Production Supervisor at Fathom Mfg – Ham Lake, Minnesota
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About This Position
Dahlquist Machine
Dahlquist Machine by Fathom is the premier precision machining company in America with over 30 state-of-the-art CNC mills and lathes paired with over 50 years of industry experience. Centrally located in a northern suburb of Minneapolis, Dahlquist Machine produces high quality products with 100% on-time delivery, specializing in short to medium run quantities for high precision light metals, aluminum, and plastic parts.
Fathom Manufacturing
Fathom is one of the largest digital manufacturing platforms offering on-demand manufacturing in North America. With more than 90 large-platform industrial grade 3D printing machines and a national footprint with more than 500,000 square feet of manufacturing capacity across 12 facilities, Fathom seamlessly blends in house capabilities across plastic and metal additive technologies, CNC machining, injection molding & tooling, urethane casting, sheet metal fabrication, and design and engineering.
Position Summary:
The Shop Supervisor is responsible for day-to-day leadership of the production floor across turning, vertical milling, and horizontal milling. This role reports to the Shop Foreman and is accountable for executing the production schedule, assigning work, maintaining ERP accuracy, and leading the shop floor team.
This is not a working supervisor role. The focus is on people leadership, schedule execution, and technical problem resolution. The Shop Supervisor serves as the first line of technical authority on the floor and ensures work flows safely, on time, and to quality standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Scheduling & Execution
- Own daily and weekly production scheduling across all machining departments
- Assign work based on priority, machine availability, and operator capability
- Monitor work in process and adjust sequencing to remove bottlenecks and protect delivery
- Ensure jobs are fully staged with material, tooling, and documentation before release
- Communicate priorities and changes across Production, Quality, Programming, and Warehouse
- ERP Management
- Ensure all production transactions are accurate and completed in real time
- Review job quantities, run times, and labor reporting for accuracy
- Correct discrepancies before job closeout
- Maintain ERP integrity to support scheduling, costing, and delivery performance
- Technical Leadership
- Serve as primary technical resource for machining issues on the floor
- Diagnoseandresolveroutine machining problems including tooling, offsets,fixturing, surface finish, and dimensional issues
- Escalate complex issues to Programming or Shop Foreman as needed
- Coachmachinistsand operatorsto buildtechnical capability
- Partner with Programming on new job launches and process improvements
- Leadership & Team Management
- Lead machinists and operators across all departments
- Manage staffing, attendance, and shift coverage
- Provide clear expectations, coaching, and performance feedback
- Address performance and behavioral issues promptly
- Develop team capability through training and mentorship
- Drive accountability to safety, quality, and productivity standards
- Quality &Safety
- Monitor departmental performance and identify opportunities for process improvement.
- Standardizesetupdocumentation and best practices to improve repeatability and reduce variation between operators.
- Collaborate with leadership to improve tooling, fixtures, and programming standards.
- Support implementation of Lean initiatives and maintain documentation for setups and best practices.
- Ensure all safety policies and quality standards are consistently followed.
- Continuous Improvement
- Monitor key metrics including delivery, scrap, efficiency, and ERP accuracy
- Identify and drive improvement opportunities
- Support lean initiatives and standardization efforts
- Partner with leadership on tooling, fixturing, and process improvements
Qualifications/Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience in a CNC machining environment with knowledge of turning and milling operations
- 3+ years of experience in a supervisory or leadership role within manufacturing
- Strong working knowledge of ERP systems including production transactions and scheduling
- Proven technical troubleshooting ability across machining processes
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Proven ability to manage production schedules and competing priorities
- Proficiency in reading blueprints and understanding GD&T
- Strong attention to detail and organizational ability
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
- Commitment to quality, safety, and continuous improvement
Hours: 5:45 a.m. - 3:45 p.m. Monday - Thursday
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled