Front Line Leader | Day Shift

Brief Description

Lead a Team. Build a Career. Help Improve Lives.

At Norwood Medical, the work we do matters. As a leading manufacturer of precision medical devices and components, we partner with some of the world's most innovative medical technology companies to produce components used in robotic-assisted surgery, minimally invasive procedures, and orthopedic applications.

We're growing and looking for experienced Front Line Leaders to lead our CNC machining and Post operations on both day shift and night shift. If you're passionate about developing people, driving production performance, and creating a culture of safety and quality, we'd love to meet you.

As a Front Line Leader, you'll provide day-to-day leadership for a team of CNC Operators and Production Associates while ensuring production schedules, quality standards, and customer commitments are met.

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of CNC Operators and Production Associates.
• Assign daily work and balance workloads to meet production priorities.
• Partner with Scheduling to achieve daily production goals and customer delivery commitments.
• Coordinate production flow to maximize efficiency while maintaining exceptional quality.
• Read routers and execute production activities as directed by the Operations Manager.
• Perform and oversee Manufacturing Inspection Process (MIP) quality checks.
• Monitor production and audit finished parts to ensure compliance with specifications.
• Troubleshoot production and technical issues and elevate concerns when appropriate.
• Monitor work-in-process inventory and raw material staging.
• Communicate production status, scheduling challenges, and shipping concerns with Operations.
• Review production performance and communicate efficiency results with operators and leadership.
• Support new employee onboarding, training, and ongoing skills development.
• Participate in hiring, employee retention, coaching, performance evaluations, and corrective action.
• Perform or support secondary operations including inspection, deburring, tumbling, washing, assembly, and packaging as needed.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe manufacturing environment.
• Ensure compliance with all safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.

• Previous leadership or supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in CNC machining or precision manufacturing preferred.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, production scheduling, and quality systems.
• Ability to interpret routers, work instructions, and manufacturing documentation.
• Experience using precision measuring equipment and quality inspection methods.
• Strong communication, coaching, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to lead by example while building accountability and engagement across the team.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, high‑volume manufacturing environment.

When you join Norwood Medical, you're joining a team that manufactures products that improve and save lives around the world. We believe our leaders play a critical role in creating a positive culture while developing the next generation of manufacturing talent.

• Competitive compensation
• Shift premium for eligible night shift positions
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Company‑paid Life Insurance
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Weekly Pay
• Climate‑controlled manufacturing facility
• Career advancement opportunities
• Leadership development and continuous learning
• A growing company with a mission that matters

If you're an engaging leader who enjoys developing people, solving problems, and delivering operational excellence, we'd love to hear from you.

Join Norwood Medical and help manufacture the products that improve patients' lives every day.