Cutting Manager

Department: Cutting

Reports To: COO

AMADA MACHINES - EMK, CNC LASER CUTTING MACHINE

ROLE:

You will own the performance of the Cutting department. Your primary objective is to deliver the highest output of good parts with the least number of people necessary. You will achieve this by effectively deploying your people, balancing machine loads, maximizing operator-free uptime, enforcing process discipline, owning quality, and keeping equipment running in top condition.

You are expected to run the department with high autonomy, solve problems at the root, and proactively advise management on what should change (equipment, blank sizes, programming approach, tooling, staffing, or scheduling) to improve performance. You will also step in and operate when needed and know when to escalate issues that require broader support.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Own the overall performance of the Cutting department — output, quality, and productivity
• Know your load (current, future, and past due) and act accordingly
• Deploy people and balance machine loads to maximize output and operator-free uptime (breaks, lunches, nights, weekends)
• Ensure all equipment is maintained, properly tooled, and running reliably; escalate issues you cannot quickly resolve
• Own the quality of every part produced and drive root-cause corrective actions when problems occur
• Track and maintain productivity targets
• Enforce adherence to processes and procedures by your team and upstream work centers
• Use JobBoss and uniPoint accurately and ensure your team does the same
• Lead, train, coach, and develop your team while enforcing safety protocols and proper use of PPE
• Advise management on process, equipment, tooling, or staffing changes that will improve department performance
• Help fellow departments when they get in trouble

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience supervising Punches, Lasers, and/or Waterjets at an AS9100 or ISO9001 shop
• Strong technical knowledge of cutting processes and equipment with proven troubleshooting ability
• Able to understand and comply with all AS9100 quality requirements and customer-specific requirements
• Comfortable and accurate with ERP (JobBoss) and Quality Database (uniPoint)
• Able to read and understand blueprints and their requirements
• Ability to work independently, prioritize, and drive continuous improvement
• Strong leadership and coaching skills

ORGANIZATION’S VALUES AND CULTURE:

We are a $40MM job shop/contract manufacturer established in 1964 that serves the ruthless and uncompromising high-tech Bay Area customer by providing everything they want when they want it. Manufacturing parts in one of the most expensive locations in the country for some of the most demanding customers in existence is not easy. Boring widget shop we are not. We need good, dedicated, engaged team members to keep the dream alive. Apply if that sounds like you.

Pay: $100,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $100,000 - $130,000