Machine Shop/CNC Manager

Waterstone Faucets, is a full line manufacturer and distributor of high quality kitchen faucets and accessories.

At Waterstone Faucets, we believe every person has a right to happy and successful in their job. To that end, we employ the globally recognized leader in workplace assessments, Predictive Index, to assess candidate fit for every role in the company. Bottom line, we want every person who works at Waterstone Faucets to be a match with their role and stay with us for long periods of time because their work fits their personal motivating needs, drives, and behaviors. We want you to be happy, and we want to be happy.

After submitting your resume to careers.jobs@waterstoneco.comif qualified and interested, please take five-minutes to do the Predictive Index Behavioral Assessment (BA) so we can determine if your individual pattern is a match to the pattern we’ve created for this role. You will automatically receive a copy of your assessment results within a minute of completing the assessment. Again, our goal is to ensure fit and success for all of us. Here’s the link: https://assessment.predictiveindex.com/S53/c5d6a336-e35a-45d1-9e9b-1741fe59356c?type=candidateba

Machine Shop/CNC Manager

Responsible for managing the administration of the CNC Department. The individual in this position will perform a variety of machine shop related tasks in making components used in the manufacturing of water faucet components. Responsibilities include developing creative solutions to CNC design problems, ensuring the proper CNC operating practices are followed, ensuring production KPI’s and efficiencies are being met daily, and exceptional problem-solving skills.

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Supervises and sets priorities in the CNC department so that the operators can perform their jobs efficiently and ensures proper quality output and safe operation. The allocation of work to machinists, managing priorities, maintaining equipment and managing personnel. Listen to inputs from production, management, quality, planning and purchasing personnel, and use those inputs to improve the process.

- Plans and coordinates departmental activities on a rolling three-month schedule to ensure the CNC department meets the company’s material planning requirements.

- Reports on and drives improvement of key performance metrics—including daily OEE, scrap rate, machine downtime, labor efficiency, and setup efficiency—through established annual goals.

- Ensures overall machine production readiness by managing preventive maintenance schedules and overseeing necessary machine repairs and rebuilds.

- Order consumable tools for department.

- Updates and maintains CNC work order schedules.

- Monitors and schedules overtime as needed.

- Daily interaction with employees from various areas of the business. Able to quickly shift priorities, collaborate effectively with others, maintain positive working relationships, and have high personal standards for job accomplishments.

- Assess potential prototype components, validation, and calculation of cost for parts using estimated production cycle times.

- Requires regular, reliable attendance.

- Participates in special projects and performs other duties as required.

Education and Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree and/or four-year college or university program certificate.

- A minimum of 10+ years related experience, two- or four-year certificate from technical school. - Must have 10+ years’ experience in CNC machining metal components and programming. Management/supervisory experience required. Manual machining experience along with design experience. The applicant should have in depth knowledge of the operations of a CNC machine shop in a job shop or contract manufacturing environment, including but not limited to capabilities of various CNC mills, lathes, mill-turns, Swiss, and other CNC machining related equipment, multi-axis a plus. Further, the applicant should have experience in the managing of jobs/contracts, production scheduling, materials sourcing, labor sourcing, cost management, and general management of staff.

Equipment/Software Use:

- Microsoft programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $90,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- 401(k)

- 401(k) matching

- Dental insurance

- Health insurance

- Life insurance

- Paid time off

- Vision insurance

Ability to Relocate:

- Murrieta, CA 92562: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person