Machining Department Lead

5 days ago


North Vancouver, Canada Mantech Enterprises Full time
Salary: $95k to $103k per year

Mantech Enterprises - Who We Are

Since 1995, clients from a variety of industries worldwide have looked to Mantech to solve their custom manufacturing needs. We occupy a unique niche in the manufacturing services industry, offering waterjet cutting, welding, CNC machining and fabrication all under the same roof. This comprehensive set of tools allows us to tackle complicated projects quickly and expertly across a wide variety of industries.

We operate out of an integrated facility in North Vancouver. Our shop is modern, clean, well-organized, with the right mix of skilled people and equipment to get the job done. Our main office, which includes our team of in-house designers, is strategically located right next door. This allows us to move seamlessly from design and consultation straight, directly to manufacturing. Mantech completes a wide variety of projects, including small components forming part of larger machinery our customers manufacture, through to assembled in-house completed systems.

Our current manufacturing equipment includes 5-Axis CNC's w/ Pallet Changers; multiple Haas CNC Machining Centers; Okuma CNC Lathe; Omax Waterjet; CMM Measurement; fully equipped fabrication & manual machine shops. ProShop, our ERP system, is designed for and used by manufacturing industries.

Mantech offers a competitive compensation package, including industry-leading compensation, extended health and dental benefits, flexible working arrangements, and a group RSP program with employee contributions matched by Mantech. We are a small company with a great culture and a loyal group of people.

Our core values are as follows:

  • Creative Solutions
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Exceeding Expectations
  • Candor
  • Loyalty

The right person will embody these core values and take ownership of the responsibilities listed below to succeed.

Job Description

Reporting to the Shop Foreman, we are actively looking for a Machining Department Lead. This position will manage our team of machinists and be accountable for coordinating the department's throughput. This will include managing on-time delivery and team performance, overseeing team training and development, assisting with technical solutions, and increasing the productivity of the department.

This is a growth-oriented position and we are looking to improve and establish procedures, structure, and best-practices to allow for scaling our machine shop, while preserving the quality and speed we are known for.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Supervise, assist, guide, mentor, and develop a team of machinists and CNC programmers.
  • Review and ensure compliance with all documentation requirements including: time-tracking, quality assurance, operation completion, and ISO 9001, among others.
  • Ensure compliance with existing Machine Shop standards including: standard tool lists and programming standards among others
  • Develop new and improve existing SOPs.
  • Manage Machine Shop machine tools and labour to ensure all inputs are received when required, and all parts are complete when due.
  • Create, review, and document detailed technical plans of complex machined parts, including material, tooling, and resource selection.
  • Provide design feedback to Engineering and Sales departments.
  • Purchase Machine Shop tooling and supplies, manage vending system, and communicate with suppliers.
  • Oversee maintenance of all Machine Shop equipment and arrange repairs when required.
  • Oversee and manage Machine Shop improvements to ensure continuous improvement and progress.
  • Support, execute, and expand upon management initiatives.
  • Champion the maintenance of a safe and clean department

Required Skills:

  • 10+ years of CNC machining experience. Supervisory experience a definite asset
  • Working knowledge of CAD/CAM software. Modelling and CAM, long-hand, and macro programming would all be beneficial.
  • Broad knowledge of CNC milling, milling tools and milling holders.
  • Working knowledge of CNC lathes, and manual machine tools.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows, Outlook, and Office.
  • Strong communication and soft skills.
  • Strong organizational, planning, and scheduling skills.
  • Adaptable in rapidly-changing environments.
  • Creative approach to problem-solving in both machining and management problems.


Working with us:

We offer a 4 day work week, 10 hour day shifts, as well as an excellent work environment where you will be part of a group of talented professionals.

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