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Salary: USD 140,000 - 160,000 / annual
Mach Industries, a rapidly growing defense technology company founded in 2023 with ~350 employees, is seeking a Machine Shop Manager to lead the people and daily operations of its internal machining and fabrication shop. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong CNC machining knowledge and the ability to translate changing priorities into executable shop plans.
You will own shop execution including staffing, scheduling, equipment readiness, safety, quality, and on-time delivery of hardware supporting engineering development and production. You will lead and develop a team of machinists, CNC programmers, and manufacturing technicians, including hiring, onboarding, training, cross-training, and performance management.
Key responsibilities include: daily shop scheduling and resource allocation with realistic delivery commitments; maintaining a ready-to-run backlog by coordinating material availability, tooling, and setup documentation; overseeing CNC milling, turning, and multi-axis machining activities; establishing and enforcing safe operating practices and controlled setup procedures; owning equipment readiness in partnership with Maintenance; ensuring work is performed to correct drawings and processes with accurate shop-floor records and traceability; partnering with Quality to ensure inspection requirements and implement corrective actions; tracking and improving shop performance metrics (on-time delivery, lead time, first-pass yield, scrap/rework, setup time, equipment downtime); improving tooling organization, material staging, and work instructions; supporting manufacturability reviews and process development; and partnering with Manufacturing Engineering and Automation on new equipment commissioning.
You will work closely with Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Automation to support rapid prototyping and transition into repeatable production. This role requires availability to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 7+ years of experience in CNC machining or precision machine shop operations, including 3+ years leading machinists, programmers, or comparable shop-floor teams
- Hands-on experience with CNC milling and turning, including exposure to complex multi-axis or mill-turn machining
- Strong practical understanding of cutting parameters, tooling, workholding, setup strategy, tool life, and machining troubleshooting
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, and technical specifications
- Experience supporting prototype development and production manufacturing in environments with changing priorities
- Working knowledge of precision inspection methods, in-process quality controls, and handling of nonconforming hardware
- Demonstrated ability to organize shop workload, identify constraints, communicate realistic schedules, and follow through on delivery commitments
- Experience developing personnel, setting clear performance expectations, and maintaining accountability for safety, quality, and execution
- Ability to meet applicable export-control requirements (ITAR compliance required; must be U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, Refugee, or Asylee)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience building or scaling a machine shop in a high-growth, high-mix, or development-focused manufacturing environment
- Experience with DMG MORI, Okuma, Mazak, Haas, or comparable CNC equipment, particularly five-axis and mill-turn platforms
- Experience machining titanium, stainless steel, and nickel-based superalloys in addition to aluminum
- Familiarity with manufacturing execution systems, ERP systems, and digital shop-floor scheduling tools; experience with Manufacturo is a plus
- Experience supporting automated machine tending, tool presetting, in-process probing, and CAM program verification workflows
- Demonstrated improvements in setup time, delivery performance, equipment reliability, throughput, or first-pass yield
