Manufacturing Engineering Production Manager (Aerospace)

$115,000 - $145,000/Yr

Jobot - Thousand Oaks, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Thousand Oaks, CA

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Production Manager will oversee production activities across multiple departments in an advanced Aerospace and Defense company. This role involves managing skilled machine operations, maintenance, and production activities to ensure safe and efficient operations. The manager will create a team environment through effective communication, support employee growth, and coordinate activities to meet scheduled compliance and financial objectives.

Responsibilities

• Manage, organize, and assign work to ensure effective use of manpower and facilities.
• Manage required quality levels and adhere to AS9100 manufacturing standards, responsible for assigned corrective actions.
• Identify and correct conditions detrimental to safety or health that might adversely affect employees, facilities, equipment, or productivity levels.
• Execute the production plan and support other work centers in pursuit of overall business success.
• Interview, hire, train, and evaluate manufacturing employees; discipline; ensure adherence to company policies and regulations.
• Coach and grow employees to achieve maximum effectiveness of all efforts.
• Support upper management in budgeting and performance KPIs.
• Execute applicable provisions of the labor agreement and maintain good employee relations.
• Work with manufacturing engineering and other departments to improve productivity including routing methods and processes.
• Keep current on operating techniques and maintain a complete working knowledge of job descriptions for areas supervised; recommend necessary changes.
• Ensure age-sensitive materials in manufacturing are compliant with shelf-life requirements.
• Oversee compliance to calibration requirements of manufacturing test and measurement tools.
• Monitor the safety and cleanliness of interior and exterior areas, such as offices, conference rooms, parking lots, and outdoor recreation spaces.
• Maintain, develop, and execute PPM schedules.
• Manage maintenance of equipment, tools, and supplies; keep current on new developments; recommend acquisition or replacement.
• Participate in the selection and justification of capital equipment.
• Monitor departmental needs and ensure alignment with key objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor in a Technical Field or at least 7+ years of Manufacturing Leadership experience
• Experience in high-mix, low-volume production

Nice-to-haves

• Experience and expertise in a machine shop
• Lean, 5s, TOC experience
• Experience managing an MRP environment.

Benefits

• Great Benefits
• Cutting Edge Technology
• Both Commercial & Defense projects