Prosthetics Fabrication Lab Lead

Cpousa; Illinois; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Comprehensive Prosthetics & Orthotics (CPO) is seeking a Fabrication Laboratory Manager to lead daily production at our Willowbrook facility, overseeing 10–12 Fabrication Technicians. The role emphasizes production operations, people leadership, quality, workflow improvement, staffing, training, safety, and on-time completion of orthotic and prosthetic devices.

Ideal candidates have strong mechanical aptitude and experience with thermoplastics, composites, lamination, vacuum forming, CNC, 3D

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years in fabrication, manufacturing, and people leadership.
• Experience supervising and directing a production team.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to interpret work orders and drawings.
• Ability to manage staffing, training, quality, safety and priorities.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily staffing, work assignments, production priorities, scheduling, and overtime.
• Coach, train, cross-train, and develop fabrication technicians while supporting performance management and hiring.
• Plan production around clinical demand, backlog, staffing, capacity, and completion dates.
• Monitor productivity, turnaround time, on-time completion, quality, rework, and labor utilization.
• Coordinate materials, inventory, equipment readiness, maintenance, and purchasing needs.
• Partner with clinicians and technicians to clarify work orders, measurements, and fabrication specifications.
• Reinforce safety, PPE, housekeeping, documentation, and proper equipment use.
• Identify bottlenecks and implement workflow, equipment, technology, staffing, and process improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Fabrication

Team management

Quality control

Lean / process improvement

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

CNC

3D Printing

Job description

Comprehensive Prosthetics & Orthotics (CPO) is seeking a Fabrication Laboratory Manager to lead daily production at our Willowbrook facility, overseeing 10–12 Fabrication Technicians. The role emphasizes production operations, people leadership, quality, workflow improvement, staffing, training, safety, and on-time completion of orthotic and prosthetic devices.

Ideal candidates have strong mechanical aptitude and experience with thermoplastics, composites, lamination, vacuum forming, CNC, 3D