• Estimate and quote material and labor for customers’ bid invitations.• Generate sequence of operation travelers to outline the schedule and planning for shop jobs.• Assign tasks and responsibilities to shop personnel to maximize productivity and efficiency.• Create the demand needs for project requirements and purchase the material, tooling, and hardware.• Review and interview prospective candidates for employment.• Negotiate vendor contracts and issue purchase orders for outsourcing and subtract manufacturing.• Maintain communication with customers on project progress.• Design work holding fixtures to improve machining efficiency and reduce cycle time.• Review new customers’ sales orders with a team to determine and confirm delivery, quality control, and manufacturing compliance.• Work with Quality to determine the root causes of non-conformances to develop proactive short term recovery plans and permanent solutions.• Create detailed work instructions and piece part shop drawings for customers’ assembly projects to facilitate ease of manufacturing.

• Determined company personnel requirements and conducted interviews to hire for all open office and shop positions.• Created sales initiatives to establish and expand customer base. • Worked with shop manager to create and execute weekly production action plans to accomplish customers’ delivery requirements.• Formed and managed an outsourcing network of machine shops to expand capability and capacity to meet customers’ project needs.• Performed and supervised machined part inspection and provided accompanying quality documentation at time of shipment.• Trained and managed office employees on the software and procedures to perform administrative tasks.• Developed and implemented a workplace safety and job specific training program.• Worked with customers on project design concepts to build machines and assemblies based on specific project and production requirements.• Maintained incoming cash flow and vendor payments utilizing accounts receivable reports.

• Served as liaison for production line improvements between upper management and support staff.• Designed new equipment and directed technicians on the building, installation, and implementation.• Retrofit modifications to existing machines to improve productivity and efficiency.• Wrote budget proposals incorporating ROI to purchase new machines and equipment.• Designed modifications to our existing product line and documented with engineering change notices.• Collaborated with Marketing on new product development and participated in sales calls.• Purchased industrial materials and hardware for new manufacturing projects.

• Developed machine design concepts for customer review and approval.• Created floor layout and machine build drawings for assembly in the shop.• Generated machining detail drawings of the assembly piece parts.• Collaborated with customer, shop personnel and management on projects.• Filled out purchasing request forms to procure purchased industrial supply components.