Aerospace Operations Leader — Production & People

Bombardier; Red Oak (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Bombardier US Aerostr LLC seeks a Leader, Operations to drive production planning and lead a manufacturing team in aircraft assembly. You will establish work assignments, supervise staff, enforce safety and quality standards, and coordinate across functions to meet schedules and budgets.

The role demands 3+ years manufacturing experience with 2+ years of supervisory leadership, strong communication skills, and ability to train and develop staff in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of Manufacturing experience.
• Minimum of 2 years leadership / Supervisory or Lead experience.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to develop and maintain effective working relationships with employees, customers, all levels of management team, and other departments.
• Strong leadership and coaching skills with the ability to develop people and build a strong team.
• Strong Verbal and written communications skills.
• Training skills necessary to provide employee training.
• Planning and organization skills necessary to plan, prioritize and coordinate workload of assigned employees within a multiple project setting.
• Union experience preferred.
• Control of budget.
• Manage time keeping system to ensure employees hours ae accurate and attendances tracked.
• Experience with electronic work instructions.
• Manufacturing aircraft assembly knowledge.
• Basic OSHA Knowledge.
• Lean Manufacturing experience (yellow belt, green belt certified) is a nice to have.

Responsibilities

• Establish work assignments for subordinates
• Conduct required meetings on schedule in accordance with scheduled guidelines
• Enforce company rules and regulations and attendance policy
• Enforce, interpret, and correctly apply the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)
• Perform supervisory responsibilities, for example, hire/fire, disciplinary actions, counseling sessions, proper issuance of disciplinary actions including terminations, and professional development
• Analyze work status in order to determine if production schedule and quality guidelines will be met
• Create recovery plans/corrective actions when necessary
• Coordinate cross functionally to support the success of the schedule
• Ensure financial goals and objectives set by department are met and adhered to
• Ensure staffing is consistent with budgetary and production requirements.
• Ensure employees receive proper training on company equipment as required by Company and OSHA requirements.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Supervisory experience

Interpersonal skills

Leadership coaching

Verbal & written comms

Training skills

Planning & organizing

Budget control

Timekeeping systems

Electronic work instructions

Aircraft assembly knowledge

OSHA knowledge

Lean manufacturing

Job description

Bombardier US Aerostr LLC seeks a Leader, Operations to drive production planning and lead a manufacturing team in aircraft assembly. You will establish work assignments, supervise staff, enforce safety and quality standards, and coordinate across functions to meet schedules and budgets.

The role demands 3+ years manufacturing experience with 2+ years of supervisory leadership, strong communication skills, and ability to train and develop staff in a fast-paced environment.