Senior Machining Lead Engineer

Focus; Seneca (SC); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Focus in Seneca, SC seeks an Engineer Senior II - ME Lead for Machining to guide manufacturing engineering across CNC lathes, mills and grinding equipment. You will own processes, drive improvements, and lead equipment selection and capacity initiatives to meet program demands.

You will mentor manufacturing engineers and hourly technicians, applying GD&T, root-cause analysis and project management to reduce downtime and improve quality while upholding safety and 5S standards in a manufacturing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Five+ years of engineering experience in a CNC machining environment.
• Two years of leadership experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own designated departmental processes, ensuring reliable, stable, and sustainable operations across machinery, metrology, tooling, capacity and documentation.
• Provide daily technical support to production and maintenance to minimize downtime through mechanical/electrical/hydraulic/pneumatic troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with tooling vendors to design and supply optimal departmental tooling to reduce downtime and improve quality.
• Lead the new product launch team to design manufacturing plans, work content, machine capability and information flow.
• Manage capacity planning and capital forecasting for the department.
• Develop and maintain process documentation including sheets, control plans, FMEAs, and job instructions.

Skills

CNC Machining

GD&T

PLC Programming

Root Cause Analysis

Project Management

Troubleshooting

Changeover Optimization

Tooling Optimization

Leadership

Lean Manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CNC Machines

Grinding Equipment

Measurement Equipment

Job description

Focus in Seneca, SC seeks an Engineer Senior II - ME Lead for Machining to guide manufacturing engineering across CNC lathes, mills and grinding equipment. You will own processes, drive improvements, and lead equipment selection and capacity initiatives to meet program demands.

You will mentor manufacturing engineers and hourly technicians, applying GD&T, root-cause analysis and project management to reduce downtime and improve quality while upholding safety and 5S standards in a manufacturing