CNC MACHINING SUPERVISOR

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

Job Description : Job Overview

Supervise and lead a team of CNC machinists, setup technicians, and apprentices to ensure daily production targets, quality standards, and safety requirements are met.

Job Requirements

Supervise and lead a team of CNC machinists, setup technicians, and apprentices to ensure daily production targets, quality standards, and safety requirements are met.

Plan, assign, and prioritize work orders, machine schedules, and labor resources to optimize throughput and minimize downtime.

Serve as the technical escalation point for complex machining, programming, tooling, and quality issues.

Review and approve CNC programs, setups, and first-article inspections before release to production.

Monitor production performance, scrap rates, rework, and machine utilization; implement corrective actions as needed.

Coordinate with engineering to support new product introductions (NPI), process development, tooling validation, and production readiness.

Ensure compliance with quality systems, GD&T interpretation, and inspection requirements; partner with Quality on root cause analysis and corrective actions.

Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on cycle time reduction, tooling optimization, cost savings, and process standardization.

Develop, document, and enforce standard operating procedures (SOPs), setup sheets, and best practices.

Train, mentor, and evaluate machinists; provide coaching, technical guidance, and performance feedback.

Participate in hiring, onboarding, skills assessments, and succession planning for the machining team.

Ensure machines, tooling, and fixtures are maintained properly; coordinate preventive maintenance and repairs with maintenance teams.

Enforce safety policies, conduct safety audits, and lead incident investigations and corrective actions.

Communicate production status, risks, and resource needs to management and cross-functional stakeholders.

Support inventory management of tooling, inserts, gauges, and consumables to ensure availability and cost control.

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What your background should look like

7+ years of experience in a lead, supervisory, or team-lead capacity within a CNC machining environment.

Strong leadership, communication, and conflict-resolution skills.

Ability to balance hands-on machining with supervisory and administrative responsibilities.

Experience with production planning, labor scheduling, and KPI tracking.

Familiarity with lean manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, or continuous improvement methodologies preferred.

Basic computer proficiency for reporting, documentation, and ERP / MES systems.

Demonstrated ability to drive accountability, quality, and safety culture on the shop floor.

Competencies

SET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)

ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY

TE Connectivity plc (NYSE : TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more.

Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

COMPENSATION

Competitive base salary commensurate with experience : $88,000- $132,000 (subject to change dependent on physical location)

Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. TE Connectivity reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience / qualification of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.

Total Compensation = Base Salary + Incentive(s) + Benefits

BENEFITS

A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), disability, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and voluntary benefits.

EOE, Including Disability / Vets

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