Aerospace Assembly Operations Leader

The Atlas Group; Wichita, Northern (KS, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Atlas Group seeks a Director of Assembly Operations to lead aerospace assembly teams toward safe, efficient production that meets quality, delivery, and regulatory requirements. You will drive strategic and day-to-day performance, mentor managers, and partner with quality, engineering, and supply chain to achieve growth and customer satisfaction.

This leadership role emphasizes lean, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision making, with accountability for schedules, labor

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, or related field.
• Experience in aerospace assembly, aircraft structures, complex manufacturing, or high-mix/low-volume production.
• Experience with lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, root cause analysis, corrective action, and operational excellence.
• Bilingual English-Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead assembly operations, including production execution, staffing, scheduling, safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance.
• Develop and implement operational strategies to support objectives, commitments, and growth.
• Provide leadership to managers, supervisors, leads, and production employees within assembly operations.
• Drive accountability for production schedules, labor utilization, first-pass quality, on-time delivery, and overall performance.
• Partner with quality, engineering, supply chain, program management, and customer teams to resolve constraints, technical issues, and delivery risks.
• Champion safety, compliance, communication, continuous improvement, and professional accountability across the assembly organization.
• Monitor KPIs and use data to identify trends, improve processes, reduce waste, and increase efficiency.
• Support workforce planning, development, succession, performance, and training needs within assembly operations.
• Ensure assembly activities comply with company policies, customer specifications, aerospace quality standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare and present operational updates, performance metrics, risks, and improvement plans to senior leadership.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Continuous improvement

Root cause analysis

Operational excellence

Aerospace assembly

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Engineering/Manufacturing

Job description

The Atlas Group seeks a Director of Assembly Operations to lead aerospace assembly teams toward safe, efficient production that meets quality, delivery, and regulatory requirements. You will drive strategic and day-to-day performance, mentor managers, and partner with quality, engineering, and supply chain to achieve growth and customer satisfaction.

This leadership role emphasizes lean, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision making, with accountability for schedules, labor