CNC Machining Manager — Lead High-Precision Shop

Rock West Composites; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-Paid Medical & Dental

Annual Bonus Program

401(k) with 5% Match

Employee Stock Option Program

9/80 Work Schedule

Job summary

Rock West Composites is seeking a CNC Machining Manager to lead our CNC department in San Diego, CA. The role focuses on planning, scheduling, staffing, tooling, and continuous improvement to ensure safe, efficient, and on-time production.

The ideal candidate brings 7+ years in CNC machining with 3+ years in a supervisory role, plus aerospace/defense manufacturing experience. The company emphasizes employee ownership and offers strong compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of CNC machining or precision manufacturing experience, including 3+ years in a supervisory role.
• Experience managing daily machine shop production, including scheduling, work assignments, capacity, priorities, and production flow.
• Experience leading CNC machinists, operators, programmers, or similar skilled manufacturing teams.
• Aerospace, defense, space, or other high-precision manufacturing experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily CNC production activities, schedules, priorities, and work assignments to meet customer and manufacturing requirements.
• Review production demand, work orders, machine capacity, staffing, materials, tooling, and other requirements to establish achievable production plans.
• Monitor work in process and proactively adjust priorities, staffing, and machine assignments to address changing schedules, bottlenecks, and production constraints.
• Coordinate with Planning, Engineering, Quality, Program Management, and Manufacturing to resolve issues and maintain production flow.

Skills

CNC machining

Supervisory experience

Aerospace manufacturing

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Microsoft Office

AS9100

Job description

Rock West Composites is seeking a CNC Machining Manager to lead our CNC department in San Diego, CA. The role focuses on planning, scheduling, staffing, tooling, and continuous improvement to ensure safe, efficient, and on-time production.

The ideal candidate brings 7+ years in CNC machining with 3+ years in a supervisory role, plus aerospace/defense manufacturing experience. The company emphasizes employee ownership and offers strong compensation and benefits.