Aerospace Manufacturing Operations Director

Chromalloy; Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Chromalloy in Carson City, NV, is seeking a Director of Operations to lead aerospace manufacturing and repair activities onsite. You will drive safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance across production and support functions, while overseeing capacity planning and continuous improvement initiatives.

You will develop talent, improve processes, and ensure regulatory compliance, customer commitments, and business objectives are achieved by fostering accountability and collaboration across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 8+ years of progressive operations leadership in aerospace, manufacturing, MRO, or regulated industries.
• Proven success leading production, maintenance, or manufacturing operations in a complex environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead all manufacturing and operational support functions, ensuring safety, quality, regulatory, and customer requirements.
• Translate SIOP commitments into executable production plans balancing capacity and demand.
• Drive metrics on safety, quality, delivery, productivity, inventory, and cost.
• Partner with supply chain, planning, engineering, finance, and commercial teams on integrated strategies.
• Optimize labor, equipment, tooling, and material resources to improve throughput.
• Champion Lean, Six Sigma, 5S, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Establish and maintain dashboards, KPIs, and management systems for decision-making.
• Identify and mitigate operational risks including capacity and supply chain challenges.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing operations team with a safety- and results-focused culture.

Skills

Leadership

Operations management

Aerospace industry

Lean Six Sigma

Regulatory compliance

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Operations Management

Tools

ERP/MES systems

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Chromalloy in Carson City, NV, is seeking a Director of Operations to lead aerospace manufacturing and repair activities onsite. You will drive safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance across production and support functions, while overseeing capacity planning and continuous improvement initiatives.

You will develop talent, improve processes, and ensure regulatory compliance, customer commitments, and business objectives are achieved by fostering accountability and collaboration across