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Bay Photo Lab was established in Santa Cruz County and is nestled in the beautiful coastal redwoods of Scotts Valley. In our 45+ year history, we’ve been on the cutting edge of innovative photographic printing and photo finishing services. We take pride in our continued ability to navigate and adapt to a vastly changing industry. Bay Photo has long been committed to providing YOU, our community, and our customers world-wide, with the highest quality printing, superior service, innovative technology, diverse and creative product options, and expedient turnaround and delivery; to maintain our promise, perfect every time.

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At Bay Photo, we preserve people's memories by making photo products that will be cherished for generations. We welcome you to join our dynamic, diverse team of photographers, makers, artists, and craftspeople from all walks of life. We value teamwork and a positive outlook, and offer a rewarding, innovative, creative and state of the art work environment.

At Bay Photo, our reputation for quality and efficiency starts with the organization and care of our high volume of production materials, supplies, equipment, and people. We are seeking a Supervisor to support our CNC team.

Summary of Position
Oversees all CNC department manufacturing operations, organization, scheduling and production. Ensures all CNC produced parts are high quality, clean and delivered on time. Working closely with department leads to ensure production procedures are effective and efficient. Oversees all CNC programming procedures, including but not limited to: program editing via CAD/CAM software, file restructure/organization, program and prototype creation.

Essential Responsibilities

• Ensures CNC procedures are efficient and effective
• Monitors department to ensure safety procedures are followed at all times
• Ensures cleanliness of the CNC department is maintained
• Completes all weekly department ordering and ensures delivery receipt
• Disseminates/communicates all Daily Production Summary Reports
• Operates and uses effectively all CNC CAD/CAM software
• Communicates with CNC Machine Vendor for technical issues
• Writes new and efficient production CNC programs and/or edits existing CNC programs for maximum efficiency and performance
• Restructures and organizes .DNC / .ROU files
• Upon request, develops prototype parts for Bay Photo R&D, designs and creates tools and specialty products to assist with workflow improvement.
• Creates and maintains the employee schedules for the department.
• Conducts departmental training on systems, methods, procedures and proper utilization of all tools
• Ensures all products/deliverables are clean, high quality and delivered on time to clients
• Operates in a fiscally responsible way at all times, looking for new and different methods to improve procedures/operations

Other Duties

• Participates in production work as required.

Requirements

• High School Diploma required with some college preferred.
• Experience with Auto CAD/CAM softwares.

Skills

• Excellent communication and organization skills
• Proven skills paying attention to details
• Self-starter that balances initiative and independence and involves others as needed.
• Understands mechanical operations and how to apply to solutions
• A working knowledge of Google software is strongly preferred
• Working knowledge of CAD/CAM CNC programming and manufacturing is required

Experience

• Previous experience leading and inspiring teams
• Previous experience working in a fast paced changing work environment comfortably

This job description represents a summary of responsibilities. It is not a contract and it is not an exhaustive list of every possible responsibility. Employees can expect to be assigned additional work not explicitly contained in the description to ensure excellent customer service and product delivery. This may include coordination with other departments to ensure smooth workflow.

Compensation
$30.00 - $35.00 per hour