Senior Manager of Operations Technology

ALIGN PRECISION • Lower Merion Township, PA

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About The Position

The ideal candidate will have deep experience in precision CNC machining and be
ready to step into a high-impact role.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of experience in a precision CNC machining environment, preferably in aerospace, medical, or semiconductor sectors.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing Technology, or a related technical field.
• Proven leadership in CNC programming, machining support, and process improvement.
• Strong understanding of G-code, CAM software, tooling, and multi-axis machining.
• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, or other structured improvement methodologies.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and operational teams.
• Communications - Exhibits good listening and comprehension.
• Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions; displays orientation to profitability; demonstrates knowledge of market and competition. Aligns work with strategic goals.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have an understanding of Microsoft Office Software- especially knowledge of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee will be in the office and shop and required to sit, stand and walk.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the CNC Programming team, ensuring consistency, efficiency, and technical excellence.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on throughput, process stability, and technical problem-solving.
• Provide technical support to machining partnering closely with Process Engineering and Quality.
• Establish and maintain programming standards, tooling strategies, and process documentation.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Program Management to support quoting, NPI, and prototype development.
• Maintain dotted-line alignment with CNC Leads to ensure shop-floor execution matches programming intent.
• Act as a technical anchor for operations.
• Support cross-functional initiatives in automation, digital work instructions, and process control.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level