Contract manufacturer with 21 facilities across North America serving aerospace, robotics, and medical
Cadrex operates a distributed manufacturing footprint (21 facilities across 11 US states plus Mexico) serving aerospace, defense, medical, and automation sectors. The hiring surge is almost entirely manufacturing-focused (74 of 88 open roles), with accelerating velocity and heavy emphasis on quality control—calibration procedures, PPAP verification, corrective action loops, and compliance dominate the active project list. Pain points cluster around quality gaps, ISO compliance, and production bottlenecks, indicating a company scaling output while tightening process rigor.
Notable leadership hires: Director of Engineering, CNC Lead, Program Director
Cadrex is a large contract manufacturer and mechanical solutions provider operating 21 facilities across eleven US states and Mexico. The company serves information technology, warehouse automation, aerospace and defense, renewable energy, electrical infrastructure, and medical sectors. Core capabilities include design and manufacturing services that move customer programs from concept through production scaling. The tech stack reflects manufacturing operations (CNC, Mastercam, SolidWorks for CAD; FARO for metrology; Cisco for network infrastructure; AWS and Microsoft 365 for enterprise systems).
Mastercam for CAM programming, SolidWorks for design, FARO for dimensional inspection and metrology, and CNC control systems. Quality and compliance work occurs in Microsoft Office and Project.
Cadrex operates 21 facilities across eleven US states and Mexico, headquartered in Romeoville, Illinois.
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