Jobs · Management · California

Manufacturing Manager II, Machining

Zone 5 Technologies · San Luis Obispo County, CA · 1 mo ago
On-siteManagement$165k/yrFull-time

Safety, Quality & Compliance

Own safety culture and compliance with all regulatory and internal requirements (AS9100/ISO, traceability, calibration discipline).

Ensure controlled execution of machining processes, in-process verification, and rapid containment and root cause when defects occur.

Drive first-pass yield, scrap reduction, and escape prevention through systemic improvements.

Delivery & Capacity Ownership

Own on-time delivery performance for all machined components.

Build and maintain capacity models (machine hours, labor hours, queue times, constraints).

Translate demand into: Staffing plans, overtime strategies, machine loading and sequencing, recovery plans, and strategic plans.

Technical & Process Leadership

Ensure robust machining fundamentals: NC program readiness and revision control, setup documentation and standard work, tooling life management and standard libraries, fixture repeatability.

Partner with Manufacturing Engineering on: DFM improvements, cycle-time reduction, routings and process optimization.

People & Culture

Hire, develop, and retain high-performing machinists and leads.

Create training pathways and skill progression.

Create a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s (MBA/MS) preferred.
  • 8–12+ years manufacturing experience.
  • 5+ years in management.
  • Proven ownership of multi-cell or site-level machining operations.
  • Strategic Capability: Defines machining strategy, builds multi-year capacity and automation roadmaps, owns capital investment decisions and ROI, interfaces with Directors/VPs/COO, represents machining in business planning, leads large-scale transformation initiatives.

Pay

$165,000 USD - $185,000 USD

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