Aerospace Wax Room Supervisor

Consolidated Precision Products Corp; Albany (OR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Consolidated Precision Products (CPP) is seeking a Wax Department Supervisor for its Albany, OR facility. You will lead the wax room shift, drive safety, quality, throughput, and cost targets, and coach production personnel to make sound decisions based on wax procedures and production requirements.

You will oversee injection, pattern quality, workflow, and equipment usage while coordinating cross-functional teams to meet plan throughput. Relocation assistance is offered for qualified candidates.

Qualifications

• Lean or continuous improvement knowledge is required.
• Pull production methodologies.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience managing team performance and providing effective feedback.
• Coaching to encourage problem-solving.
• Lead projects from start to finish.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Lead teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Minimum of 1 year experience as a lead or supervisor.
• Four-year degree preferred in Business, Science, or Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead a zero-injury culture in the wax department through continuous improvement, safe work practices, and active employee engagement.
• Maintain daily communication with personnel to build trust and encourage proactive problem-solving.
• Support lifesaving programs and identify improvements in wax injection, pattern handling, equipment use, and workflow.
• Drive ongoing improvements in wax-room safety procedures to benefit both upstream and downstream operations.
• Make recommendations for hiring, onboarding, and termination processes for wax department employees.
• Provide leadership, feedback, performance reviews, advocate for wage adjustments, personnel assignments, training program management, and coaching to production teams and individuals within direct reporting structure.
• Oversee daily wax department operations, coordinating activities, monitoring production performance, and communicating progress to plan.
• Resolve operational issues by coordinating resources, identifying practical solutions, and applying established processes within the wax department.
• Collaborate with engineering, quality, tooling, and maintenance to solve cross‑functional issues affecting pattern quality and downstream casting results.
• Lead and support improvement projects aimed at wax pattern quality, throughput, scrap reduction, and workflow optimization.
• Ensure wax patterns meet documented procedures, customer specifications, and quality standards, including correct machine setup and inspection.
• Responsible for team productivity, maintaining daily right-first-time performance measurements and leading/teaching problem‑solving skills.
• Ensure on‑time delivery and throughput of patterns according to dispatch lists, priorities, and production systems.
• Contribute to improved metrics that measure individual and team performance in safety, quality, output, and efficiency.
• Responsible for cost-effective optimization of equipment and labor through planning and appropriate scheduling of resources, team members, and production schedules to meet plan throughput.

Skills

Lean/CI knowledge

Pull production

Team management / performance feedback

Coaching problem-solving

Lead projects start-to-finish

Written and verbal communication

Lead teams in manufacturing

1 year lead/supervisor experience

Education

Four-year degree in Business, Science, or Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Consolidated Precision Products (CPP) is seeking a Wax Department Supervisor for its Albany, OR facility. You will lead the wax room shift, drive safety, quality, throughput, and cost targets, and coach production personnel to make sound decisions based on wax procedures and production requirements.

You will oversee injection, pattern quality, workflow, and equipment usage while coordinating cross-functional teams to meet plan throughput. Relocation assistance is offered for qualified candidates.