Production Leader – Lean, Coaching, & Safety

Chromalloy; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Chromalloy in San Diego is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead a manufacturing team and drive performance. You will coach staff, manage schedules, and partner across Quality, Engineering and Planning to achieve safety, quality, and delivery targets.

Your role emphasizes Lean foundations, continuous improvement, and developing talent through structured training and career growth, while maintaining a productive, compliant work environment on 1st shift.

Qualifications

• 3+ years leading production teams in manufacturing.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Proven coaching and development of production staff.
• Strong lean, CI or Kaizen experience to drive process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily production activities to meet safety and quality goals.
• Assign and manage production schedules to satisfy customer commitments.
• Develop and coach employees through training and performance reviews.
• Build team capability, engagement and accountability for flexibility.
• Drive safety, quality, teamwork and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with Quality, Engineering, Planning, Maintenance, and HR to solve issues.
• Lead teams through challenges, changing priorities, and urgent requests.
• Implement Lean, Kaizen and process optimization actions.
• Analyze issues, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Monitor performance and drive improvements in safety, quality, productivity, delivery.
• Ensure compliance with quality, safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain organized, efficient work environment with visual management.
• Support recruiting, onboarding and employee development efforts.

Skills

People leadership

Coaching

Lean manufacturing

Kaizen

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Chromalloy in San Diego is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead a manufacturing team and drive performance. You will coach staff, manage schedules, and partner across Quality, Engineering and Planning to achieve safety, quality, and delivery targets.

Your role emphasizes Lean foundations, continuous improvement, and developing talent through structured training and career growth, while maintaining a productive, compliant work environment on 1st shift.