CNC Team Lead

The CNC Team Lead is responsible for supervising and leading a team of CNC operators, ensuring adherence to proper procedures and performance expectations. The role involves training employees, planning and assigning work, and monitoring performance.

Requirements

• Supervise direct reports to ensure adherence to proper procedures and performance expectations.
• Demonstrate strong leadership skills and maintain a positive, productive work environment.
• Communicate work procedures, policies, and expectations clearly to staff.
• Prepare and issue work schedules, deadlines, and duty assignments based on workload; follow up to ensure timely completion.
• Manage employee timesheets, ensuring accurate reporting of work order numbers and labor hours.
• Assist with training and onboarding of new operators and support skill development for experienced team members.
• Ensure all safety and security practices are followed; enforce proper use of required PPE.
• Immediately report illnesses, injuries, or safety incidents; participate in accident investigations as needed.
• Maintain 5S standards to keep the shop clean, organized, and audit‐ready.
• Support compliance with company policies, quality standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure production schedules and priorities are followed; escalate issues that impact production and coordinate solutions with Supervisors or Managers.
• Perform daily point checks on assigned machines and report concerns; initiate maintenance requests when appropriate.
• Meet departmental goals related to efficiency, scrap reduction, setup time, and continuous improvement.
• Monitor manufacturing data to ensure process capability and product conformity.
• Independently set up, operate, and troubleshoot CNC machining equipment in a regulated production environment.
• Diagnose and resolve machining, tooling, programming, and process issues to maintain production flow.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for process deviations.
• Complete complex rework on machined parts and repair fixtures as needed.
• Transfer programs from servers to CNC modules using computer network links.
• Interpret complex engineering drawings, GD&T, and manufacturing specifications.
• Support first‐piece validation, in‐process inspections, and quality compliance.
• Complete required internal training and periodic recertification for CNC Operators and Leads.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Production teams to optimize performance and resolve issues.
• Assist with developing and revising electronic work instructions and standard work documentation.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance safety, quality, and productivity.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Life insurance