Aerospace Program Manager — Hands-On Shop Floor Leader

Axius Group, LLC; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Axius Group, LLC is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead aerospace customer programs through a period of operational improvement. You will own schedule, cost, quality, and customer satisfaction from award to delivery, working hands-on on the shop floor with production, engineering, quality, and supply chain teams.

The role emphasizes driving process maturation, implementing corrective actions, and improving the MRP system.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Program Manager within the aerospace industry.
• Experience managing customer programs with major OEMs or Tier 1 suppliers.
• Strong working knowledge of manufacturing processes, production scheduling, and MRP/ERP systems.
• Proven ability to work hands-on in a plant environment, engaging directly with shop floor teams to solve problems.
• Excellent communication and relationship-management skills, with experience presenting to and negotiating with customers.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or related field (or equivalent experience).

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end program performance for assigned customer 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, troubleshoot, and resolve manufacturing bottlenecks, quality escapes, and schedule risks 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 sustainable, data-informed solutions.
• Support capacity planning and production scheduling to meet program commitments.
• Identify gaps and inefficiencies in current production processes and MRP system usage; lead or support initiatives to improve data accuracy, planning logic, and system utilization.
• Collaborate with operations and IT/systems teams to improve MRP configuration, master data integrity, and planning workflows.
• Champion lean/continuous improvement initiatives that reduce waste, improve throughput, and increase schedule predictability.
• Develop standard work and documentation to support more consistent program execution as processes mature.

Skills

Problem solving

Customer facing

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

Job description

Axius Group, LLC is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead aerospace customer programs through a period of operational improvement. You will own schedule, cost, quality, and customer satisfaction from award to delivery, working hands-on on the shop floor with production, engineering, quality, and supply chain teams.

The role emphasizes driving process maturation, implementing corrective actions, and improving the MRP system.