Aerospace Program Manager: Hands-On Ops Leader

At Work Cincy; West Chester (Chester County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

At Work Cincy is seeking a hands-on Program Manager to own aerospace customer programs from award to delivery, coordinating with production, engineering, quality, and supply chain on the shop floor. You will drive schedules, costs, quality metrics, and continuous improvements to MRP/ERP systems, while leading cross-functional reviews and sustaining strong customer relationships.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in aerospace program management, proven ability to resolve manufacturing bottlenecks,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience as a Program Manager within the aerospace industry, ideally in a components or systems manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated success managing customer programs with major OEMs or Tier 1 suppliers.
• Strong working knowledge of manufacturing processes, production scheduling, and MRP/ERP systems. PLEX preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end program performance for assigned aerospace accounts, including schedule adherence, cost management, quality metrics, and on-time delivery.
• Serve as the primary customer-facing representative, managing communications, program reviews, and issue resolution with customers such as GE, Lockheed Martin, KHI, Middle River, and Pratt & Whitney.
• Develop and maintain integrated program schedules, risk registers, and action item trackers.
• Lead cross-functional program reviews (internal and customer-facing), including IPTs, milestone reviews, and escalation meetings.
• Manage program financials including budgets, forecasts, and variance analysis.
• Work directly on the production floor to identify bottlenecks, troubleshoot, and resolve issues in real time.
• Partner with production, quality, and engineering teams to implement corrective actions and process improvements.
• Identify root causes of recurring production issues and drive data-informed solutions.
• Support capacity planning and production scheduling to meet program commitments.
• Identify gaps and inefficiencies in current production processes and MRP usage; lead or support improvement initiatives to enhance data accuracy and planning workflows.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or related field

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

PLEX

Job description

At Work Cincy is seeking a hands-on Program Manager to own aerospace customer programs from award to delivery, coordinating with production, engineering, quality, and supply chain on the shop floor. You will drive schedules, costs, quality metrics, and continuous improvements to MRP/ERP systems, while leading cross-functional reviews and sustaining strong customer relationships.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in aerospace program management, proven ability to resolve manufacturing bottlenecks,