Operations Manager, Final Assembly - Aerospace Materials

PPG Industries, Inc; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Paid vacation & holidays

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Disability/Leave

Job summary

PPG Industries, Inc. in Sylmar, CA is seeking an Operations Manager for Final Assembly in Aerospace Materials.

The role leads final assembly, machining, finishing, and product completion with a focus on safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and cost, while applying Lean and Kaizen principles to achieve takt-based production. The position reports to the Plant Manager and requires a strong background in aerospace manufacturing and at least 10 years of leadership experience in complex production

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, or other technical/STEM discipline required.
• Advanced degree preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and significant manufacturing leadership experience may be considered.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience required.
• Aerospace manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated success leading final assembly, machining, value-stream, or production operations within a complex manufacturing environment.
• Only U.S. Citizens, Green Card holders, and political asylees or refugees are eligible to apply.

Responsibilities

• Lead Final Assembly operations to achieve SQDIC goals while aligning performance with business and customer objectives.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives through Kaizen events, standard work, visual management, 5S, flow optimization, and waste elimination.
• Oversee daily manufacturing execution, ensuring safe, efficient, takt-based production that meets quality, delivery, productivity, and throughput targets.
• Champion safety, quality, FOD prevention, and disciplined material handling to reduce risk, defects, rework, and waste.
• Monitor and improve operational performance through KPI management, root cause problem-solving, and cost, productivity, and OEE improvement initiatives.
• Partner with Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, and other functions to implement capital projects, improve manufacturing capabilities, and enhance operational effectiveness.
• Lead, coach, and develop leaders and employees while fostering a high-performance culture of accountability, engagement, Lean leadership, and continuous learning.

Job description

Operations Manager, Final Assembly - Aerospace Materials

$180,000.00 to $187,000.00, with a possibility of an annual bonus up to 20% of base salary.

United States, California, Sylmar

Operations Manager, Final Assembly - Aerospace Materials

Sylmar, CA

Are you a passionate and driven Operations Manager who is looking to take their career to new heights? Then look no further than this opportunity with PPG's Aerospace business! We are looking for someone who is able to see the future of aviation transparencies and take our exceptional products to the next level!

In the Operations Manager, Final Assembly - Aerospace Materials, you will be responsible for leading the final stages of the manufacturing value stream, ensuring safe, efficient, and repeatable execution of all assembly, machining, finishing, and product completion activities. This role oversees a combination of manual and CNC machining processes, precision assembly operations, and highly skilled craftsmanship activities required to deliver aerospace transparencies that meet the highest standards of quality, performance, and customer satisfaction.

The position is accountable for driving strategic operational excellence, with approximately 80% of focus dedicated to advancing Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, and Cost (SQDIC) objectives and 20% dedicated to daily operational execution.

Success in this role requires a relentless focus on takt-based production, Lean Manufacturing principles, daily management systems, and continuous improvement. The Operations Manager will lead efforts to improve flow, eliminate waste, increase productivity, reduce scrap, and optimize manufacturing performance through robust application of Lean methodologies, Kaizen events, standard work, cell design, and 3P (Production Preparation Process) principles.

This leader will build a culture of accountability, operational discipline, and continuous improvement while ensuring strict adherence to FOD prevention, material handling requirements, quality standards, and safe manufacturing practices.

This is an On-site role working from the Sylmar, CA facility. In this role you will report to the Plant Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Lead Final Assembly operations to achieve SQDIC goals while aligning performance with business and customer objectives.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives through Kaizen events, standard work, visual management, 5S, flow optimization, and waste elimination.
• Oversee daily manufacturing execution, ensuring safe, efficient, takt-based production that meets quality, delivery, productivity, and throughput targets.
• Champion safety, quality, FOD prevention, and disciplined material handling to reduce risk, defects, rework, and waste.
• Monitor and improve operational performance through KPI management, root cause problem-solving, and cost, productivity, and OEE improvement initiatives.
• Partner with Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, and other functions to implement capital projects, improve manufacturing capabilities, and enhance operational effectiveness.
• Lead, coach, and develop leaders and employees while fostering a high-performance culture of accountability, engagement, Lean leadership, and continuous learning.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, or other technical/STEM discipline required.
• Advanced degree preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and significant manufacturing leadership experience may be considered.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience required.
• Aerospace manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated success leading final assembly, machining, value-stream, or production operations within a complex manufacturing environment.
• Only U.S. Citizens, Green Card holders, and political asylees or refugees are eligible to apply

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The base salary range for this position is $180,000.00 to $187,000.00, with a possibility of an annual bonus up to 20% of base salary.

PPG offers comprehensive benefits such as Health, Dental, Life, Retirement Plan, Paid Vacation & Holidays, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Disability/Leave, and other Voluntary benefit offerings. Actual benefit offerings confirmed at the time of hire.

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