# Market evidence report — machine-operator-supervisor

Source: **41 real job ads** (JSearch API, countries: us 40, gb 1), extracted into the MSSQL evidence store; as of 2026-07-15.
This report contains extracted, aggregated facts only — no ad text is
reproduced (copyright / platform terms).

## Seniority distribution

| Seniority | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| mid | 31 | 76 % |
| lead | 9 | 22 % |
| senior | 1 | 2 % |

## Tools — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Excel | 8 | 20 % |
| 2 | Microsoft Office | 8 | 20 % |
| 3 | Microsoft Word | 7 | 17 % |
| 4 | Mastercam | 5 | 12 % |
| 5 | Microsoft Outlook | 5 | 12 % |
| 6 | ERP systems | 4 | 10 % |
| 7 | plasma table | 3 | 7 % |

## Hard skills — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cnc programming | 15 | 37 % |
| 2 | cnc machining | 14 | 34 % |
| 3 | blueprint reading | 11 | 27 % |
| 4 | production scheduling | 11 | 27 % |
| 5 | machining | 10 | 24 % |
| 6 | quality control | 8 | 20 % |
| 7 | production planning | 7 | 17 % |
| 8 | technical troubleshooting | 7 | 17 % |
| 9 | manual machining | 6 | 15 % |
| 10 | cnc operation | 5 | 12 % |
| 11 | performance evaluation | 4 | 10 % |
| 12 | preventive maintenance | 4 | 10 % |
| 13 | programming | 4 | 10 % |
| 14 | tooling design | 4 | 10 % |
| 15 | troubleshooting | 4 | 10 % |
| 16 | cnc setup | 3 | 7 % |
| 17 | fabrication | 3 | 7 % |
| 18 | gd&t application | 3 | 7 % |
| 19 | gd&t interpretation | 3 | 7 % |
| 20 | helium leak detection | 3 | 7 % |
| 21 | manual milling | 3 | 7 % |
| 22 | manufacturing planning | 3 | 7 % |
| 23 | performance management | 3 | 7 % |
| 24 | program editing | 3 | 7 % |
| 25 | quality assurance | 3 | 7 % |
| 26 | technical leadership | 3 | 7 % |
| 27 | workflow coordination | 3 | 7 % |
| 28 | workload management | 3 | 7 % |

## Methods — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | continuous improvement | 9 | 22 % |
| 2 | continuous improvement initiatives | 8 | 20 % |
| 3 | lean manufacturing | 6 | 15 % |
| 4 | preventive maintenance | 4 | 10 % |
| 5 | 6S methodology | 3 | 7 % |

## Responsibilities — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | machinist supervision | 7 | 17 % |
| 2 | quality control | 5 | 12 % |
| 3 | safety enforcement | 5 | 12 % |
| 4 | equipment maintenance | 4 | 10 % |
| 5 | machine shop supervision | 4 | 10 % |
| 6 | record keeping | 4 | 10 % |
| 7 | schedule management | 4 | 10 % |
| 8 | team leadership | 4 | 10 % |
| 9 | team supervision | 4 | 10 % |
| 10 | cnc program writing | 3 | 7 % |
| 11 | employee training | 3 | 7 % |
| 12 | material coordination | 3 | 7 % |
| 13 | procedure development | 3 | 7 % |
| 14 | production monitoring | 3 | 7 % |
| 15 | production schedule management | 3 | 7 % |
| 16 | shop workflow planning | 3 | 7 % |
| 17 | task delegation | 3 | 7 % |
| 18 | work assignment | 3 | 7 % |

## Regional breakdown

> **Corpus note:** 41 relevant ads in total — below the 100-ad target for a fully reliable ranking. Percentages above should be read as indicative.

### US (us)

40 ads.

**Top hard skills:**

- cnc machining — 35 % (14 ads)
- cnc programming — 35 % (14 ads)
- blueprint reading — 28 % (11 ads)
- machining — 25 % (10 ads)
- production scheduling — 25 % (10 ads)
- quality control — 20 % (8 ads)
- production planning — 18 % (7 ads)
- technical troubleshooting — 18 % (7 ads)
- manual machining — 15 % (6 ads)
- cnc operation — 12 % (5 ads)

**Top tools:**

- Microsoft Excel — 20 % (8 ads)
- Microsoft Office — 20 % (8 ads)
- Microsoft Word — 18 % (7 ads)
- Mastercam — 12 % (5 ads)
- Microsoft Outlook — 12 % (5 ads)
- ERP systems — 10 % (4 ads)
- plasma table — 8 % (3 ads)
- ERP software — 5 % (2 ads)
- GibbsCAM — 5 % (2 ads)
- Haas TL-1 lathe — 5 % (2 ads)

**Seniority:** mid 75 % · lead 22 % · senior 2 %

### UK (gb)

**Insufficient evidence** — 1 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.

### EU/DACH (de, at, ch, nl)

**Insufficient evidence** — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.


## Job title variants in the market

| Title | Ads |
|---|---|
| Machine Shop Supervisor | 15 |
| Machine Shop Supervisor (2nd shift) | 4 |
| CNC Machine Shop Supervisor - Aerospace Manufacturing | 2 |
| CNC Machine Shop Supervisor (MasterCAM) | 2 |
| CNC Machine Shop Supervisor | 1 |
| CNC Machine Shop Supervisor - 2nd Shift | 1 |
| CNC Machine Shop Supervisor (Mazak/GibbsCAM) | 1 |
| CNC Shop Supervisor 1st Shift | 1 |
| CNC Supervisor | 1 |
| Machine Shop Supervisor - Day Shift | 1 |
| Machine Shop Supervisor 2nd shift | 1 |
| Machine Shop Supervisor- 2nd Shift | 1 |
| Machine Shop Supervisor: Lead CNC & Manual Machining | 1 |
| Metal Shop Supervisor | 1 |
| Mill Supervisor | 1 |
| Night Shift Manufacturing Operations Supervisor | 1 |
| Production Supervisor | 1 |
| Senior Machine Shop Supervisor (Hands-On Leader) | 1 |
| Senior Machine Shop Supervisor; Hands-On Leader | 1 |
| Supervisor - MPZ Machine Shop | 1 |
| Supervisor – MPZ Machine Shop | 1 |
| Supervisor, Machine Shop (2nd shift) | 1 |

Methodology: entities extracted per ad ({hard_skills, tools, methods, responsibilities, seniority}), normalized, counted as DISTINCT ads per entity; report threshold ≥ 3 ads. Headline sections in skills.md/tools.md use the stricter ≥ 20 % threshold.