Aerospace Production Leader | Lean & Talent Development

Chromalloy Corporation; Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plans

EAP and wellness programs

401(k) with employer matching

Paid time off and holidays

Bonuses (quarterly/annual)

Job summary

Chromalloy is seeking a Senior Production Supervisor to lead second-shift manufacturing teams in Carson City, NV. This on-site role focuses on safety, quality, and productivity while developing frontline leaders and driving continuous improvement across functions.

The ideal candidate will leverage Lean, Kaizen, and Value Stream methods to resolve issues, mentor staff, and ensure delivery against customer commitments, including weekend flexibility as needed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience leading production teams in a manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor's degree strongly preferred.
• Proven success developing production employees and frontline leaders through coaching, mentoring, performance management, and career development.
• Strong employee coaching, talent development, conflict resolution, and employee relations skills.
• Experience building high-performing teams through training, accountability, engagement, and succession planning.
• Demonstrated experience leading Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Kaizen, Value Stream Improvement, or Process Optimization initiatives.
• Strong technical understanding of manufacturing operations, production processes, root cause analysis, and process improvement methodologies.
• Experience partnering with Quality, Engineering, Planning, Maintenance, and other support functions to solve complex operational challenges and support customer commitments.
• Proven ability to influence outcomes, lead change, and drive accountability across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily production operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity objectives.
• Develop production employees and emerging leaders through coaching, mentoring, cross-training, performance management, and career development.
• Build workforce capability through training strategies, skills development, succession planning, and employee engagement initiatives.
• Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, continuous learning, and operational excellence.
• Partner with Quality, Engineering, Planning, Maintenance, and Human Resources to resolve issues, remove barriers, and achieve business objectives.
• Lead teams through production challenges, quality concerns, equipment issues, and urgent customer requirements while maintaining operational discipline.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Value Stream Improvement, and Continuous Improvement initiatives.
• Analyze operational issues, identify root causes, and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Monitor performance metrics and develop action plans to improve safety, quality, productivity, delivery, and employee engagement.
• Support recruiting, onboarding, retention, and workforce development efforts.
• Champion a safe, organized, and high-performing work environment.

Skills

People leadership

Coaching

Problem solving

Decision making

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Six Sigma

Job description

Chromalloy is seeking a Senior Production Supervisor to lead second-shift manufacturing teams in Carson City, NV. This on-site role focuses on safety, quality, and productivity while developing frontline leaders and driving continuous improvement across functions.

The ideal candidate will leverage Lean, Kaizen, and Value Stream methods to resolve issues, mentor staff, and ensure delivery against customer commitments, including weekend flexibility as needed.