Onsite Manufacturing Operations Leader Fullerton

Howmet; Fullerton (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Medical benefits

Job summary

Howmet Aerospace Inc. in Fullerton, CA is seeking a Manufacturing Operations Manager to lead our onsite operations. You will manage safety, scheduling, KPI tracking, and cross-functional problem solving to improve efficiencies and product quality.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Manufacturing Engineering or Operations Management, 6+ years of leadership in high-volume machining, and deep skills in CNC, blueprints, and tooling. On-site work with competitive compensation and benefits is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Management, or a combination of appropriate related work experience and education/training.
• Extensive experience with CNC equipment, programming, tooling and fixturing.
• 6+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience and responsibility. Aerospace and/or Automotive experience preferred.
• Proven track record of driving results in a high volume, high mix machining environment.
• Expert ability to read and interpret blueprints, methods of manufacturing, machine code, tabular data and other related technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Run a safe, injury/accident-free workplace.
• Lead daily management of resources, scheduling, productivity, personnel development, time and attendance, training and establishing/monitoring departmental goals.
• Create a departmental cross training matrix and mentor assigned personnel.
• Deploy team members to cross-functional problem solving to improve production efficiencies and product quality.
• Ensure safety, quality, schedule, and cost objectives are met with credible recovery plans.
• Review daily demand, production capacity and constraints, optimize schedules and manage workflow.
• Manage KPI reporting to drive performance across areas.
• Coordinate with Supply Chain for tooling, MRO, and delivery schedules to meet quality standards and reduce lead time.
• Coordinate with Engineering and Quality Control to resolve manufacturing discrepancies.

Skills

CNC expertise

Programming

Fixturing

Leadership

Blueprint reading

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering or Operations Management

Job description

Howmet Aerospace Inc. in Fullerton, CA is seeking a Manufacturing Operations Manager to lead our onsite operations. You will manage safety, scheduling, KPI tracking, and cross-functional problem solving to improve efficiencies and product quality.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Manufacturing Engineering or Operations Management, 6+ years of leadership in high-volume machining, and deep skills in CNC, blueprints, and tooling. On-site work with competitive compensation and benefits is offered.