The Opportunity:
Our client is looking to add an experienced CNC Production Manager to their leadership team in the GTA. This is a key operational position responsible for overseeing the company’s machining operations and driving performance across the entire CNC production process.
This opportunity is well suited for a hands-on CNC leader who brings strong technical expertise along with proven people-management capabilities.
The successful candidate will play a central role in improving production efficiency, establishing programming and tooling standards, optimizing machine setups, maintaining quality at the source, and implementing consistent manufacturing processes.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Lead day-to-day CNC production activities, including scheduling, job priorities, WIP movement, resource allocation, and achieving production targets.
- Establish and maintain department-wide standards for CNC programming, program control, tooling selection, and machine setup processes.
- Monitor production flow and identify constraints or bottlenecks early, taking immediate action to minimize disruptions and keep work moving efficiently.
- Ensure smooth coordination and timely handoffs between CNC machining and assembly, maintaining clear communication across departments.
- Promote a proactive shop-floor culture by identifying issues quickly, addressing root causes, and resolving production challenges within the shift whenever possible.
- Integrate quality controls directly into CNC production by overseeing in-process inspections, first-off checks, operator quality verification, corrective actions, root cause investigations, and process capability improvements.
- Provide leadership and development for CNC Supervisors, machinists, and operators, fostering a culture focused on accountability, skill development, and operational excellence.
- Develop and maintain employee competency matrices while implementing cross-training initiatives to increase workforce flexibility, broaden technical capabilities, and support long-term succession planning.
- Establish measurable performance standards and provide regular coaching, feedback, and development to build a high-performing CNC team that continually raises its level of capability and productivity.
- Lead ongoing continuous improvement initiatives focused on increasing productivity, reducing costs and cycle times, improving equipment reliability, and minimizing material and production waste.
What You'll Need to Be Successful:
- Proven experience leading a CNC machining department, production team, or similar manufacturing operation in a hands-on capacity.
- Strong CNC programming and CAM expertise, with the ability to review, troubleshoot, approve, and optimize machining programs.
- Demonstrated ability to independently set up CNC machinery from raw material through to producing the first acceptable part.
- Background in precision machining with experience consistently achieving tolerances of ±0.001" or tighter across a range of relevant materials.
- Practical experience working within a formal quality management system, such as ISO 9001, including first-article inspection, non-conformance management, root cause analysis, corrective action, and process control.
- Strong people-management capabilities, including coaching, performance management, recruitment, onboarding, training, and employee development.
- Proficiency with ERP and production management systems, with the ability to use operational data, metrics, and reporting to drive decisions rather than relying solely on informal shop-floor knowledge.
Compensation Range: $105,000-115,000/annually + discretionary bonus
