General Manager - Precision Machining

About Re:Build Manufacturing

Re:Build Manufacturing New Kensington is part of the Re:Build family of companies, located in New Kensington, PA. Capabilities in a wide variety of industries and materials allow our unique value proposition to bring exciting and advanced programs back to American Manufacturing.

Re:Build Manufacturing is a growing family of industrial and engineering businesses combining enabling technologies, operational superiority, and strategic M&A to build America's next generation industrial company. At Re:Build we deploy deep expertise in engineering, operations management, and technology to supercharge the performance of our member companies. We leverage deep professional expertise and a candid, principled operating culture to drive differentiated outcomes. Ours is a fast-paced environment where individuals can stretch and be challenged to pursue their fullest potential.

Re:Build was founded to pioneer a profitable model for the revitalization of US manufacturing. We've assembled a powerful set of complimentary capabilities and lines of business that enable us to pursue a wide range of end markets. Our acquired businesses are grounded in build-to-print and by-the-hour engineering and design services, and we're leveraging their combined expertise to migrate to increasingly sophisticated program development and production, as well as the generation of our own products. Our unique set of capabilities lend themselves to highly complex systems and products, and we offer customers a range of services including product and systems design, automation, fabrication, assembly, and large volume contract manufacturing. Our customers span a wide array of industries including aerospace, defense, mobility, healthcare, pharma, biotech, clean tech, chemicals, energy, lifestyle, food production, and industrial equipment.

Who we are looking for

As General Manager, you will be responsible for providing strategic leadership for the New Kensington Precision Machining Group (NKPM), establishing long-range goals, strategies, plans and policies as they relate to both NKPM and other business units of Re:Build New Kensington. This is a tremendous opportunity where you will have complete profit and loss ownership of this operation, which we intend to grow to a $50MM+ operation in less than five years. NKPM will be focused on complex, relatively tight tolerance production of aerospace, industrial, and energy-related machined parts. Substantial investment is planned in new equipment and facilities to support this endeavor.

What you get to do

• Defines, monitors, reviews, and updates the NKPM group context and strategic direction
• Determines and provides resources, personnel, and infrastructure necessary to produce precision machined components and assemblies to support programmatic and job-specific business opportunities
• Manages the group which includes, but is not limited to, day-to-day management of the team, assignment of work, and scheduling and coordination of work to meet deadlines and organizational goals
• Establishes Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and a plan for achieving them
• Defines, implements, and maintains robust and efficient production processes that meet organizational, product, quality, and customer requirements. Monitors, measures and reports on the performance of these processes
• Hires, develops, and manages the NKPM team to ensure a high level of technical competence, strong work ethic, and adherence to Re:Build Way Principles
• Demonstrates leadership and commitment with respect to the quality management system and customer focus
• Ensures that the responsibilities and authorities for relevant roles are assigned, communicated, and understood

* What you bring to the team *

• Must be a "builder-leader" highly capable on the shop floor leading by example
• Working knowledge of precision machining technologies, including but not limited to CNC programming, operations and maintenance, tooling, automation, and suitable CAD/CAM software selection and deployment
• Proven experience in precision machining and leading teams in an AS9100 manufacturing environment
• BSIE or equivalent
• Leadership skills
• Strategic and Risk-Based Thinking
• Business Acumen
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Decision Making
• Experience with large format machining, exotic materials, and 5-axis and mill-turn operations preferred.
• Experience in adjacent processes to milling and turning (i.e., grinding, boring, honing, EDM, etc.) desirable

The BIG payoff

We are a company who is going to make a difference in the industries and the communities in which we choose to operate.

Every employee of Re:Build will share in the financial rewards of the success we achieve together via our Long-Term Incentive Program (LTIP), at all levels of the company!

We want to work with people that reflect the communities in which we operate

Re:Build Manufacturing is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, parental status, cultural background, organizational level, work styles, tenure and life experiences. Or for any other reason.

Re:Build is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected] or you may call us at 617.909.6275.