseeing planning and scheduling for machine shop activities, including staffing requirements, and ensuring that machinists and welders are trained and qualified according to customer and company standards. Key duties include maintaining various types of machinery, reviewing customer contractual requirements, and collaborating with the HSE Coordinator and Quality Assurance Manager to ensure compliance with safety and quality procedures. The Lead will also work with the Operations Manager and General Manager to establish operating budgets, develop and implement quality and safety metrics, conduct job reviews, and participate in planning meetings. Additional responsibilities include assisting the customer service team with quotations and billing, coordinating with purchasing for materials, ensuring accurate timesheets, attending production meetings, supporting the accounting department, upholding customer commitment standards, supporting product principals, managing after-hour and weekend on-call rotations, and fostering strong internal and external relationships. Travel is required as applicable.

Requirements

High School or equivalent
Minimum 10+ years of supervisory experience
IF no supervisory experience, then 10+ years of Machining and/or valve service experience is required
Demonstrated ability to lead others in their daily routines
TWIC, OSHA Safety, and other statutory or regulatory certifications
Strong Mechanical Aptitude
Tenacious
Professionally Articulate
Capable of reading Equipment & Process Specification documents
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word
Professional in appearance and actions
Demonstrated ability to read, write and verbalize in a professional, organized manner
Highly inquisitive about industrial process industry
Demonstrated success in dealing with personnel issues
Demonstrate and maintain the mental acuity required to effectively manage a Field Services business in an efficient and timely manner while maintaining a safe and productive environment
Successful in interfacing with customers, internal and external
Demonstrated problem solving abilities
Self-Starter and Self-Directed

Nice To Haves

Technical/Trade School preferred
A thorough understanding of small and large-scale turnaround processes is preferred

Responsibilities

Safely manage personnel as applicable who perform machining and welding processes
Develop and oversee planning and scheduling for Machine shop activities including advance staffing requirements.
Ensure Machinist/Welders assigned to projects are trained and or qualified to the task and customer safety and technical requirements in addition to the company quality assurance program
Responsible for maintaining the following machines: milling machine, VTL, drill press, surface grinder, horizontal mill, broach, key seating machine, OD grinder, manual lathes, honing tools, band and cut-off saw, and Lap Master.
Responsible for periodic review of customer contractual requirements for machining/welding services to ensure this information is effectively transferred to the technicians.
Works in conjunction with the company HSE Coordinator to maintain current information required for Machinists/Welding personnel in ISNetworld, PICS, PEC, etc.
Works in conjunction with the company Quality Assurance Manager to verify all quality control procedure requirements are followed for Machining and Welding services up to and including site quality audits.
Works in concert with the Operations Manager to establish an operating budget for service personnel, equipment and supply needs in conjunction with the General Manager to meet the demands of a growing service business in the most efficient and effective manner.
Develop and implement quality and safety metrics that gauge the effectiveness of our field services performance (safety, quality, and customer satisfaction) and reported on a scheduled frequency.
Conduct and or coordinate job reviews as needed to develop comprehensive job scopes and manpower plans.
Attends pre-turnaround and post-turnaround planning meetings as applicable.
Participates with the customer service team (Repair Coordinators) to complete quotations for service opportunities and post-job billing preparation
Works in conjunction with purchasing for sourcing materials, supplies, and subcontract services as applicable for Machining/Welding activities.
Ensures time sheets prepared during field services and time clock entries for shop services are accurate, approved by the customer, received at the home facility, and entered at the agreed upon timeframe
Attends the all daily production meetings to report and stay abreast of overall Machining/Welding services activities.
Ensures that Machinists and Welders are properly trained so as to contribute efficiently and productively to the John H Carter organization
Supports JHC accounting department with problem invoices and general customer account information
Understands and ensures that the JHC TCC (Total Customer Commitment) standards are upheld at all times
Works closely with and supports the JHC product principals when required to do so
Manages and enforces the after-hour and weekend ‘On-Call’ rotation in conjunction with other shop supervision
Actively and enthusiastically supports JHC colleagues at all times
Builds and cultivates solid relationships – internally and externally
Travels when required and applicable