Aerospace Production Lead — Lean, Safety & Quality

Bolsan; Santa Clarita (CA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Bolsan in Santa Clarita, CA seeks a Production Supervisor to lead manufacturing teams, plan shift workloads, and ensure on-time deliveries of quality products. You will work with the General Manager to align daily operations with company goals while upholding safety and efficiency.

This role emphasizes training, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement using Lean and 5S. You’ll engage cross-functional teams, manage performance, and drive cost controls.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or technical school background.
• Minimum 3 years of related manufacturing leadership experience; aerospace preferred.
• Strong English communication skills; able to train others.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and 5S; time-based improvement methods.
• Budgeting/financial principles knowledge.
• Proficient with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Organize, plan, and assign shifts; coordinate workloads with the GM.
• Ensure training and certification for all shift employees.
• Audit processes; perform root cause analysis for continuous improvement.
• Establish clear internal communication and delegation across teams.
• Apply Lean and 5S to identify production improvements and sustain gains.
• Conduct safety investigations; promote prevention and corrective action.
• Encourage quality and ethics to meet business goals and customer satisfaction.
• Collaborate with Health & Safety Engineer on safety policies.

Skills

Leadership

Team building

Communication

Problem solving

Training & development

Lean manufacturing

Budgeting basics

MS Excel

Education

Associate’s degree (A.A.)

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The Production Supervisor will provide leadership and direction to manufacturing and production personnel in order to ensure that production deadlines and Company goals are met and that work is being produced safely, efficiently, and with the highest quality standards. This position reports to the General Manager.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Is responsible for organizing, planning, and implementing shift assignments; coordinating daily and weekly workloads with the General Manager to ensure overall on-time deliveries of quality products.
• Is responsible for ensuring that all shift employees in the department are properly trained and current on their training requirements.
• Is responsible for auditing work processes to ensure consistent production standards; seeks the facts, performs root cause analysis, and focuses on continuous improvement.
• Is responsible for establishing clear communication within and between work centers and other factory processes/ departments; utilizes effective delegation skills within work teams.
• Utilizes Lean Manufacturing techniques and 5S to identify opportunities for quality and production improvements; continually evaluates results while sustaining what has been gained; leads by example.
• Is responsible for performing conflict resolution; proactively applies problem solving skills by clearly identifying the problem, using data/facts to determine root cause, and taking corrective action.
• Is responsible for conducting timely investigations of all safety violations; uses pro-active management techniques to focus on prevention and corrective action.
• Is responsible for encouraging team members to meet or exceed quality standards on all work that is performed and recognize quality as a key element of customer satisfaction and meeting business goals. Instill in your team that they are expected to demonstrate the highest work ethics when performing job functions, in dealings with their fellow employees, supervisors or outside customers, auditors or regulatory bodies.
• Must be able to work effectively with others.
• Must be able to work scheduled shift and meet company attendance requirements; must be flexible enough to stay late or modify work hours on short notice, if production deadlines require it.
• Coordinate with Health & Safety Engineer to foster workplace safety and enforcement of safety policies and training.
• Conduct periodic safety audits to ensure compliance to company standards.
• Participate in recruitment, selection, and development of all operations personnel through maintaining discipline and personnel relations.
• Provide training and development of all operations personnel through performance reviews.
• Additional Duties, as assigned.

Requirements: Any combination of education and experience providing the required skill and knowledge for successful job performance will be considered. Typical qualifications would be:

• Prefer Associate’s degree (A.A.) from two-year college or technical school.
• Must have minimum three years of related experience and/or training in a manufacturing environment in a leadership capacity; prefer experience in aerospace manufacturing and materials.
• Must have a "can do" mentality and the ability to overcome obstacles, both technical and non-technical.
• Must have strong team building skills and the ability to successfully facilitate team initiatives; must be able to manage diverse teams.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, business process improvement knowledge, and ability to train others with diverse backgrounds and education levels.
• Must have thorough knowledge of, and experience with, time-based improvement methods.
• Must have a working knowledge of budgeting/financial principles with the ability to meet key goals.
• Demonstrated success in hiring, evaluating, developing, counseling, disciplining, and terminating employees
• Must have a working knowledge of PC software, including MS Word, Excel, and Power Point.

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.