Swiss Machinist Lead

SWISS MACHINIST LEAD - WEEKEND NIGHTS

Brooklyn Park, MN

Schedule: Weekend Nights, Friday - Sunday, 5:00pm - 5:00am (3 x 12s) | Shift premium on top of base

Pay: $33.00 - $47.90/hour base, depending on experience, plus a 5% quarterly bonus target

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

A precision contract manufacturer of medical device components is adding a Swiss Machinist Lead to its weekend night shift in Brooklyn Park. This is a working lead role: you run and set up Swiss machines yourself while training, coaching and setting the standard for the machinists on your shift. Clean, air-conditioned shop, casual dress code, and a team culture built on collaboration, continuous improvement and quality.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

- Instruct, train and coach hourly personnel on proper techniques, work instructions, production methods, quality and plant operation

- Coach and mentor level 1 and 2 machinists so every shift works to the same standard

- Make sure Swiss machinists and operators hit production rates and throughput, using SQDC and hour-by-hour boards

- Follow dispatch reports and job traveler standards to meet or beat production rate and scrap targets driven by the ERP system

- Keep accurate records of completed parts, scrap and nonconformances in the ERP system, job cards and WIP tags

- Keep shift-to-shift continuity by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities and open needs

- Make sure operator training is completed and documented per Good Documentation Practices (GDP)

- Help enforce attendance, assist with performance appraisals and personnel issues, and sit in on interviews

- Report machine, material, quality and employee concerns to the Supervisor

- Operate Swiss machines up to 9 axis per manufacturer recommendations and SOPs, producing quality parts to customer prints

- Set up Swiss machines unaided on most intermediate-complexity production jobs using work instructions and setup sheets

- Verify parts visually under a microscope and dimensionally using vision systems, CMMs and hand tools

- Read and use QC calc / SPC data to make offsets and tool changes and hold dimensional integrity

WHAT YOU NEED

- 7+ years of CNC Swiss machining experience, medical device or component manufacturing preferred

- Extensive understanding of G and M code; some macro programming knowledge

- Operational knowledge of many types of machines and controls

- Blueprint reading and shop math

- Comfortable with scales, calipers, dial indicators and other measuring instruments

- High school diploma or GED

- Machine trades certificate or equivalent work experience

- Strong attention to detail and the ability to balance competing priorities

- Able to use a computer and read and write in English

- Valid ID and authorized to work in the United States

BENEFITS

- Medical, dental, vision, life, short and long term disability

- Flex spending

- 401(k) with company match

- Generous PTO and 9 paid holidays

- Paid parental leave

- Quarterly bonus program for all employees

- Real growth and advancement opportunities

WORK ENVIRONMENT

- On-site, non-smoking, climate-controlled production shop with normal lighting

- Manufacturing floor with possible exposure to airborne contaminants, chemical odors, heat, noise, dust, dirt and oil

- Standing, walking, kneeling, bending, reaching, pulling and twisting throughout the shift

- Able to lift up to 30 pounds