Company Overview:
DESTACO, a Stabilus Company, is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance automation, workholding, and remote handling solutions. The company serves customers in variety of end-markets, including the automotive, life sciences, consumer goods, packaging, aerospace, and nuclear sectors.
Built on a legacy of over 100 years, DESTACO offers a comprehensive portfolio of products to engineer precise movement, placement and control solutions that drive productivity and uptime for manufacturers around the world. The DESTACO family of products consists of industry-leading brands such as DESTACO Manual and Power Clamps, Camco and Ferguson Indexers, Robohand Grippers and CRL Manipulators and Transfer Ports.
DESTACO is based in Auburn Hills, Michigan, and operates globally through ~700 employees across 11 locations.
With nearly 90 years of demonstrated expertise, The Stabilus Group is one of the world's leading providers of motion control solutions for customers across a broad spectrum of industries.
Stabilus, approaching 1.5B EUR in revenue, is headquartered in Koblenz, Germany and employs more than 7,000 team members across 34 locations in 18 countries.
Stabilus SE is listed in the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and included in the MDAX index.www.stabilus.com
Position Summary:
The Manufacturing Lead provides work direction, policy and procedure compliance and ensures safety of the facility and operators. They perform a wide variety of duties to set up and operate CNC machines that perform diversified and complex operations involving close tolerances to include the editing of programs as needed. This position reports to the Manufacturing Supervisor.
Essential Job Functions:
- Provides instruction and guidance to the Manufacturing Department regarding proper and safe working procedures.
- Monitors work in progress to assure the meeting of quality standards.
- Assists employees in interpreting prints as required.
- Required to facilitate and support all departmental training / cross training needs to support site requirements.
- Provides guidance, training and instruction on set-ups, feeds and speeds, reading programs, etc.
- Communicates necessary information to operators in the area of Company policies, procedures and safety as directed by the Manufacturing Supervisor.
- Provides feedback regularly to the Manufacturing Supervisor on employee performance.
- Ensures that the facility and its contents are safe and secure at all times.
- Monitors and reports any workplace injuries, near misses or potential safety hazards.
- Reviews work orders for parts needed.
- Verifies accuracy of operation sheets and updates as required.
- Works from blueprints.
- Obtains materials needed and verifies materials are in accordance with print specifications.
- Contacts Supervisor, Engineer or Draftsperson as necessary to obtain missing specifications or to clarify print questions.
- Operates machines to perform operations needed to produce parts in accordance with print specifications.
- Maintains watch over operations to assure proper operation of tools and machining.
- Makes programming changes as needed to maintain tolerances.
- Designs and makes new jigs or fixtures as needed.
- Checks parts during operations to determine quality using a variety of precision measuring instrument such as micrometers, calipers, depth micrometers and dial indicators.
- Deburrs parts as necessary.
- Rework parts not within print specifications.
- Operates hoist as necessary to move heavy materials.
- Hand carries, uses cart, or may operate forklifts to move parts to the next operation.
- Maintains equipment to include adjustments, cleaning machine and cooling systems and maintaining lubricant levels.
- Checks tooling and reconditions if necessary.
- Advises Manufacturing Supervisor of the need for new or additional tooling.
- Returns setup sheets, fixtures and special tooling to proper storage location when finished.
- Performs daily cycle counts.
- Oracle - Ability to input applied and move transaction data per job routers
- Attends required Company training.
- Advises supervisor of conduct that may violate rules, policies, and procedures.
- Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA's):
- Safety - Understands safe operation of equipment, tools and PPE. Recognizes potential for dangerous situations; uses safe work practices. Utilizes behavior based safety methods to sustain a safe working environment.
- Ethics and Work Standards - Maintain the highest ethical and work standards, while promoting the same attributes in co-workers and others.
- Communication - Expresses thoughts clearly, both orally and in writing, using good grammar. Listens to understand input, feedback and concerns. Provides complete information in an open, honest and straightforward manner. Responds promptly and positively to questions and requests.
- Teamwork/Relationships - Works with other employees willingly and in a spirit of cooperation and teamwork. Supports cooperation. Demonstrates a commitment to the entire business and is supportive of all initiatives (company and departmental) to help grow the business. Cooperates fully with others to achieve organizational goals. Is tactful, courteous, and considerate. Embraces a positive outlook. Is respected and trusted by others.
- Continual Improvement and Problem Resolution - Identifies and communicates suggestions for work improvements. Works with others to develop solutions which meet company-wide needs and objectives. Applies a sense of urgency to resolve problems or creates opportunities that will increase productivity and create value. Shares best practices with other employees.
- Accountability - Accepts responsibility regarding projects/programs/duties as outlined in this job description. Advises supervisor of concerns, problems and progress of work in a timely manner.
Experience:
- Six to eight years of progressively more responsible experience in CNC machining experience
- Experience as a lead preferred
- Proven ability to provide work direction and lead as well as perform set-up and operation of CNC machines
Education and Certification Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent education or experience
- Vocational training in CNC machining operations or equivalent experience required
Physical Requirements: (To be met with or without accommodations)
- Ability to lift up to 40 pounds
- Stand 10 hours a day
- Good manual dexterity
- Eye hand coordination and attention to detail
- Ability to bend, twist and turn
EEO Statement - must be part of every job description and posting for Destaco US as a requirement of government contractor compliance
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other factors prohibited by law.
Destaco
Jun 03, 2026