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We excel in providing exceptional value through responsive customer service, technical expertise, and innovative lean manufacturing practices. Our commitment to delivering world-class quality and on-time performance has made us a trusted partner for our customers. Chandler operates five divisions, including four in Minnesota-Blaine, Long Prairie, Montevideo, and Wyoming-and one in Lake Mills, Wisconsin.\nPosition Summary\nLead People. Advance Technology. Drive Operational Excellence.\nWe are seeking an experienced Operations Manager - Machining who understands that outstanding manufacturing performance starts with strong leadership. This is a highly visible role for a leader who can develop people, build accountability, lead complex manufacturing projects, and bring strong CNC machining knowledge to the operation.\nThe ideal candidate combines exceptional people leadership with solid technical machining expertise and project management skills. You’ll lead the day-to-day machining operation while developing supervisors and employees, improving performance, introducing new products and technologies, and driving projects that strengthen our capabilities, capacity, quality, and efficiency.\nRequirements\nWhat You’ll Do\nLead and develop people. Coach, mentor, and develop supervisors, leads, machinists, and support staff. Set clear expectations, provide meaningful feedback, recognize strong performance, and address performance issues effectively. \nBuild a high-performing team. Recruit, hire, onboard, develop, and retain talented employees while creating a culture of accountability, teamwork, continuous improvement, and employee growth. \n Lead key manufacturing projects. Oversee projects involving new product introduction (NPI), machine upgrades, new manufacturing technologies, capacity improvements, and process optimization. Establish project priorities, coordinate resources, and keep initiatives on track to meet goals, timelines, and budgets. \nCoordinate cross-functional execution. Bring together Operations, Engineering, Quality, Materials, Maintenance, suppliers, and customers as needed to successfully execute projects and new product launches. Ensure teams remain aligned on deliverables, responsibilities, timing, and results. \nProvide machining leadership and technical direction. Apply strong knowledge of CNC machining and precision manufacturing to support the operation, troubleshoot machining and production issues, and help teams identify practical solutions. \nAdvance machining capabilities. Help evaluate and implement new machining equipment, technologies, tooling, and processes that improve productivity, quality, capacity, and competitiveness. \nDrive operational performance. Ensure production schedules and customer delivery requirements are achieved while maintaining high standards for safety and quality. Improve KPIs including machine utilization, cycle times, productivity, throughput, and on-time delivery. \nChampion continuous improvement. Lead Lean initiatives including setup reduction, 5S, standard work, value-stream improvements, Kaizen events, bottleneck reduction, and waste elimination. \nSupport successful NPI. Partner with Engineering, Quality, and Materials to ensure new and revised products transition successfully into production, including process flows, FMEAs, Control Plans, operator instructions, and other required documentation. \nManage the business. Effectively manage labor, capacity, resources, and departmental budgets while identifying opportunities to reduce costs and improve operational and financial performance. \nWhat We’re Looking For\nYou’re a people-focused manufacturing leader with strong machining credibility. You’re equally comfortable coaching a supervisor, working with a machinist to understand a production challenge, reviewing operational metrics, or leading a cross-functional team through a major equipment or NPI project.\nYou know how to get results through others, build consensus across departments, and move projects from concept through implementation. You bring the technical knowledge to ask the right questions and troubleshoot machining challenges without losing sight of the bigger picture-people, customers, quality, delivery, cost, and profitability.\nQualified candidates should bring:\nBachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)\nMinimum 7-10 years of experience in machining operations, with at least 3-5 years in a leadership role.\nStrong technical knowledge of CNC machining.\nFamiliarity with ISO or AS9100 standards.\nDemonstrated experience with lean manufacturing methodologies (Six Sigma certification is a plus).\nProven project management experience, including successful completion of complex, cross-functional projects.\nExceptional organizational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.\nExcellent communication and interpersonal skills with a focus on team development.\nProficiency in using ERP/MRP systems and manufacturing software.\nProficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (i.e., Word, Excel, Power-Point). \nExcellent written and oral communication skills. \nAbility to foster relationships amongst teams and departments.\nKnowledge of general industry OSHA regulations and environmental protection practices and employment law. \nAbility to identify and evaluate complex, ambiguous business problems or technical issues and provide well thought out solutions. Proven problem solver who can build consensus and move the team to improvement.\nAbility to be a change agent with a desire to win and bias for action.\nCapacity to lead and motivate people and obtain results through others.\nA problem solver and solution provider. Self-directed.\nHighly self-motivated, performance and results driven with bias for action.\nThis position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All employees must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident, Political Asylee, or Refugee. \nAdditional Skills and Experience (Preferred or helpful)\nExperience working in the Aerospace, Medical or other highly regulated industry.\nAS9100, 13485 and NADCAP experience.\nKnowledge of ERP software (Epicor).\nLean/Sigma certifications desired. \nPay Range Details\nCompensation is determined based on a variety of factors related to the specific position. These may include skills, relevant experience, education, internal equity, business needs, and local market conditions. While the full range is shared for transparency, offers are rarely made at the minimum or maximum of the range.\nCompany Benefits\nChandler offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees and their dependents. This includes medical, dental, and vision coverage; life insurance; short- and long-term disability; a 401(k) plan with company match; and a range of supplemental benefit options. 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