Journeyman Machinist / Foreman

Overview:

This role represents the opportunity to take on an important leadership position with a growing high tech industrial engineering and manufacturing company.  Automation Hydraulics designs and manufacturers innovative hydraulic equipment and machinery.  We utilize the latest technology and our own proprietary controls and sensors to rapidly deliver unique and affordable solutions for transportation, aerospace, and agriculture industries.  

Job role:

This position will have a high level of autonomy and responsibility.  As the foreman, you'll be responsible for establishing production processes and setting up work areas.  You will also be responsible for the coordination and control of all manufacturing processes and leading our production team.  You'll make sure goods and services are produced efficiently and that the correct amount is produced at the right cost and level of quality.  Our 18,000 sq/ft facility includes 30 manual lathes, ranging up to 62" swing, and planer mills up to 60"x60"x240", and overhead cranes with up to 20 ton capacity.  We are also adding CNC machines, including a new DMG Mori NHX 5500, which will arrive in December.   

The goal is to ensure the manufacturing process that meets customer requirements and deliver exceptional quality product on time and within budget.

Responsibilities:

• Be a hands on leader in the machine shop that is able to troubleshoot and setup jobs
• Oversee the production process, drawing up a production schedule;
• Organize workflow to meet specifications and deadlines
• Estimate costs and set the quality standards;
• Supervise and evaluate performance of production personnel 
• Approve maintenance work, purchasing of equipment etc.
• Ensure output meets quality standards
• Enforce health and safety precautions
• Identify and train employees 
• Supervise and motivate a team of workers;
• Report to upper management

Requirements:

• Journeyman machinist capable of operating large format mills, lathes and drills
• Planning and organisation skills to be able run and monitor the production process;
• Understanding of quality standards and health & safety regulations
• Attention to detail to ensure high levels of quality;
• Knowledge of performance evaluation and budgeting concepts
• Excellent organizational and leaderships skills
• Experience in reporting on key production metrics
• Leadership experience at a professional manufacturing company
• Proficient in MS Office and ERP software
• BSc/Ba in business administration or relevant field is preferred
• Preferred quality systems experience
• Preferred LEAN manufacturing experience

Work location is Vancouver, WA