Production Manager

A global leading manufacturer of critical Aerospace parts is looking for a Production Manager. In this role, you will be responsible for coordinating, leading, and executing all aspects of the production process and production team, working closely with Planning, Testing, and Quality. This position will have 3 direct reports including production supervisors.
The company offers extensive benefits.

Location: Chatsworth, CA
Salary: $85,000 - 100,000 (DOE)
This is a full-time, direct hire position
Schedule: Mon-Fri 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Responsibilities:

• Manage production supervisors; set job priorities and job assignments; track and report labor, provide performance reviews and corrective actions, hold employees accountable to Quality System, Process and Test procedures, product specifications, and company policies.
• Coordinate production priorities with Planner, Test, and Stock Room Team Leader, report material and capacity issues.
• Measure and drive team throughput; tracks work order status – Set productivity expectations and measures output.
• Provide daily report outs on job status, issues, and necessary corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement opportunities and initiatives; lead/champion productivity improvement initiatives.
• Manage and maintain excellent shop floor housekeeping and FOD management through 5S process.
• Track, analyze, and drive initiatives to reduce production rework and lower scrap.
• Assign and supervise MRP rework to maintain near zero balance.
• Collect and process shop floor scrap through Quality Engineer.
• Create Training Plans for new employees. Train new employees in basic shop floor processes and procedures; provide on-going training to the existing team, maintain training logs – facilitate and document cross training.
• Uses MRP System to generate reports, status Work Orders, Customer Orders, Stock & Parts.
• Develop/maintain manufacturing routers and work instructions, in conjunction with the Manufacturing Engineers.
• Analyze workmanship issues, drive to root cause and document corrective action

Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent. 5 years’ experience in Operations, including 3 years supervising personnel.
• 3 years minimum experience in electronics assembly production environment.
• Prior Aerospace/Defense industry experience preferred.
• Read/Write Fluently in English; Spanish speaking a plus.
• Must have prior experience leading Lean Manufacturing/Continuous Improvement initiative; demonstrated experience and certification with Lean, Six Sigma, 5S.
• Needs to be an effective communicator, credible and decisive, possess team building skills.
• Must have analytical skills and demonstrated RCCA implementation experience.
• Comfortable using MS Office software suite, including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and MSWord.

Company benefits:

• 401(k) matching (25% of first 6%)
• Profit sharing plan
• Health Insurance (multiple options)
• Free Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Health membership reimbursement (50%)
• Referral program

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