Description

 Acero Precision, located in  West Chester, PA is an industry leading Medical Device contract manufacturer producing the very best in precision engineered components. To succeed in today’s manufacturing industry- with its demands to serve customers in a truly global environment- we rely on three vital resources: the newest engineering technologies, quality systems, and most importantly highly-skilled people. We invite you to become a member of an organization that has established an outstanding reputation for quality and excellence. Highly competitive wages, a state-of-the-art-facility, an emphasis on work/life balance, career advancement, a team-centered workplace culture, and the opportunity to be your best is waiting for you at Acero Precision.

What We Offer:

• 100% Employer Paid Medical
• Dental / Vision Benefits
• Personal Time Off (PTO)
• Holiday Pay
• Relocation Assistance
• Participation in company 401k plan with an employer percentage match
• 100% Paid Uniforms
• Skills Training Workshops/Online Instruction

Learn And Grow:

 We are committed to growing the capabilities of our people. We continue to build a learning community where you can work with team leaders who are highly skilled and work towards expanding your technical capabilities. Our people are teachers and learners who collaborate with each other to enhance each other’s growth!

Essential Functions:

As a Manager:

• Plan, schedule, organize and estimate production operations as a function of the Sales Month to Date daily report.
• Develop feedback methods/channels with all Manufacturing Engineers Techs by holding formal monthly and daily Ad hoc / informal meetings.
• Develop Control by Maintaining and encouraging formal and informal feedback to measure daily progress. Ensure production planning and scheduling milestones are adhered to in order to correct potential deficiencies that may cause short falls in the Sales Month to Date requirements.
• Provide positive and effective leadership by example and proactive involvement.
• Adjust schedules and staff to ensure the highest possible capacity utilization and measure this metric carefully using sponge.

As a Supervisor and Cell Leader:

• Setup machines for production, and manage a team of self-sufficient machinists to achieve production goals, including advanced setup planning for items such as material and special tooling orders.
• Familiar with Mazak 5-Axis Milling Machines or Integrex Machines.
• Performs maintenance on machines before, during, and after operation and is capable of diagnosing machine troubles. Machines are to be kept as NEW.
• Edits and updates the Shop Schedule
• Troubleshoots CNC programming and tooling problems on the production floor for mature product lines, and documents all necessary changes through Sponge.
• Trains shop employees on new tooling introductions, CNC programs, and manufacturing processes and methods as appropriate for new and existing equipment.
• Assist in developing and maintaining an effective cell through the selection, training, compensation, motivation, termination and review of direct staff.
• Develop project and operator schedules and meet all deadlines while maintaining a strong team work ethic and ensuring minimum machine downtime. Schedule weekend hours for staff.
• Update part counts in both Sponge and the Shop Schedule every three hours.
• Prepare cell progress reports on a quarterly basis.
• Maintain cell productivity by allocating resources and delegating tasks appropriate to the employee’s skill set. Work toward improving the skill levels of each cell member.
• Schedules new parts in the ‘to be scheduled’ section of the shop schedule each week to remain current and have this category cleaned out at the latest each Monday morning.
• NO WIP for the Cell by COB for parts made the previous business day.

Inspection

• Must be able to identify material types and alloys using bar stock color codes.
• All parts at the bench must be in trays and arranged a neat and orderly fashion. The status of all parts should be clear to any person viewing.
• Understand the basics of Statistical Process Control, (SPC), and adjust the machines accordingly.
• Detailed knowledge of measuring and inspection equipment. Develop ways to inspect parts more efficiently.
• Responsible for quality control of all manufactured parts within the cell.
• Continuously aware of visual defects such as out-of-tolerance surface finishes, burrs, staining etc.
• Make sure that non-conforming parts are clearly marked and handled separately from production parts to insure that they cannot be shipped to the customer.
• The ability to inspect parts completely and accurately whether working to blueprint specifications or according to Sponge requirements.
• Enter measurements in Sponge during production as required---usually every 20 minutes.

Cleanliness

• Responsible for maintaining the organization and cleanliness of all cell workstations daily, including the machines, bar feeders, benches, computers, mats and floor.
• No personal items are to be on the work table. Spare tooling, calculators, drinks, rags etc. may be kept in a red bin at the bench so as not to interfere with other tasks.
• The shop cleanliness is the responsibility of everyone and is not only the responsibility of the maintenance staff.
• The workbench, tabletop and inspection equipment must be cleaned each day as described in the Shift Changeover Procedure.