Machine Shop Manager

Job Summary

The Machine Shop Manager oversees a team within the department and holds primary responsibility to ensure the efficient, timely, and cost-effective production of high-quality products. This role fosters a culture of employee empowerment, collaboration, and continuous improvement by applying lean manufacturing principles, promoting quality standards, and supporting personal and professional development.

The Machine Shop Manager oversees a team within the department and holds primary responsibility to ensure the efficient, timely, and cost-effective production of high-quality products. This role fosters a culture of employee empowerment, collaboration, and continuous improvement by applying lean manufacturing principles, promoting quality standards, and supporting personal and professional development.

• Develop quote proposal pricing for all machined components. Coordinates with the Supply Chain group and Production Leads.
• Works with the department planner for scheduling and staffing the department to ensure customer delivery schedules are met.
• Ensures quality and manufacturing metrics are established (yield & efficiencies).
• Identifies training needs and coordinates training for the department; in an organized and strategic fashion assuring flexibility and maintaining a balanced and smooth product flow.
• Leads the process of continuous improvement by means of identifying cost reduction and yield improvement opportunities.
• Continually monitors employee and departmental performance to ensure financial metrics are met (optimize efficiency and minimize variances/discrepancies).
• Engages in the early stages of the NPI process for a smooth transition to production; including floor space requirements, staffing, and training.
• Delegates tasks and sets deadlines.
• Works cross functionally to develop cost models for new products to support make/buy decisions.
• Audit job documentation throughout the shift to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Supports the shop in an engineering capacity, trouble shooting and spindle efficiency.
• Understand CNC program efficiencies

• Develop and maintain a team environment through safety, excellence and respect.
• Assist process and equipment improvements
• Make recommendations regarding employee status (hire, termination, transfer)
• Perform other duties as assigned by Manager
• Works as Department Engineer

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent Years of Experience
• Understanding of CNC program efficiency
• Formal training and/or certification in related manufacturing area highly preferred.
• Actual on-the-job experience in a machine shop is required.
• Must be able to read measuring instruments required to check product quality and blueprints with an understanding of GD&T.
• Demonstrated effectiveness as a leader
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Familiarity with business systems (ERP).
• Computer literate must be familiar with computer systems including, but not limited to, MS Office programs as well as business operating systems.
• Prior experience in a manufacturing environment with technical understanding preferred.
• Excellent leadership, communication, presentation, facilitation and training skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment across all disciplines.
• Effective written and communication skills.
• Experience with lean principles, project management, variances, and statistics preferred
• Must be analytical and problem-solving

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle and feel, as well as reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. The noise…