Nut Form Department Lead – Aerospace Fasteners

A S Aerospace Inc.; Santa Clarita (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K

Job summary

A.S. Aerospace Inc. in Santa Clarita, CA is seeking a Nut Form Manager to lead the Nut Form Department and drive continuous improvement in tooling, setup, and production planning.

The role requires extensive nut forming experience on multi-station and cold forming equipment, along with strong leadership and tooling management. Day-to-day operations, safety, and collaboration with Quality and Maintenance are key.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of nut forming experience.
• Minimum 5 years of supervisory/leadership experience.
• Hands-on with multi-station nut forming and cold forming equipment.
• Strong understanding of tooling design, dies, and setup procedures.
• Experience reading blueprints, GD&T, SPC, and quality systems.
• Aerospace fastener manufacturing preferred.
• Bachelor’s or Associate degree in Manufacturing preferred; equivalent experience considered.

Responsibilities

• Direct and manage daily operations of the Nut Form Department.
• Supervise and coach operators, setup personnel, and staff.
• Manage production schedules to meet delivery goals.
• Coordinate setups, changeovers, and staffing for max utilization.
• Monitor metrics: efficiency, scrap, downtime, quality.
• Ensure safety and housekeeping compliance; lead meetings.
• Partner with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Tooling and Planning teams.

Skills

Leadership

Nut forming

Cold forming

Process optimization

Supervision

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing

Tools

Nut forming equipment

Tooling maintenance

dies design

Job description

A.S. Aerospace Inc. in Santa Clarita, CA is seeking a Nut Form Manager to lead the Nut Form Department and drive continuous improvement in tooling, setup, and production planning.

The role requires extensive nut forming experience on multi-station and cold forming equipment, along with strong leadership and tooling management. Day-to-day operations, safety, and collaboration with Quality and Maintenance are key.