Manufacturing Cell Leader - Aerospace and Defense Industry!

C/A Design Inc.; Exeter (NH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

PTO and sick time

Paid parental leave

401(k) with employer matching

Education reimbursement

Job summary

C/A Design, Inc. is a Heico family company specializing in precision brazing and high‑quality cooling solutions in Exeter, NH. We seek a manufacturing leader to drive on-time delivery, optimize labor and machines, and maintain safety and quality across the shop floor.

The role requires 5+ years in manufacturing leadership, CNC knowledge, and ERP experience; a science degree is preferred. Benefits include a climate-controlled facility, PTO, and 401(k) matching.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience in a complex manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor's or Associate degree in a science field preferred.
• Knowledge of CNC programming and machinery; familiarity with brazing technologies is a plus.
• Supervisory experience with direct labor is required.
• Proven track record of cost reductions, efficiency gains, and waste elimination via Lean and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Oversee on-time delivery of machined parts and post-brazed assemblies.
• Maximize labor and machine utilization through scheduling and planning.
• Ensure adherence to safety, quality, and 5S standards; manage payroll and scheduling.
• Monitor job progress across departments and communicate issues for resolution.
• Lead lean daily management initiatives and mentor staff for performance improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Manufacturing

CNC programming

LEAN

ERP systems

MS Office

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelors or Associates in science (preferred)

Tools

Oracle

SAP

Infor

ECI Jobboss / E2

Job description

C/A Design, Inc. is part of the Heico Companies, and in aggregate, Heico's businesses generate more than $3.2 billion in revenues. C/A Design is an Innovator and leader in the Brazing industry providing custom engineered cooling solutions while leveraging decades of cutting edge, industry leading, brazing experience. Our customers rely on us to deliver the complex parts they create. Protecting the Warfighter is our mission. Our new 120k sf state of the art facility in Exeter New Hampshire is fully operational and will raise the bar in high precision manufacturing - come and join us!

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Strive toward a culture of proactive safety.
• As a leader, build a culture of integrity and openness. Exemplify the highest standard of conduct and ethical behavior.
• Responsible for the on-time delivery of both machined piece part and post brazed machines assemblies completed through the CNC machining department as determined by planning.
• Maximize labor efficiency, labor effectiveness and machine utilization through effective work assignments and machine scheduling and planning.
• Achieve a thorough understanding of the equipment, processes, capabilities, and constraints within area assigned and make decisions to eliminate constraints and exploit opportunities.
• Ensure employees within assigned area are following company policies and procedures across manufacturing, quality, safety, and 5s standards and guidelines.
• Perform all administrative supervisory tasks of weekly payroll approvals, scheduling employee time-off, design individual goals and track performance throughout year to complete annual evaluations.
• Maintain a daily understanding of where all the jobs for key customer orders are within your department and when you believe you can complete them through all operation steps.
• Communicate and elevate maintenance, manufacturing process, and component quality issues to employees within the appropriate department to facilitate problem solving and process continuation.
• Support and empower assigned employees, providing guidance on leadership and personnel performance issues to maximize individual and departmental performance.
• Facilitate, organize, and support lean daily management initiatives within area to track and report performance across personnel, output, safety, quality and maintenance.
• Address and elevate production, equipment, and personnel-related issues as necessary

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of experience of varied engineering and/or manufacturing leadership experience in complex manufacturing organization.
• Bachelors or Associates level degree in a science major is a preferred.
• Knowledge of CNC programming & machinery along with familiarity with brazing technologies is a plus.
• Previous supervisory experience with direct labor reports is required.
• Proven track record of delivering costs reductions, efficiency gains and eliminating waste using problem solving and continuous improvement methodologies, (LEAN), and other tools.
• Experience with operational metrics (key performance indicators) and employee performance / talent management is desired.
• Ability to effectively assign and delegate tasks and influence team performance is required.
• Proficiency using MS Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) for communication, data collection, analysis, and presentation is required.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to present complex ideas simply and effectively is required.
• Previous experience using an ERP system (Oracle, SAP, Infor, ECI Jobboss / E2) is highly desired.
• Experience with TPS lean-management principals including lean daily management, machine setup reduction, manufacturing process-flow, visual shop-floor management, and continuous improvement is highly desired.
• A safety focused mindset and the ability to influence a work safe culture.
• Understanding of ASME Y14.5 drawing interpretation is highly desired.
Experience working within an AS9100 aerospace and defense is highly desired.

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Additional 40 hours of Sick Time
• Paid Parental Leave
• Competitive 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions
• Education reimbursement program for professional development
• Climate-controlled facility
• Subsidized vending and on-site break areas
• Complimentary coffee and refreshments
• Clean, modern work environment with advanced equipment and technology
• Opportunities for career growth within a stable, growing aerospace manufacturing organization

About Heico

Heico has a history of success. Since its founding over 40 years ago The Heico Companies has grown from a single business to over 80 separate companies through a strategic acquisition policy, and by reinvesting its earnings into internal growth and new prospects. Historically talented at restoring distressed companies, Heico now strategically targets acquisitions that will complement its ever-growing portfolio of companies in manufacturing, construction, and industrial services.

These four core operations are organized into groups: Metal Processing Group, Construction Solutions Group, Applied Solutions Group, and Industrial Technologies Group. Once acquired, new Heico companies are assigned to a group and run on a stand-alone basis, allowing for great independence as well as the opportunity to share knowledge about markets, production processes, and management practices across other Heico groups and companies. Each Group has its own corporate team.

Heico continues to seek out new opportunities and maintain its standard of success. The Heico Companies has remained a privately held company since its creation and maintains a majority ownership in each of its operations, which generates more than $3.3 billion dollars in revenues. Many of our businesses are certified Woman-owned Business Enterprises (WBE).

More information about the holding company and overall organization can be found at www.heicocompanies.com.