Manufacturing Manager II, Machining
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