Machine Shop Manager

The Opportunity

Delva Tool and Machine is an AS9100 Rev D certified aerospace and defense CNC machine shop, and we need someone to take full ownership of the shop floor - not manage it from the sidelines. You will drive spindle hour attainment as a core performance metric, build the operational discipline this department needs, and bring the process thinking that turns a good shop into a world-class one.

What You Will Own

• Spindle hour attainment: track it, report on it weekly, and move the number. Within your first 90 days, you will have a visible cadence in place and measurable progress toward the department goal.
• Shop floor throughput: identify what is killing capacity - setup time, changeover, scheduling logic - and start fixing it. Propose at least one concrete improvement initiative with a real implementation plan before day 90.
• Capacity planning: own the labor and machine forecast against the production backlog. Know what is coming before it hits the floor.
• Machine health: build and run a preventive maintenance program that keeps spindles turning instead of waiting on repairs.
• Department performance: KPIs across on-time delivery, first-pass yield, scrap rate, and safety. Lead root cause and corrective action when the numbers go the wrong way.
• Team development: conduct performance reviews, coach your supervisors and technicians, and build the kind of floor discipline that does not depend on you being present for every decision.

Required:

• 8 or more years of CNC machining experience, with at least 3 years in a management or supervisory role
• Demonstrated ability to own production KPIs: delivery, yield, scrap, utilization
• Experience leading continuous improvement on a live shop floor (setup reduction, lean practices, process standardization)
• Comfort partnering with Engineering and Programming on new job launches, tooling strategy, and DFM
• Experience managing budgets: labor, tooling, and overhead
• Ability to lead root cause analysis and drive corrective action, not just report on problems

Nice to Have:

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Technology, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
• Experience in an AS9100 or NADCAP certified environment
• Familiarity with 5-axis machining, Swiss lathes, or robotic/automated cell operations
• Background evaluating and justifying capital equipment acquisitions
• Experience representing a department in customer visits or quality audits