Manufacturing Manager - Composites & Aerospace Ops Lead

Rock West Composites; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range

Employer-paid health/dental

Annual bonus

401(k) match

Stock options

9/80 schedule

Paid holidays & PTO

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Rock West Composites, an employee-owned company, designs and manufactures advanced composite solutions for aerospace and defense. We seek a Manufacturing Manager to lead daily production operations in San Diego, CA, ensuring safety, quality, and on-time delivery.

You will oversee scheduling, staffing, capacity planning, equipment, materials, and workflow; coach teams; and drive continuous improvement and cost control across the plant.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in manufacturing or production, with 3+ years in supervision; composites experience preferred.
• Experience managing production schedules, staffing, capacity, workflow, and resources.
• Aerospace/defense/space/composites or precision manufacturing experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily production schedules, staffing, work assignments, and priorities.
• Coordinate with Planning, Engineering, Quality, Program Management, and Maintenance to resolve issues and support production requirements.
• Monitor metrics like schedule attainment, quality, scrap/rework, downtime, and equipment utilization; take corrective action.
• Lead, coach, and develop manufacturing personnel; ensure safety, quality, productivity, and accountability.

Skills

Team leadership

Production scheduling

Capacity planning

Composites experience

Aerospace/defense experience

ERP/MRP

Lean manufacturing

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Microsoft Office

Lean manufacturing tools

Job description

Rock West Composites, an employee-owned company, designs and manufactures advanced composite solutions for aerospace and defense. We seek a Manufacturing Manager to lead daily production operations in San Diego, CA, ensuring safety, quality, and on-time delivery.

You will oversee scheduling, staffing, capacity planning, equipment, materials, and workflow; coach teams; and drive continuous improvement and cost control across the plant.