General Manager

General Manager – Precision CNC Manufacturing

Location: Longmont, CO
Compensation: $140,000 – $160,000 annually + Performance Bonus + Equity Incentive

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced General Manager to lead the operations of an established precision CNC machining facility in Longmont, Colorado. This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for someone who thrives in a hands-on manufacturing environment and has experience overseeing the financial, operational, and personnel aspects of a machine shop or contract manufacturing facility.

The General Manager will have full ownership of site performance, including P&L management, quoting and estimating, production scheduling, customer relationships, quality, and team development. Reporting directly to the CEO, this individual will have the autonomy to run daily operations while collaborating with executive leadership on strategic decisions and future growth initiatives.

The ideal candidate is an owner-operator who understands precision machining from the shop floor to the financial statements. They should be comfortable reviewing prints, developing accurate job quotes, managing production capacity, monitoring profitability, and building a high-performing team.

Key Responsibilities

Operations & Financial Management

- Oversee all day-to-day operations of the Longmont manufacturing facility, ensuring efficiency, productivity, and profitability.

- Own site P&L performance, including budgeting, forecasting, labor planning, capital expenditures, and financial reporting.

- Monitor job-level profitability and identify opportunities to improve margins through pricing adjustments, process improvements, and production efficiencies.

- Establish and monitor operational KPIs, production targets, and performance metrics.

- Partner with executive leadership on long-term business strategy, facility growth, and potential expansion.

Estimating, Quoting & Business Planning

- Oversee the quoting and estimating process, including reviewing customer prints, determining manufacturing processes, developing routings, estimating labor hours, and establishing pricing.

- Personally contribute to quoting and estimating activities while developing the estimating team to independently manage day-to-day responsibilities.

- Review quoted versus actual job costs and hours to improve estimating accuracy and profitability.

- Ensure timely and competitive quote turnaround.

Production Scheduling & Manufacturing

- Lead production planning, scheduling, and capacity management to ensure customer delivery commitments are met.

- Oversee job planning, material requirements, outside processing, routing, and inspection planning before production release.

- Balance production workloads, labor resources, and equipment capacity.

- Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including Lean manufacturing, 5S, and daily production management.

- Monitor on-time delivery, production efficiency, and overall shop performance.

Team Leadership & Development

- Lead and develop a team consisting of production foremen, team leads, quality personnel, manufacturing engineers, estimators, and administrative support.

- Recruit, hire, train, and retain high-performing employees.

- Establish clear accountability, expectations, and ownership across all departments.

- Develop future leaders and empower employees to take ownership of their respective areas.

- Foster a positive, collaborative, team-oriented manufacturing culture.

Customer Relationships & Quality

- Maintain strong customer relationships and serve as the primary escalation point for technical, production, and delivery-related concerns.

- Proactively communicate schedule changes, production challenges, and potential delivery risks.

- Partner with quality leadership to maintain compliance with AS9100 and customer-specific quality requirements.

- Oversee quality processes, including First Article Inspections (FAI), customer requirements, and manufacturing documentation.

- Ensure compliance with ITAR and applicable Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) requirements.

Qualifications

- 5+ years of leadership experience within a CNC machine shop, precision machining facility, or contract manufacturing environment.

- 3+ years of experience managing a manufacturing site, shop, or department with direct P&L or budget accountability.

- Hands-on experience quoting precision-machined components, including reviewing engineering drawings, determining routings, estimating labor hours, and establishing pricing.

- Demonstrated experience managing production scheduling, capacity planning, and manufacturing workflows.

- Strong understanding of job costing, manufacturing margins, and operational financial performance.

- Previous experience hiring, developing, and leading production and manufacturing teams.

- Experience working within an AS9100 or ISO 9001 quality management system.

- Strong problem-solving, communication, organizational, and decision-making skills.

- Ability to work on-site in Longmont, Colorado.

- Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen or permanent resident) to meet ITAR access requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience supporting aerospace, defense, satellite, space, medical, robotics, or industrial manufacturing customers.

- Background in multi-axis CNC milling and turning.

- Previous experience in machining, CNC programming, or manufacturing engineering.

- Familiarity with manufacturing ERP systems such as Fulcrum, JobBOSS, E2, or ProShop.

- Experience implementing Lean manufacturing, 5S, continuous improvement, and daily KPI management.

- Experience working in a private equity-backed or rapidly growing manufacturing organization.

Compensation & Benefits

- Base Salary: $140,000 – $160,000, depending on experience.

- Annual Performance Bonus: Targeted at 15%–25% of base salary, tied to site performance.

- Long-Term Equity Incentive: Opportunity to participate in the company's equity incentive plan and share in the value created through business growth.

- Medical insurance with company contribution.

- Dental and vision insurance.

- 401(k) with 3% company contribution after 90 days.

- Three weeks of PTO plus sick leave.

- 10 paid holidays.

- Relocation assistance may be considered for an exceptional candidate.

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