Senior Machine Shop Leader: CNC & Process Excellence

barrywehmiller; Flagstaff (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Machine Solutions, Inc. in Flagstaff, AZ, seeks a Machine Shop Leader to direct daily operations and drive safety, quality, and efficiency in a high-precision shop.

You will lead a skilled team, coordinate with engineering, and manage schedules, capacity, and tooling strategies to meet production goals. The role emphasizes manufacturing readiness, DFMs, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver high-quality medical device components.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Minimum 7 years of manufacturing experience.
• Minimum 3 years of leadership experience in a machining or manufacturing environment.
• Strong CNC machining background and machine shop operational expertise.
• Proficiency in reading engineering drawings and specifications.
• Working knowledge of GD&T.
• Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop machine shop personnel while fostering accountability, teamwork, safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Direct daily machine shop operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost objectives.
• Manage production schedules, capacity planning, labor utilization, throughput, and bottleneck reduction.
• Ensure materials, tooling, fixtures, programs, and resources are available to support production requirements.
• Provide technical leadership for CNC machining processes, tooling strategies, and manufacturing methods.
• Partner with Manufacturing Engineering to improve efficiency, capability, repeatability, and scalability.
• Lead troubleshooting of complex machining, tooling, fixturing, and process issues.

Skills

CNC machining

Leadership

Reading drawings

GD&T

Problem solving

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Manufacturing/Operations

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Machine Solutions, Inc. in Flagstaff, AZ, seeks a Machine Shop Leader to direct daily operations and drive safety, quality, and efficiency in a high-precision shop.

You will lead a skilled team, coordinate with engineering, and manage schedules, capacity, and tooling strategies to meet production goals. The role emphasizes manufacturing readiness, DFMs, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver high-quality medical device components.