Aerospace Production Lead — Night Shift

Howmet Aerospace Inc.; Hampton (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Howmet Aerospace Inc. in Hampton, VA is looking for a dedicated manufacturing professional to join our on-site team. You will coordinate daily workflow, meet production schedules, and maintain safety and quality across shifts on a Fri-Sun, 6pm–6am schedule.

Anticipated pay range is $65K–$75K per year, with compensation determined by experience, education and certifications. This role emphasizes teamwork, process discipline, and hands-on operation in a high-tech environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED from an accredited institution.
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience working in a manufacturing environment.
• Employee must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
• Associate degree from two-year college or technical school preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates workflow through department on a daily basis to meet production schedule.
• Ensures daily production goals are met in both quantity and quality.
• Utilizes production methods that reduce cost and increase productivity.
• Observes and adheres to standards of performance, identifies and reports shortfalls to supervisor.
• Ensures maintenance of equipment by application of TPM or other methods.
• Upholds and demonstrates Howmet’s values in approach to work, decision making and interpretations of ethical guidelines and polices for subordinates.
• Maintains relationships with peers, subordinates, superiors, external and internal customers, promotes teamwork within and between departments.
• Communicates verbally and in writing to peers, superiors, internal and external customers and suppliers.
• Makes and receives verbal and written assignments; conducts team meetings.
• Executes assignment instructions for work during shift to align for changes, absences, equipment downtime, or necessary overtime.
• Coordinates scheduling needs with Shared Resources, Central Stores, Tool Room, and Maintenance.
• Ensures adherence to work systems to include work instructions, labor reporting, visual controls and Integrated Process Control, and audits.
• Identifies, evaluates, and documents training, communicates needs to supervisor.
• Trains operators utilizing one on one training method or other techniques.
• Monitors work environment for safety issues and acts to correct problems; follows 5S and safety handbook.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

US work authorization

Export control awareness

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate degree preferred

Job description

Howmet Aerospace Inc. in Hampton, VA is looking for a dedicated manufacturing professional to join our on-site team. You will coordinate daily workflow, meet production schedules, and maintain safety and quality across shifts on a Fri-Sun, 6pm–6am schedule.

Anticipated pay range is $65K–$75K per year, with compensation determined by experience, education and certifications. This role emphasizes teamwork, process discipline, and hands-on operation in a high-tech environment.