Fabrication Production Manager

ITT Inc. - English US; Santa Clarita (CA); On-site; USD 136,500 - 203,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Growth opportunities

Job summary

ITT Inc. seeks a Fabrication Manager – Machine Shop to lead a large-scale CNC-driven production floor. This role drives performance, efficiency, and employee satisfaction across a 200,000 sq ft facility with over 60 CNC machines (30 unique).

You will manage production schedules, resource planning, and continuous improvement initiatives using Lean and Six Sigma to optimize flow, safety, and quality while delivering on time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in Business Operations/Industrial Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years manufacturing operations experience with 2+ years of supervisory responsibility.
• Knowledge of CNC machining methods, practices, tools and materials; CNC programming experience.
• Ability to coach and motivate employees; experience with Lean and Six Sigma.

Responsibilities

• Lead fabrication operations to meet production and budget targets with safe, quality-focused practices.
• Determine equipment availability and coordinate shop activities to optimize flow.
• Build production schedules and estimate delivery to meet factory targets.
• Assess machine resources to minimize downtime and maximize capacity.
• Drive KPI performance (Quality, On-Time Delivery, Cost, Safety) across the team.
• Develop CRP and resource plans to support demand forecasts and capacity needs.

Skills

CNC Machining

CNC Programming

LEAN Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Leadership

Production Planning

Team Coaching

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Operations/Industrial Engineering

Job description

About ITT:

ITT Inc. (NYSE: ITT) is a diversified global leading manufacturer of highly engineered critical components and customized technology solutions serving the flow, aerospace and defense, transportation, industrial, and energy markets. Through operational execution, innovation, and disciplined capital deployment, including strategic acquisitions such as SPX FLOW, ITT partners with its customers to deliver enduring solutions to the key industries that underpin our modern way of life.

Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, ITT has a market cap of roughly $20 billion and employs more than 15,000 people across 40 countries and serves customers in approximately 125 countries. Following the acquisition of SPX FLOW, the company is expected to generate $5.4 billion in annual revenue.

Our businesses are organized in three distinct segments, each based around our core engineering DNA:

Flow Technologies: A global leader in, providing a broad portfolio of pumps, valves, mixing and agitation equipment, heat transfer, homogenizers, separation, water and wastewater treatment, and engineered process solutions. Our leading brands include the iconic Goulds Pumps (with more than 175 years of history), Anhydro, APV, Bornemann, Bran+Luebbe, C’treat, Engineered Valves, Gerstenberg Schröder, Habonim, Johnson Pump, Lightnin, Philadelphia, Plenty, PRO Cast, Rheinhütte, Seital Separation, Stelzer, Svanehøj, Tigerholm, Uutechnic, VIDAR, Waukesha Cherry-Burrell.

Motion Technologies: A global leader in brake pads (ICE and electrified brake pads) and shock absorbers (energy absorption solutions) for transportation applications. Our leading brands include Friction Technologies, KONI and Axtone.

Connect and Control Technologies: A leader in critical applications for the aerospace, defense and industrial markets, including harsh environment connectors and control components. Our leading brands include ITT Cannon, Enidine, Aerospace Controls and kSARIA.

Position Summary

The Fabrication Manager – Machine Shop plays a critical role in driving performance, efficiency, and employee satisfaction by evaluating organizational processes and implementing improvements that enhance work quality and productivity. This role will be the leader of a machine shop with over 60 CNC machines (30 of which are unique) on a 200,000 square foot production floor.

Essential Responsibilities

Operations

• Leads fabrication operations so that production and budgetary goals are consistently met. Over sees and monitors operations to ensure production schedules are met, and quality standards are maintained.
• Determines equipment availability and capabilities to efficiently schedule, coordinate and move fab orders through the facility. Responsible for coordinating shop activities.
• Build production schedules and estimate delivery for order fulfillment to meet the operational targets of the factory
• Assess machine resources to maintain continuous production and reduce downtime
• Lead and drive the team to continuously meet the performance standard of operation – KPI’s, including Quality, On-Time Delivery, Cost, Safety, etc.
• Generate production Capacity Requirement Planning (CRP) according to the demand forecast and generate production resource requirement plan to include labor, equipment, fixtures, tools and sub-materials, etc. to support the CRP

Financial

• Financial performance ownership – drive earned hours, improve productivity per employee, and maximize machine capacity utilization to ensure efficient operations and strong overall performance.
• Identify potential problems and points of friction and working to find solutions to maximize efficiency and revenue

Leadership

• Encourage, support, and provide guidance to production staff
• Inspire and motivate employees to perform at their best through positive encouragement and incentive initiatives
• Produce a Performance Management Process across area of responsibility for effectiveness, timeliness, and expected outcomes for overall business strategies and goals
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives on production flow and resource alignment, process efficiency and effectiveness by using LEAN manufacturing & Six Sigma principles

Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Operations/Industrial Engineering or equivalent experience
• 7+ years manufacturing operations experience to include 2+ years demonstrated supervisory responsibility
• Must have knowledge of methods, practices, tools and materials used in cnc machining and cnc programming.
• Ability to coach and motivate employees
• Experienced in designing and implementing continuous flow lines, line balancing, and other related production optimization techniques to include application of Lean manufacturing principles

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Equal Pay Act Statement

We aim to pay our ‘ITT’ers’ fairly and competitively in the locations that they live and work. Pay-for-performance is a principle that we believe in, and employees are rewarded based not only on ‘what’ they accomplish, but also on ‘how’ they reflect ITT’s values. ITT offers a competitive salary and robust total rewards package, such as health insurance, 401(k), short and long-term disability, paid time off, growth and developmental opportunities, and other incentive compensation programs. Specific benefits are dependent upon whether or not the position is part of a collective-bargaining agreement. The salary offered to a candidate is based several factors such as candidate experience and qualifications, location, as well as market and business considerations.

Equal Pay Act Range

Salary Annual $136,500 - $203,900.00