On-Site Aerospace Manufacturing Operations Lead

Howmet; Brea (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Medical benefits

Job summary

Howmet Aerospace Inc. in California is seeking a Manufacturing Manager to lead daily production of gang channels, anchor nuts, and washers on-site.

You will drive efficiencies for heat treat and special processing functions while managing a large team and ensuring safety and regulatory compliance. The role requires 7+ years in operations leadership within aerospace or related industries, experience with heat-treating, coatings, stamping, and ERP systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Manufacturing from an accredited institution, or equivalent work experience.
• A minimum of 7 years of experience as an Operations Manager or similar role in Aerospace, Medical Device, Automotive, or similar industry.
• Experience hardening, tempering, annealing, and other heat-treating processes.
• Experience applying coatings and plating to aerospace parts using automated equipment or manual techniques.
• Understanding of stamping processes, including blanking, forming, and piercing.
• Strong analytical and understanding of techniques to meet coating and thickness desired.
• Effective verbal and written communications skills at all levels of the organization, especially with direct employees.
• Previous supervisory experience leading large teams (40+ people).
• Intermediate use of ERP (JDE), MS Office Suite and productivity tools.

Responsibilities

• Ensures to run a safe, injury/accident-free workplace.
• Responsible for daily management and leadership of all resources assigned.
• Schedule adherence, productivity, personnel development, time and attendance, training and establishing/monitoring departmental goals.
• Enhances the operational procedures, processes and systems to improve operational efficiencies.
• Works independently and within a team while coordinating with other Departmental Leaders and/or Managers to achieve daily/weekly/monthly goals and objectives.
• Interprets company policies to workers, leads by example and enforces all Federal, State and local regulations.
• Creates a departmental cross training matrix and mentors assigned personnel.
• Deploys team members to both strategically and tactically engage in cross functional problem solving to improve production efficiency and product quality.
• Executes the production schedule, manage people, assets, tooling and materials in running the production in most productive fashion; engage actively in potential schedule or requirement changes; ensure and enhance production schedule adherence.
• Manages Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) and other reporting daily to drive performance in all assigned areas; and ensure all production data accuracies.
• Ensures employees are trained on post manufacturing processing procedures and practices.
• Reviews variable costs, productivity, earned standard hours and throughput daily and implement effective recovery or corrective actions when targets are not achieved.
• Actively participates in Continuous Improvement (CI) projects to increase efficiency, productivity and machine utilization while reducing overall cost.
• Provides manufacturing expertise when problems arise.
• Formulates and maintains the highest standards of housekeeping (6S) in all areas assigned.
• Supports and improves upon quality initiatives designed to meet plant goals.
• Manages preventative maintenance performed by production employees.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Manufacturing from an accredited institution

Equivalent work experience

Tools

ERP (JDE)

MS Office Suite

Job description

Howmet Aerospace Inc. in California is seeking a Manufacturing Manager to lead daily production of gang channels, anchor nuts, and washers on-site.

You will drive efficiencies for heat treat and special processing functions while managing a large team and ensuring safety and regulatory compliance. The role requires 7+ years in operations leadership within aerospace or related industries, experience with heat-treating, coatings, stamping, and ERP systems.