We are looking for a full-time general manager to run the shop. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants the chance to lead a machine shop business.

We are a job shop machine shop with 6 machinists and 1 maintenance/driver/helper. We operate in a 9,000 sq-ft facility with 16 machines plus a small weld area. The machinists have above-average skills and work on projects that are above-average in complexity. There are a few customers with recurring work, but many jobs are one-off projects in small quantities. We do some repair work (in-house, not in the field) for some customers that includes assembly and disassembly. We run one shift (Mon-Fri 7am-3:30pm) with occasional overtime and Saturday shifts. On rare occasions we do emergency repair work for local customers that may include evenings and weekends.

Duties and Responsibilities

Quoting of work for the shop including drawing review, takeoffs and material quoting, subcontract quoting and final quote generation. Multiple machinists are used to helping with quotes.
Manage jobs in the shop including creating work packages, scheduling work, addressing problems and closing out jobs for shipment.
Working closely with customers throughout the process from quoting to shipment.
Hiring, development and firing of shop employees.
Manage shop quality by ensuring jobs are assigned properly, inspection equipment is calibrated and in good order and that inspection steps are carried out diligently.
Manage shop safety by ensuring all preventive maintenance is completed on schedule, appropriate safety equipment is available and safe practices are used.
Driving improvements in all aspects of production, quality and safety.

Qualifications

Knowledge of manual and CNC machining
Knowledge of materials and mechanical systems
Good with people (customers, vendors, employees and owners)
Experience managing people including hiring, development and firing
Experience with quoting labor hours and material costs
Basic office skills including Microsoft Office (Word and Excel), QuickBooks and other online tools.
Experience managing a budget and achieving financial goals

Compensation

Competitive salary: $110,000 to $145,000
Profit Sharing
SIMPLE IRA with 3% matching
Health and Dental insurance
Health Savings Account
Paid Time Off
Holidays

We look forward to hearing from qualified candidates with the desire to lead a high-quality niche manufacturing company. Resumes can be sent directly to info@washingtonmachineworks.com or you can apply through the link on this page.

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Machine Shop General Manager