Gear Machining Manager

Gear Machining Manager - Hobbing, Shaping, and/or Grinding

This is a growth role for the company and a position for the hands‑on leader of a small team made up of gear machinists. Your primary responsibility will be to leverage your previous experience as a gear machinist to help troubleshoot and guide the team in gear machining operations. This will include hands‑on instruction, training, and supporting the gear department with suggestions and new technology.

You will report to the Director of Operations spending most your time involved with the shop floor.

• Manage the team of gear machinists and as the department leader for your department. You oversee all areas (hobbing, shaping, and grinding.)
• You’ll troubleshoot setups and provide technical support for machine issues.
• Drive Lean manufacturing and encourage 6S techniques.
• Develop the team through training and support as well as resource management

• Deep hands‑on proficiency with hobbing, shaping, and/or grinding.
• Experience with Master
  
  CAM and ERP
• Understanding of aerospace level requirements in a machining environment

• You have experience working in an aerospace-level manufacturing environment
• Experience:
  
  You have 5+ years of manufacturing/machining experience or equivalent
• Leadership:
  Previous mentorship or supervisory experience is strongly preferred.
• Personality:
  Not interested in a "desk manager" role. You want to be involved in the operation.

• Compensation:
  Up to $120,000 salary
• Environment:
  Non-typical machining operation - it's cleaner and quieter than most place.
• Perks:
  Paid vacation, personal time, educational opportunities, and a Holiday Shut-Down.