CNC Plant Leader: Safety, Delivery & Continuous Improvement

Med-National Staffing Inc.; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Med-National Staffing Inc. is seeking a hands-on Plant Manager for its Troy, Michigan CNC manufacturing operation to lead safety, quality, delivery and profitability.

You will drive continuous improvement, manage a high-mix, low-volume shop, oversee CNC programming, setup, tooling, maintenance, and lead cross-functional teams to deliver on-time, cost-effective production. The role requires 7–10 years of leadership experience, P&L awareness, and strong coaching skills; a related associate degree

Qualifications

• Seven to ten years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience.
• Plant-level responsibility for production, people, operational results, and financial performance.
• Experience in CNC machining, precision manufacturing, or a high‑mix, low‑volume job-shop environment.
• Experience reading and managing P&L statements, budgets, forecasts, cost drivers, and variance analysis.
• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to spend regular time on the production floor and safely access manufacturing equipment.
• Associate degree in Engineering/Manufacturing/Operations/Business preferred or equivalent leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead all plant operations with safety, quality, delivery, employee engagement, continuous improvement, and profitability.
• Maintain a clean, safe, organized, and professional manufacturing environment.
• Own plant financial performance, including revenue and margin forecasting, budgeting, labor planning, capital expenditures, and cost control.
• Lead CNC machining operations, including programming support, machine setup, tooling, fixtures, cycle-time improvement, preventive maintenance, and equipment reliability.
• Oversee daily production within a high‑mix, low‑volume machining environment.
• Balance customer priorities, production schedules, available capacity, setup reduction, quality requirements, and profitable execution.
• Establish and monitor KPIs related to safety, quality, delivery, productivity, labor, scrap, downtime, and financial performance.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives that increase efficiency, reduce waste, and deliver measurable cost savings.
• Support quoting, order review, supplier coordination, subcontractor performance, new-product development, and program launches.
• Ensure compliance with the quality management system, customer requirements, corrective-action processes, and controlled manufacturing documentation.
• Lead, coach, and hold accountable the Production, Quality, Process Engineering, and Maintenance teams.
• Partner with Human Resources on staffing, onboarding, training, performance management, employee relations, succession planning, and workforce development.
• Communicate plant priorities, expectations, challenges, and results to employees, company leadership, customers, and suppliers.

Skills

CNC machining

Leadership

P&L analysis

Budgeting

Continuous improvement

Manufacturing leadership

Shop floor leadership

ERP systems

Problem solving

Education

Associate degree in Engineering/Manufacturing/Operations/Business

Tools

Plex ERP

Job description

Med-National Staffing Inc. is seeking a hands-on Plant Manager for its Troy, Michigan CNC manufacturing operation to lead safety, quality, delivery and profitability.

You will drive continuous improvement, manage a high-mix, low-volume shop, oversee CNC programming, setup, tooling, maintenance, and lead cross-functional teams to deliver on-time, cost-effective production. The role requires 7–10 years of leadership experience, P&L awareness, and strong coaching skills; a related associate degree