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Shop Floor Manager – Precision Machining Operations
Billerica, MA | $125,000 – $160,000 Bonus
Join a well-established precision manufacturing organization serving some of the world’s most demanding industries, including semiconductor, biotechnology, medical device, aerospace, and advanced industrial manufacturing. This is a unique opportunity to lead a large-scale CNC machining operation while driving meaningful organizational change, workforce development, and operational excellence.
We are seeking an experienced Shop Floor Manager to oversee daily operations across CNC milling and turning departments while leading the integration of historically separate teams into a unified, highly collaborative manufacturing organization. This role is ideal for a hands-on manufacturing leader who thrives in fast-paced precision machining environments and enjoys building high-performing teams.
Benefits And Compensation
Rob McDermott
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, $125,000 - $160,000,
Shop Floor Manager – Precision Machining Operations
Billerica, MA | $125,000 – $160,000 Bonus
Join a well-established precision manufacturing organization serving some of the world’s most demanding industries, including semiconductor, biotechnology, medical device, aerospace, and advanced industrial manufacturing. This is a unique opportunity to lead a large-scale CNC machining operation while driving meaningful organizational change, workforce development, and operational excellence.
We are seeking an experienced Shop Floor Manager to oversee daily operations across CNC milling and turning departments while leading the integration of historically separate teams into a unified, highly collaborative manufacturing organization. This role is ideal for a hands-on manufacturing leader who thrives in fast-paced precision machining environments and enjoys building high-performing teams.
Benefits And Compensation
- Competitive salary: $125,00 – $160,000
- Performance-based bonus opportunities
- Medical insurance with company contribution covering up to 75% of premiums
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Short-Term Disability (STD)
- Long-Term Disability (LTD)
- 401(k) with company match up to 4%
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Paid holidays
- Stable and growing manufacturing environment
- Exposure to cutting-edge machining technologies and advanced manufacturing processes
- Opportunity to make a significant impact on operational strategy and workforce development
- Collaborative leadership team with strong commitment to quality and continuous improvement
- Long-term career growth opportunities
- 8 years of manufacturing leadership experience within a precision machining environment
- Experience managing multiple production departments, manufacturing teams, or shifts
- Strong understanding of CNC milling and CNC turning operations
- Experience with production scheduling, capacity planning, and resource allocation
- Demonstrated success leading teams, coaching employees, and driving accountability
- Proven ability to implement operational improvements and continuous improvement initiatives
- Strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills
- Ability to troubleshoot machining, tooling, setup, and production-related challenges
- Aerospace, defense, medical device, semiconductor, or other highly regulated manufacturing experience
- Experience leading departmental integration, organizational transformation, or cross-functional initiatives
- Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement experience
- ERP/MRP system experience
- Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Operations Management, or related field
- Lead daily operations for approximately 50 CNC machinists and operators across milling and turning departments
- Evaluate workforce strengths and develop cross-training programs that improve operational flexibility
- Balance labor allocation and machine capacity to maximize throughput and on-time delivery performance
- Partner with Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, and Operations leadership to resolve manufacturing challenges
- Develop standardized processes and best practices across historically separate machining departments
- Monitor key operational metrics including productivity, scrap, efficiency, quality, and delivery performance
- Coach supervisors and frontline leaders to improve communication, accountability, and team performance
- Support troubleshooting of complex machining, tooling, setup, and production issues
- Drive workforce development initiatives and identify future leadership talent within the organization
- Lead continuous improvement efforts that enhance workflow, efficiency, and manufacturing performance
- Precision machining, CNC manufacturing, or advanced manufacturing leadership experience
- Experience overseeing both milling and turning operations
- Background in high-mix, low-volume manufacturing environments
- Experience supporting semiconductor, aerospace, medical device, biotechnology, or defense-related manufacturing
- Strong change management and team integration skills
- Data-driven leadership approach with experience using production metrics to drive decision making
- Strong problem-solving and root-cause analysis capabilities
- Hands-on leadership style with the ability to earn credibility on the shop floor
- Experience building collaborative, high-accountability manufacturing cultures
Rob McDermott
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, $125,000 - $160,000,
Salary : $125,000 - $160,000