CNC Lead Machinist -Set Up - Lathe/ Mill Turn

POSITION SUMMARY: Kalman Manufacturing is a CNC machine shop looking for a setup lead to lead our Lathe/ Mill turn operations during our weekday day shift. As a member of the production team, the lead will run a team of setup machinists and machine operators to bring parts into efficient production and meet our customers’ delivery demand. As such, the lead will allocate, review the performance of, and develop this team as well as setup machine tools. The lead will also serve as the section’s representative within the production environment, working with quality, engineering, planning and senior production management to achieve both the production schedule as well as applicable strategic corporate goals. Additionally, the setup lead is typically the production interface for new parts being implemented on the floor and develops close working relationships with our process engineers. Lastly, the lead has the opportunity to be the driving force for continuous development of the lathe/ mill turn department, giving them the ability to be a significant contributor to improved business. As production leadership is a core to Kalman Manufacturing’s business, the position has high visibility in the company, and strong performers will become highly-valued members of the team. There is the opportunity for increased levels of responsibility and corresponding career advancement.
STRUCTURE: This position reports to the Production Manager
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS STATEMENT: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
• High School Graduate or GED equivalent
• 5 years of experience with Lathe/ mill turn setup operations
• Demonstrated capability to read and understand blueprints, including GD&T
• Ability to lead small teams of operators, setup machinists and other skilled labor
• Expertise in manual inspection to validate parts out of setups without resorting to a CMM
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Necessary levels of computer and math skills to be able to compute production and setup cycle times, scrap rates, and other manufacturing floor metrics
• Enthusiastic desire to help drive production effort and capability of a company to best in class

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:
• Bachelor’s in mechanical or manufacturing engineering, or machine tool technology or related field
• Bilingual – English and Spanish
• 10 years of experience with lathe / mill turn setup operations
• Demonstrated experience supervising a team up to ten employees in manufacturing operations.
• Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement projects to implementation.

Our Leads work Monday through Thursday 6AM to 4:30PM with great work/life balance
We offer competitive pay, great benefits!
100% of the employee premium is PAID (on a silver health plan)
401(k) with matching, PAID VACATION, PAID HOLIDAYS
All in a friendly, family -owned, professional and clean work environment.
Enjoy a reverse commute from Silicon Valley to our beautiful Morgan Hill facility