Paint Cell Manager

Ontic; West Chatsworth (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical insurance

Company 401K plan with up to 4% match

Annual bonus program

Flexible working arrangements

Paid volunteering opportunities

Access to mental health champions

Job summary

Ontic, located in Chatsworth, CA, seeks an on-site Paint Cell Manager to lead the paint department within an ISO9000/AS-9100 certified aerospace environment. Responsibilities include directing daily paint shop activities, ensuring quality, and managing resources to meet production goals.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in aerospace manufacturing, strong leadership, and experience with coatings, blueprints, and data integrity. On-site role with competitive benefits and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in an aerospace manufacturing production environment with focus on coating specifications.
• Read and understand blueprints, specifications, schematics.
• General knowledge equivalent to high school education.

Responsibilities

• Manage and supervise paint shop activities daily; ensure policies are followed.
• Strive for 100% quality acceptance and provide training to reach it.
• Monitor processes to maintain part traceability and data integrity.
• Manage resources (people, space, tools, materials) to support production cost-effectively.
• Prioritize daily workflow and assign tasks; open/close facility as required.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Blueprints

Excel

Problem solving

Education

High school education

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

We are a fast-paced business with ambitious growth plans; so if you are dedicated, enthusiastic and always seeking ways to improve, you'll enjoy a career with us!

Ontic is a leading global aerospace OEM trusted by the world’s aviation leaders. Ontic’s Chatsworth, CA, site specializes in precision engineering, MRO, and new solutions for parts at risk of obsolescence. With over 1,400 employees across four time zones and seven sites, we have more than doubled in size since 2019 and are continuing to grow at pace.

Our team is looking for an on-site Paint Cell Manager. The Paint Cell Manager position is responsible for managing and directing the paint department, in an ISO9000/AS-9100 certified aerospace company. The paint department processes moderate to complex assemblies that support multiple product lines within business.

Essential Functions And Basic Duties For This Job

General

Manage and supervise paint shop activities daily; assure that all policies are consistently adhered to. Will exercise independent judgment and discretion in the performance of duties. Work effectively with employees, co-workers, management, customers and others. Share ideas in a constructive and positive manner, listen to and objectively considers ideas and suggestions from others. Keep commitments; keep others informed of work progress, timetables and issues. Address problems and issues constructively to find mutually acceptable and practical solutions.

Quality

Strive for 100% quality acceptance.

• Provide training and resources to promote 100% quality acceptance.


• Monitor and assure all processes/practices are in place and maintained to produce quality products that have complete part and assembly tractability.


• Provide required training and auditing to ensure that system transactions and data entry are processed accurately and in timely manner to support system integrity and part tractability.

Safety/Productivity/Cost Control

• Meet or exceed schedules as provided by production planning within budget, while maintaining a safe work environment.


• Apply continuous improvement to processes on an ongoing basis to reduce production time.


• Manage all resources (employees, space, tools, instructions, training and materials) in order to support production in a cost-effective manner.


• Prioritize daily workflow and assign work for productive execution. Get involved when things are not working right and take the required action.


• Monitor product quality and take required action in timely manner to keep rework and scrap to minimum.


• Partner with Production Manager to constructively utilize training budget to develop individual’s skills and build department ability to productively process quality products in cost-effective manner.


• Take initiative to act without waiting to be told what to do. Help team achieve goals.


• Open and close facility as required.

Qualifications

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• EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION: General knowledge equivalent to high school education.


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• REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE: Minimum 5 years experience in a aerospace manufacturing production environment with focus on understanding aerospace coating specifications. Read and understand blueprints, specifications, schematics.


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• Possess advanced leadership skills. Evaluate and resolve product, and process problems. Develop and build a strong team environment. Able to handle the demands of fast-paced production schedules. Good verbal, written, organization and communication skills. Good working knowledge of excel and word.

Preferred

• Working knowledge of lean manufacturing principals.


• Able to productively handle multiple product mix and short run production schedules.


• Knowledge of ERP/MRP systems (bills of materials, routings, labor reporting, etc.)


• Some engineering background or product trouble shooting evaluation skills.


• Bilingual in Spanish a plus.


• ISO9000/AS-9100 exposure.

PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS (What does the employee need to do to be successful?)

• Manage and supervise all production requirements in the paint department.


• Provide training and resources to produce 100% quality acceptance.


• Meet or exceed schedules as provided by production planning.


• Apply continuous improvement to processes on an ongoing basis to reduce production time.


• Manage all resources (employees, space, tools, instructions, training and materials) in order to support production.


• Manage and motivate workforce daily.


• Delegate workload to employees in accordance with their skills daily.


• Execute department performance reviews.


• Develop and maintain department training/cross training.


• Use coaching, training and Continuous Improvement to create a supportive team daily.


• Develop and maintain a "can do" with a sense of urgency attitude from direct reports.

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive medical insurance


• Competitive PTO, holiday pay, and sick leave


• Company 401K plan with up to 4% matched contribution


• Annual bonus program (varies by level and discretionary based on company and individual performance)


• Flexible working arrangements


• Paid volunteering opportunities


• Access to mental health champions across our sites


• Commitment to development


• Employee referral program

Compensation Pay Range

$90,000 - $110,000 Annually

Ontic Engineering and Manufacturing Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a "U.S. Person " as defined by 22. C.F.R.

• 120.15 is required. "U.S. Person" includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee.