As the CNC Shop Production Manager, you will lead the machining operation — people, processes, and performance — to deliver precision components safely, on time, and to quality standards. You will drive throughput, efficiency, and continuous improvement while developing a capable, engaged team.
You will lead a skilled machining team that partners with engineering, quality, and planning to deliver high-precision components and continuously improve our machining capability.
•Lead and develop the CNC machining team to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives
•Plan and manage production schedules, capacity, and resources to meet demand
•Drive machine utilization, throughput, and efficiency improvements
•Oversee setup, programming, tooling, and process standards
•Monitor KPIs (OEE, scrap, on-time delivery) and lead corrective actions
•Partner with engineering and quality to resolve issues and improve processes
•Manage maintenance, tooling, and capital planning for the machine shop
•Champion Lean, 5S, and continuous improvement
•High school diploma or equivalent; technical degree preferred
•5+ years of CNC machining experience, including 2+ years leading or supervising a team
•Strong knowledge of CNC programming, setup, tooling, and machining processes
•Ability to read blueprints and interpret GD&T
•Demonstrated leadership and production management skills
•Experience managing a machine shop in a high-mix, tight-tolerance, or regulated environment
•Proficiency with CAM software and CNC controls (Fanuc, Haas, Mazak, etc.)
•Working knowledge of Lean manufacturing and OEE improvement
•Experience with ERP/MES systems and capacity planning

Based in Wichita, Kansas, Koch is one of the largest private companies in America. A diverse set of businesses and industries across the world, we work together to keep improving and exploring new ways to make life even better.
With a presence in more than 50 countries, Koch companies employ about 120,000 people worldwide, with nearly half of those in the United States. Koch offers abundant opportunities to improve life’s most necessary things – like food, clothing, water, transportation and technology.