CNC Milling Manager: 5-Axis & Aerospace Tooling Leader

SCHWAB INDUSTRIES; Shelby Township (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health, vision, and dental insurance

401(k)

Life and short-term disability

Job summary

Schwab Industries is seeking a CNC Milling Manager to lead milling operations in Shelby Township, MI, supporting aerospace and automotive tooling, stamping, and prototyping. This hands-on leadership role oversees operators and programmers, department safety and quality, and machining performance on large, complex tooling.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of CNC milling experience, strong supervisory skills, and expertise in WorkNC, Fanuc, Fidia, and Heidenhain controls.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of CNC milling experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated supervisory or team leadership experience in machining/manufacturing.
• Advanced blueprint reading and GD&T interpretation.
• High proficiency in 3-axis CNC milling operations and setup.
• Experience machining large weldments and fixturing.
• Proficiency with precision measuring equipment and CAM software (WorkNC preferred).
• Experience with CNC controls including Fanuc, Fidia, and Heidenhain.
• Knowledge of lock-out/tag-out procedures and crane/Hi-Lo operation.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and oversee all milling department operations, assigning personnel and scheduling capacity to meet production and delivery requirements.
• Lead daily workflow and provide direction to operators and programmers.
• Communicate job priorities, engineering changes, and customer requirements to the team.
• Monitor on-time job completion, machining hours against estimates, and rework, taking corrective action when needed.
• Coach employees, provide performance feedback, and support hiring/onboarding.
• Support CNC machine setup, operation, troubleshooting, and CAM programming guidance.

Skills

CNC milling

supervisory experience

blueprint reading

GD&T interpretation

team leadership

Tools

WorkNC

Fanuc

Fidia

Heidenhain

Job description

Schwab Industries is seeking a CNC Milling Manager to lead milling operations in Shelby Township, MI, supporting aerospace and automotive tooling, stamping, and prototyping. This hands-on leadership role oversees operators and programmers, department safety and quality, and machining performance on large, complex tooling.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of CNC milling experience, strong supervisory skills, and expertise in WorkNC, Fanuc, Fidia, and Heidenhain controls.