Team Lead (US Rod)

Join a company that’s growing, thriving, and built for long‑term success!Q2 Artificial Lift Services (Q2 ALS) is a trusted, industry‑leading artificial lift company with 50 in-house repair and service facilities across the U.S. and Canada. Our operations are supported by world-class manufacturing, API & ISO Certified standards, and patented, top‑tier products engineered for exceptional performance.We provide stable careers, hands‑on training, and clear opportunities for growth. Our facilities are clean, organized, and fully equipped—offering a professional, modern environment designed to help you build your career.

The CNC Lead is responsible for leading CNC operators to fulfill CNC duties.

Specific responsibilities may include:

• Lead CNC team.

• Review CNC team performance and develop the team.

• Will assistance from the plant manager develop ad enforce a machine maintenance program.

• Plan machining by studying job packets, routings and notes, blueprints, materials, specifications, reference planes and orientations, locations of surfaces, and machining parameters; interpreting geometric dimensions and tolerances (GD&T).

• Program mills and/or lathes using CAD/CAM software and/or entering program G/M-code, including zero and reference points; setting tool registers, offsets, compensation, and conditional switches; calculating requirements, including basic math, geometry, and trigonometry; proving part programs; organizing and maintaining updated programs.

• Sets-up mills and/or lathes by selecting, installing, indicating and adjusting required work-holding, tools, fixturing, tool holders, attachments, indexers, and stops.

• Verify settings by measuring first piece and submitting for first piece approval. Performs sampling measurements during production run per ISO procedure frequencies.

• Maintain specifications by observing machine cycles; taking measurements; troubleshooting, adjusting and reprogramming; monitoring and replacing tools; adhering to quality procedures.

• Achieve routing setup and run times and report any difficulties to shop lead.

• Maintain open communications by documenting actions, irregularities and attentive needs and by completing production and quality paperwork, setting up and/or maintaining organized setup note system.

• Maintain safe, clean and organized working conditions by adhering to safety and housekeeping procedures.

• Maintain equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer’s instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; reporting repairs requiring service to shop supervisor; keeping equipment clean.

• Update job knowledge by participating in company arranged educational opportunities, reading technical publications, trying new technologies, and discussing and sharing experiences with others.

• Accomplish organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments; performing other duties as assigned including but not limited to better utilization of long cycle times to complete additional value-added work.

• Support and participate in the organization’s Continual Improvement Program to conform to API Q1/ISO 9001:2015 requirements by complying with the Quality Policy and procedures and meeting QMS objectives.

• Understand the implications of not conforming to QMS requirements.

• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• High School diploma/GED required.

EXPERIENCE

• Five (5) plus years of experience in the manufacturing sector.

• Experience working in an API Q1/ISO 9001:2015 environment a plus. 2.3 KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS • Machine operation.

• Use of Measurement Equipment, Tooling applications, Programming Editing and Programming.

• G-code/M-code and/or CAD/CAM software.

• Functional and Technical skills.

• Conceptual skills.

• Process improvement.

• Attention to detail.

• Blueprint reading and Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerances.

• Basic Math Skills.

• Ability to work with little to no direct supervision.

• Willingness to work overtime to meet production demands.

PHYSICAL AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

• Reasonable accommodations are made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

• Ability to lift to 55 pounds.

• Ability to work in a hot environment.

• Sitting, bending, standing, walking, 8-10 hours per day.

• Must comply with any safety or PPE requirements.

• Exposure to production environment.

OTHER

• Produce error-free work.

• Deadline-oriented.

• Make sure that customers’ requests come first.

• Self-starter who thinks of innovative, faster ways to accomplish tasks.

• Work with minimal supervision.

• Flexible and able to adapt to our dynamic environment.

WORKING HOURS

5AM-3:30PM Monday-Thursday, Friday and/or Saturdays 5AM-1:30PM as required by production needs.