CNC Machine Shop Lead - Aerospace Manufacturing

Summary: This role requires leadership of the CNC machine shop employees. The department lead will report directly to the Operations Manager.

What you will be doing:

• Take ownership and lead all employees in the CNC department by assigning jobs and machines while monitoring daily output and quality of work
• Responsible for ensuring the team is performing all duties in a safe and professional manner
• Responsible for ensuring team work areas and machines are kept clean, orderly, and organized, including regular preventative maintenance on the machines as scheduled
• Continuously monitor and work to improve production standards (cycle times) and reduce setup times
• Make suggestions for staffing needs, tooling improvements, and process improvements to help continuously improve the function and efficiency of the CNC department
• Work closely with quality control to ensure quality of work being meets customer requirements
• Ensure all operators complete required paperwork (i.e. travelers, production quantities, in-process SPC documentation etc.), and recording their production every day on the Gyro board for the department
• Read, interpret, and understand procedures, work instructions, travelers and drawings, including instructions on machining and set up to ensure parts meet customer specifications
• Responsible for training and mentoring team on CNC machining, set ups (work holdings, offsets etc.), proper fixturing & tooling, measuring dimensions, reading and understanding drawings, using inspection equipment, etc.
• Ensure job data is accurately entered into ERP system daily, including steps completed, quantities, dates, hours worked, etc.
• Ensure all workflow conforms to AS9100 requirements (i.e. FOD, scrap reporting, counterfeit prevention, etc.) 
• Participate in daily Gemba walks and regularly scheduled production meetings, updating management team regarding estimated completion dates, delays, shortages, and their causes, etc.

What you need to qualify:

• 5+ years' CNC experience; 1+ years of leadership experience
• High School Diploma or G.E.D. preferred
• Must be able to read and understand blueprint dimensions/specifications/tolerance call outs
• Ability to touch off tools accordingly (ie, o.d. turning tools, drills, i.d. boring tools, etc.)
• Knowledge of bar feeder set up, chucking set up, collet pads and soft jaw machining
• Basic shop math knowledge
• Ability to perform machine set up
• Ability to perform First piece & First article inspection
• Read, troubleshoot and make necessary program adjustments to achieve acceptable 1st piece part
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of G and M coding programming
• Grinding experience to make or modify boring tools (preferred)
• Ability to edit speeds and feeds depending on material hardness
• Ability to multitask and run minimum 2 machines at a time

What's in it for you:

• Competitive hourly rate
• Excellent benefits
• Entrepreneurial and fun working environment 

DISCLAIMER: The compensation range represents a good faith estimate of what our client may pay for the position at the time of posting. Our client may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate’s gender or any other protected status.

We are an established and growing aerospace manufacturing company whose products are found in nearly every commercial aircraft.