Machine Shop Leader

Delva Tool and Machine is an AS9100 Rev D certified aerospace and defense CNC machine shop, and we need someone to take full ownership of the shop floor - not manage it from the sidelines. You will drive spindle hour attainment as a core performance metric, build the operational discipline this department needs, and bring the process thinking that turns a good shop into a world-class one.

• →Spindle hour attainment: track it, report on it weekly, and move the number. Within your first 90 days, you will have a visible cadence in place and measurable progress toward the department goal.
• →Shop floor throughput: identify what is killing capacity - setup time, changeover, scheduling logic - and start fixing it. Propose at least one concrete improvement initiative with a real implementation plan before day 90.
• →Capacity planning: own the labor and machine forecast against the production backlog. Know what is coming before it hits the floor.
• →Machine health: build and run a preventive maintenance program that keeps spindles turning instead of waiting on repairs.
• →Department performance: KPIs across on-time delivery, first-pass yield, scrap rate, and safety. Lead root cause and corrective action when the numbers go the wrong way.
• →Team development: conduct performance reviews, coach your supervisors and technicians, and build the kind of floor discipline that does not depend on you being present for every decision.

Delva machines precision aerospace and defense components to tolerances of plus or minus 0.0002" across aluminum, titanium, stainless steel, and tool steels. Our facility runs two shifts on Vertical Mills, Lathes, Swiss Lathes, and Mazak 5-axis horizontals with robotic loaders and automated pallet systems. This is not a job shop running one-offs. The equipment is serious, the customers are demanding, and the standard is AS9100 Rev D - which means your work has a direct line to aircraft and defense systems that have to perform.

Required:

• 8 or more years of CNC machining experience, with at least 3 years in a management or supervisory role
• Demonstrated ability to own production KPIs: delivery, yield, scrap, utilization
• Experience leading continuous improvement on a live shop floor (setup reduction, lean practices, process standardization)
• Comfort partnering with Engineering and Programming on new job launches, tooling strategy, and DFM
• Experience managing budgets: labor, tooling, and overhead
• Ability to lead root cause analysis and drive corrective action, not just report on problems

Nice to Have:

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Technology, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
• Experience in an AS9100 or NADCAP certified environment
• Familiarity with 5-axis machining, Swiss lathes, or robotic/automated cell operations
• Background evaluating and justifying capital equipment acquisitions
• Experience representing a department in customer visits or quality audits