Job Description Summary

Provides team leadership for manufacturing activities in support of high-mix low-volume aerospace component production operations. Responsible for Operational Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost, managing teams including assembly technicians, product inspectors and material specialist. Perform the daily operations of plants to ensure reliability and consistency on the production line. Impacts departmental operations and responsible for execution of production metrics. The role has some autonomy but is focused on execution of activities within an operating discipline covered by standard functional practices and procedures.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide oversight and management of front-line manufacturing hourly employees
• Developing in-depth knowledge of a technical discipline; uses prior experience and acquired technical expertise to execute policy/strategy
• In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work; In-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area
• Uses some level of judgment and has ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters but with guidance; uses prior experience and on-the-job training to solve straightforward tasks; has access to technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems; may use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions
• Develop a weekly operational plan for own manufacturing activities of the team; suggest improvements in products, processes, and procedures
• Provide leadership to teams that builds a team culture with safety as a top priority
• Work with cross-functional peers to troubleshoot and resolve technical and quality issues as they arise
• Hire, develop and support the professional growth of team members
• Support all company workplace policies, including attendance and safety objectives
• Provide direction and support needs for assigned production employees/technicians, which includes resource and coverage planning, scheduling overtime, timesheet/timekeeping and supporting plant priorities
• Work to maintain and further develop Visual Management, including support for 5-S, materials and metric displays
• Monitor performance against site/business objectives (operational and financial) and take proactive action to solve problems and mitigate risk in meeting these objectives
• Ensure compliance with business, quality and safety standards
• Coordinate, lead, execute, and monitor daily production plan goals and targets
• Develop and execute training plans
• Coordinate consistent and effective shift-to-shift transition
• Develop and implement process controls
• Support Operations Leader in the strategic planning of workforce, equipment, and other resources
• Coordinate resources to achieve goals with a timely and cost-effective strategy
• Support, encourage, and drive core manufacturing and Lean principles by providing adequate time for training defining and influencing teams to accomplish continuous improvement projects

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 7 years of experience in manufacturing and/or leading teams)
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in manufacturing and/or leading teams

Desired Characteristics

• High sense of urgency and ownership of assigned tasks
• Ability to foster team connections, build trust, and communicate effectively
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• High attention to detail and organization
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with Lean Manufacturing principles and tools
• Demonstrated leader and respectful team player
• Hands-on experience with implementing and sustaining process improvements
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver timely actions
• Demonstrated ability to effectively influence and motivate others
• Willingness and ability to learn from others and listen with intent
• Ability to work cooperatively and effectively in a diverse multi-cultural team environment
• Previous experience leading Kaizen events and proficient use of Lean toolkit to solve complex problems
• Strong interpersonal skills and leadership ability
• Ability to lead initiatives of business-level scope and impact
• Ability to work cross-functionally
• Ability to deal fairly and equitably with all employees
• Ability to train, coach, and develop employees

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

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