Director, Machining

Nevada Heat Treating LLC • Jessup, MD

9h • $145,000 - $200,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Drive machining excellence and lead from the front. This role owns the end-to-end machining strategy while overseeing daily operations, elevating performance, and relentlessly pursuing continuous improvement. You’ll champion SQDC to ensure world-class quality and on-time delivery while building a culture of accountability and results. Leading a team of supervisors, managers, and skilled contributors, you’ll align people, processes, and technology to deliver measurable impact.

If you thrive on optimizing performance, developing high-performing teams, and turning strategy into execution, this is your opportunity to make a lasting mark.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field. May be substituted by commensurate experience.
• Must have minimum 15 years of experience in high-precision aluminum machining.
• Must have exposure to AS9100 / aerospace and defense production
• Must have at least 5 years of experience in team management
• Must demonstrate competency in:
• Mastercam programming
• Root Cause Analysis
• CNC Machining
• GD&T and blueprint interpretation
• Manufacturing process flow
• Quality Management System requirements
• Lean Six Sigma and Lean Metrics (OEE, utilization, etc.)
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States and provide appropriate documentation establishing identity and employment eligibility as required by applicable law.
• Must qualify as a “U.S.” Persons as defined in 22 CFR § 120.62 under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) in order to comply with applicable export control laws and regulations.
• Must be able to successfully complete a drug screening in accordance with the Company’s drug testing policy and applicable law.
• Must be able to successfully complete a criminal background check in accordance with the Company’s screening policy and applicable law.

Nice To Haves

• Active Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt
• 5-axis machining knowledge
• CMM inspection methodology knowledge
• Demonstrated experience scaling machining operations (growth, new programs, and/or facility expansion)

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing machining organization
• Oversee high-precision machining operations
• Develop, guide, and deliver machining strategy, tooling, fixturing, and process optimization
• Develop, guide, and deliver CNC programming strategy
• Oversee and manage operations of machining production areas to ensure volume, cost, utilization, and quality standards are achieved.
• Development of labor to CNC ratio optimization
• Reduction of Machine stops
• Increased time between machine stops
• Lead and manage machining teams
• Routine management tasks
• Workforce coaching and development
• Resource management and workforce planning
• Leading machining philosophies to drive core competency of machining brazements such as:
• Dynamic milling
• Distortion Control
• Adaptive machining
• Coordinate machine maintenance, turnarounds, and downtime for efficiency.
• Monitor production metrics and create actionable improvements from data insights.
• Serve as subject matter expert for resolving escalated issues, defects, etc.
• Collaborates cross functional and with business leaders to develop, implement, and deliver safety, quality, delivery, cost, and efficiency/utilization programs.
• Develop and implement continuous improvement initiatives that identify, control, and prevent defects
• Develop and implement lean manufacturing initiatives that improve efficiencies, including 5S tools and culture.
• Develop and execute capacity models to optimize spindle utilization, labor efficiency, and throughput.
• Lead shop floor scheduling strategy (shift models, staffing ratios, machine loading).
• Establish standardized work for programming, setup, tooling, and inspection.
• Drive process discipline across shifts to ensure repeatability and predictability.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 3 weeks of vacation, 48 hours of paid safe and sick leave, and 10 paid company-observed holidays
• 401(k) employer match
• Company paid short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, and employee assistance program
• Excellent health, dental, and vision options, including HSA and FSA options
• Worksite product options
• Continuing education reimbursement program
• Generous Team Member Referral Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees