The Job at a Glance

We are seeking a Service Operations & Technical Supervisor to lead the day-to-day operations of our San Jose Service team while providing technical leadership and support across the broader Service organization.

This leadership role is ideal for an experienced service or technical professional who enjoys leading people, solving complex technical problems, improving processes, and developing team capabilities. The position will oversee San Jose technicians and the Service Coordinator while serving as a key technical resource for calibration, repair, field service, measurement processes, and technical quality.

This position is based in our San Jose, CA facility.

Come join a company dedicated to making the world a safer place. We have 60 years of knowledge and a retooled vision that challenges us to put our products on every assembly line of the world’s most well-known manufacturing companies. 

This is an excellent opportunity to make a direct impact on both local Service operations and the technical capabilities of the broader organization, while developing people, improving processes, and supporting continued growth.

If you are a hands-on technical leader who enjoys developing teams and improving the way work gets done, we would like to hear from you.

Responsibilities / Essential Functions:

• Lead, coach, develop, and retain the San Jose Service team.
• Manage daily calibration, repair, and field service operations, including workload, scheduling, priorities, and resources.
• Monitor service performance, turnaround times, backlog, quality, and customer commitments.
• Provide technical guidance and escalation support for complex calibration, repair, torque, and field-service issues.
• Develop and standardize technical methods, procedures, work instructions, and best practices.
• Provide technical training, mentoring, cross-training, and competency development.
• Support quality, compliance, audits, corrective actions, and accreditation activities, including ISO/IEC 17025, ISO 9001, and ISO 6789, as applicable.
• Investigate technical issues, out-of-tolerance conditions, quality concerns, repeat failures, and warranty issues.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to improve serviceability, technical readiness, and operational performance.
• Lead continuous-improvement initiatives focused on reducing turnaround time, backlog, rework, repeat failures, and operational waste.
• Help establish consistent technical practices and capabilities across Service locations.

Qualifications:

• Experience leading or supervising a technical, calibration, repair, field service, or similar operation.
• Strong technical problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with calibration, torque measurement, repair, or related technical processes preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to coach, develop, and motivate employees.
• Strong organizational, communication, and prioritization skills.
• Ability to manage day-to-day operational demands while also driving longer-term technical improvements.
• Experience with quality systems, ISO standards ( 9001 or 17025), or accredited laboratory/service environments preferred.
• A hands-on, collaborative approach with a commitment to safety, quality, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement.
• Able to lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds
• Military PMEL/TMDE experience, a plus

Benefits:

Competitive compensation package including paid time off and paid holidays

Training and career growth opportunities

Excellent benefits program, including medical, dental, and life insurance (company pays 100% of employee premium),

Flexible Spending Account, Employee Assistance Program

Experienced managers committed to your ongoing development and success 

Eligibility to participate in 401(k) plan

Snap-on Employee Stock Purchase Plan