Aerospace Production Lead – Lean & Kaizen Champion

Ensign-Bickford Industries; Graham (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company in Graham, KY seeks a Production Supervisor to lead daily manufacturing activities, coordinating with engineers and technicians to meet customer programs. The role emphasizes lean flow, cross-training, and safe operation within a highly regulated aerospace environment.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in aerospace production and 1–3 years of supervision, with an AS degree and strong leadership, communication, and ERP/MRP skills.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years in aerospace production manufacturing with 1 to 3 years supervising staff.
• AS degree in a technical discipline.
• Strong planning and organizational skills; adaptable to changing priorities.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency with ERP/MRP, MS Office suite.
• LEAN manufacturing experience preferred; BATFE and ITAR compliance required.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute daily production activities to support customer programs.
• Coordinate with Production Manager and technicians to complete manufacturing and testing tasks.
• Drive cross-training to strengthen operator resources.
• Collaborate with Product Engineers and Development Engineers for flow and process accuracy.
• Coach and develop staff; enforce policies and procedures.
• Recruit, hire, orient, and train employees; foster personal growth.
• Promote Kaizen and one-piece flow manufacturing.
• Maintain production metrics and report timely.
• Maintain quality service and safe, clean work environment.
• Ensure Kanban materials are ordered to maintain flow.
• Ensure tools/equipment calibration is up to date.
• Direct production floor technicians; promote teamwork.
• Maintain production documents, KPIs, training procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Planning

Communication

Problem Solving

Team Building

Adaptability

Education

AS degree in technical discipline

Tools

ERP/MRP

MS Excel

MS Outlook

MS Word

Job description

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company in Graham, KY seeks a Production Supervisor to lead daily manufacturing activities, coordinating with engineers and technicians to meet customer programs. The role emphasizes lean flow, cross-training, and safe operation within a highly regulated aerospace environment.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in aerospace production and 1–3 years of supervision, with an AS degree and strong leadership, communication, and ERP/MRP skills.