Job Description

Production Manager – Precision CNC Manufacturing

Lead the production team. Improve shop floor performance. Deliver quality parts on schedule.

Pay: $115,000 to $120,000 annually
Type: Full-time | Salaried exempt
Schedule: First shift
Location:Onsite | Eastlake, Ohio
Department: Operations
Reports to: General Manager

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• 401(k) with company match

• Three weeks of paid time off

• 11 paid company holidays

• Company-paid training and development

• Employee engagement events

• Stable, precision-manufacturing environment

About Midwest Precision

Midwest Precision is a CNC manufacturer serving the aerospace, defense, energy, and fluid-power industries. We manufacture complex, close-tolerance components where quality, traceability, and reliable delivery matter.

We are seeking a hands-on Production Manager who can lead people, manage daily execution, and improve safety, quality, delivery, and productivity. Experience with CNC machining would be especially valuable in this role.

What You’ll Do

• Lead, coach, and develop production supervisors, leads, and employees

• Direct daily production activities to meet schedules and customer commitments

• Set clear expectations for output, quality, safety, attendance, and accountability

• Monitor labor utilization, capacity, machine performance, downtime, scrap, and rework

• Identify production risks early and resolve issues that affect workflow or delivery

• Partner with Supply Chain on priorities and production schedules

• Work closely with Engineering, Quality, and Maintenance to address process, equipment, and product issues

• Ensure employees follow approved work instructions, job travelers, and quality requirements

• Review production metrics and take action to improve performance

• Support staffing, training, performance management, and employee development in partnership with Human Resources

• Drive continuous improvement in setup times, throughput, workflow, and operational consistency

• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with AS9100, customer, and internal requirements

Required Qualifications

• At least five years of manufacturing leadership experience, including three years in a supervisory or management role

• Experience managing production schedules, teams, and performance in a manufacturing environment

• Strong knowledge of production planning, workflow, capacity, and manufacturing metrics

• Ability to coach supervisors and employees while holding teams accountable for results

• Experience improving safety, quality, delivery, and productivity

• Strong communication, decision-making, and practical problem-solving skills

• Experience using ERP systems and Microsoft Office

A bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Operations, Engineering, Business, or a related field is preferred. Equivalent manufacturing leadership experience will be considered.

CNC machining experience is strongly preferred, particularly experience with milling or turning operations, setup processes, tooling, cycle times, and shop floor troubleshooting. Experience in aerospace, defense, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment is also preferred.

ITAR Requirement

This position may involve access to export-controlled information. The selected candidate must be eligible for access in accordance with applicable export-control requirements.

Why Join Midwest Precision?

You will have a direct impact on how work gets done across the shop floor. You’ll lead a skilled team, solve production challenges, and help improve the safety, quality, and reliability of our manufacturing operations.

Apply Today

If you are a hands-on manufacturing leader who develops people, improves performance, and takes ownership of production results, we would like to hear from you.

Midwest Precision is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to legally protected characteristics.