Machine Shop General Manager Czero - 4.3 Fort Collins, CO Job Details Full-time $85,000 - $125,000 a year 21 hours ago Benefits Profit sharing Health savings account Disability insurance Health insurance Dental insurance 401(k) Flexible spending account Paid time off Parental leave Employee assistance program Vision insurance 401(k) matching Flexible schedule Life insurance Qualifications Customer communication Teamwork Quality inspection Organizational skills Quality audits Manufacturing engineering Full Job Description Machine Shop General Manager Quixik | Fort Collins, Colorado | Full-Time About Quixik Quixik is a growing, 2-person, ISO 9001-certified precision machining & fabrication shop in Fort Collins, Colorado. We produce prototypes, low-volume production parts, and technically challenging machined components. Quixik works closely with Czero, an engineering and product-development company. This relationship gives Quixik access to experienced engineers and creates opportunities to support projects from engineering and design through fabrication and machining. We are looking for a Machine Shop General Manager who wants to run and grow the business. The ideal candidate is an experienced machinist who understands CNC machining, CNC programming tooling, fixturing, estimating, scheduling, and quality—but who is also excited about customers, financial performance, employees, business development, and building a successful organization. For the right person, we are also open to creative compensation structures that provide an opportunity to earn an ownership interest in the business over time. We want someone who is interested not only in managing Quixik, but potentially in helping build its long-term value and participating in that success. The Role The General Manager will have primary responsibility for the performance of the machine shop, including operations, employees, customers, quoting, scheduling, quality, ISO 9001 compliance, and profitability. We want someone who will approach the shop with an owner's mentality: understanding what drives the business, identifying problems and opportunities, making good decisions, and continually improving the operation. Because Quixik is a small and growing shop, this is also a hands-on working position. The General Manager will be expected to spend a meaningful portion of their time programming, setting up, and/or operating CNC equipment in addition to managing the business. The exact balance between management and machining will vary depending on workload and the needs of the shop. The right person will be equally comfortable reviewing financial performance or talking with a customer in the morning and programming, setting up, troubleshooting, or running a machine later in the day. As the business grows, we expect the role to become increasingly focused on management and leadership, but strong hands-on participation in shop operations will be an important part of the position, particularly in the near term. ResponsibilitiesBusiness Management & Leadership

• Take overall responsibility for day-to-day shop performance, including revenue, profitability, productivity, quality, delivery, and customer satisfaction.
• Track key business metrics, understand costs and margins, and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, capacity, and financial performance.
• Work with ownership on strategy, staffing, capital equipment, and growth. Customers, Quoting & Business Development
• Develop strong customer relationships and provide excellent communication and service.
• Review RFQs, drawings, and specifications; develop estimates and pricing; and follow up to win work.
• Help grow revenue through existing customers and new business development. Shop Operations & Technical Leadership
• Manage scheduling, priorities, people, and machine capacity to meet customer commitments.
• Provide technical leadership in CNC machining, tooling, fixturing, setup, programming, GD&T, and manufacturing processes.
• Work hands-on when needed to solve machining problems, support setups, or run equipment.
• Continuously improve workflow, productivity, equipment utilization, and shop organization. People, Quality & Safety
• Lead, develop, and hold shop employees accountable for performance; recruit and train personnel as the business grows.
• Maintain Quixik's

ISO 9001

certification and ensure the Quality Management System remains effective, compliant, and practical.

• Ensure parts meet customer and drawing requirements and lead corrective actions when problems occur.
• Maintain a clean, organized, professional, and safe shop environment.

Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate combines strong machining experience with a genuine desire to run and grow a business. We are particularly interested in candidates who have spent significant time as a machinist, programmer, lead machinist, manufacturing engineer, shop supervisor, or shop manager and are ready to take the next step into broader business leadership. Desired Qualifications

• Significant hands-on CNC machining and programming experience.
• Strong understanding of CNC mills and/or lathes, tooling, fixturing, setup, and machining processes.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and understand GD&T and tight-tolerance machining.
• Experience estimating and quoting machining work.
• Experience scheduling jobs and managing shop capacity.
• Experience supervising or leading machinists.
• Good understanding of inspection and machining quality requirements.
• Strong problem-solving and organizational skills.
• Comfortable communicating directly with customers.
• Basic understanding of business financials, including costs, margins, pricing, and profitability.
• Comfortable using computers and business/shop management software.
• Experience working within an

ISO 9001

Quality Management System. Direct experience maintaining

ISO 9001

certification, participating in audits, or managing a quality system is highly desirable, but not necessarily required for an otherwise strong candidate. What Matters Most We recognize that it may be difficult to find someone who checks every box. For this position, we are primarily looking for three things: 1. Machining credibility. You need to understand machining well enough to earn the respect of the people on the shop floor and make good technical and operational decisions. 2. Leadership and ownership mentality. When something isn't working, your instinct should be to take responsibility for fixing it rather than waiting for someone else to tell you what to do. 3. A genuine desire to run a business. This is the most important distinction. We are not looking for a machinist who reluctantly accepts management responsibilities. We are looking for someone who is excited by the opportunity to manage customers, employees, schedules, costs, profitability, quality, and growth—and who happens to have a strong machining background. Why This Opportunity Is Different For the right person, this position offers an opportunity that is very different from a traditional machinist or shop-manager role. You will have the opportunity to help build and run a growing, ISO 9001-certified machine shop, with significant influence over how the business operates, the customers we pursue, the equipment we purchase, the people we hire, and the capabilities we develop. And, unlike many management positions, there is the potential for the relationship to evolve beyond that of employee and employer. For the right person who demonstrates the ability and commitment to build the business, we are open to creating a path toward ownership. "I'm responsible for making this business successful—and I have a stake in the success we're creating." Compensation & Potential Ownership We understand that finding someone capable of both understanding the technical details of machining and successfully running a business is unusual, and we are prepared to structure compensation accordingly. In addition to a competitive base salary and benefits, we are open to performance-based compensation, profit sharing, equity incentives, or other structures that could provide the right person with a path toward an ownership interest in Quixik. The specific structure would depend on the candidate and would be developed collaboratively. Our objective is to create strong alignment: if you help build the value of the business, we want there to be an opportunity for you to participate meaningfully in the value you help create.

Compensation Base salary range:

$85,000 - $125,000 per year, depending on experience. Where a candidate falls within this range depends on depth of CNC machining and programming experience, estimating and quoting background, prior supervisory or management responsibility, and experience working within an

ISO 9001

quality system. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for: Performance-based incentive compensation and/or profit sharing tied to shop profitability, quality, and growth Equity or other ownership-interest incentives, for a candidate who demonstrates the ability and commitment to build the business Benefits Czero offers a flexible and collaborative workplace with competitive salary and a generous benefits package, including: Employer sponsored health insurance  Employer paid Long Term Disability  401k retirement plan with employer match  Flexible schedule

Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

$85,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee assistance program Flexible schedule Flexible spending account Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Parental leave Vision insurance

Work Location:

In person