Machine Shop Manager

Teems Fabrication is seeking a hands‑on Machine Shop Manager to lead daily machining operations, develop our team, and deliver quality work safely and on schedule.

This position is ideal for an experienced machining professional who can organize shop workloads, solve technical problems, and hold a team accountable for workmanship, productivity, and delivery.

• Lead daily machine shop operations, including work assignments, production priorities, and equipment utilization.
• Supervise, coach, and train machinists, operators, and other assigned shop personnel.
• Plan workloads around employee skills, machine capacity, material availability, and delivery requirements.
• Read and interpret drawings, specifications, tolerances, and inspection requirements.
• Provide technical guidance on machining methods, setups, work holding, tooling, and troubleshooting.
• Coordinate with Scheduling, Fabrication, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, and Purchasing to keep jobs moving.
• Ensure required inspections are completed and address nonconforming parts, scrap, and rework.
• Coordinate equipment maintenance and maintain tooling and shop supplies.
• Monitor job hours, production progress, and department costs; identify practical improvements.
• Enforce safe work practices and maintain a clean, organized shop.

• Five or more years of machining experience, including at least two years in a supervisory or team leadership role, or an equivalent combination of relevant training and experience.
• Strong knowledge of machining processes, tooling, work holding, shop mathematics, and precision measurement.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and dimensional tolerances.
• Experience planning work, resolving production problems, and meeting deadlines.
• Clear communication skills and a practical, consistent approach to employee leadership.
• Ability to use production tracking systems and basic computer applications.
• A commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

• Experience with CNC and manual machining equipment.
• Familiarity with CNC programming, CAD/CAM software, and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).
• Experience in custom fabrication or job shop manufacturing.
• Background in estimating, job costing, and production planning.
• Technical training or completion of a machining apprenticeship.

You’ll build a capable, accountable team and an organized shop that consistently produces accurate parts, meets delivery commitments, and improves efficiency while maintaining safe work practices.