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Manufacturing Manager

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Machining Manufacturing Manager will lead day-to-day shop operations—overseeing CNC, manual machining and Coils, managing schedules, ensuring safety, quality, and mentoring machinists. Through strategic day to day actions, implement efficiency improvements, liaise with engineering, quoting, quality, maintenance, and report to senior leadership.


ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Production Planning & Scheduling:

• Develop and maintain daily/weekly production schedules

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders & planning to hit delivery targets


Team leadership and Development:

• Supervise and Mentor machinist personnel

• Conduct performance reviews and manage corrective actions

• Hire, onboard and train staff


Machining Oversight:

• Supervise machining shift leads, CNC programmers, machinist, operators

• Develop and execute strategic plans for process improvements and implementation

• Provide strategic data to day guidance to the machining department aimed at attaining KPI’s

• Work with senior management to develop KPI’s for the department


Equipment & Inventory Management:

• Coordinate maintenance and ensure uptime

• Oversee tooling, materials purchasing, and tool crib controls


Continuous Improvement & Reporting:

• Implement lean initiatives to optimize workflow

• Track KPIs (efficiency, scrap, downtime) and share metrics with management


Customer & Cross-Functional Coordination:

• Support RFQs, labor estimates, and part quoting

• Address technical queries and update clients on progress


General:

• Review of all procedures related to your job per “HR LG 01 Training Matrix”

• Completion within time stated of all training required by Job Description in “HR LG 01 Training Matrix”

• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Regular and punctual attendance.

• Follow all Company policies and procedures.


Note: This is not an inclusive list of duties and responsibilities


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