Production Manager

Specialized Recruiting Group; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Company-paid life insurance

9/80 schedule

Job summary

Specialized Recruiting Group seeks an experienced Production Manager to own the shop floor from release to ship across multiple processes in an aerospace environment. You will drive the master schedule, coordinate material and outside processing, and lead a hands-on team to meet customer and contract dates.

This is a leadership role requiring deep knowledge of fabrication, machining, welding, finishing and assembly, plus ProShop ERP and advanced Excel reporting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years managing production in a complex, multi-process environment.
• AS9100 aerospace/defense experience is preferred.
• Reads engineering drawings and GD&T; understands routings, sheet metal, welding, finishing specs and inspection requirements.
• Hands-on ERP scheduling experience; ProShop experience a strong plus; advanced Excel for reports and schedules.
• Must be a U.S. Person as defined by ITAR (22 CFR 120.62).

Responsibilities

• Own the master production schedule across fabrication, machining, welding, paint/finishing and assembly.
• Review open jobs daily and drive constraints to closure with cross-functional teams.
• Build and maintain production reports from ProShop ERP and present to GM and leadership.
• Keep ERP work orders, routings and job status accurate in real time.
• Lead shop leads and operators; set daily priorities and balance capacity.
• Coordinate material and outside processing to avoid delays.
• Lead recovery plans to improve on-time delivery for aerospace primes.
• Support AS9100 and customer audits and ensure quality flow-down requirements.
• Enforce ITAR/compliance on the shop floor.
• Drive continuous improvement in throughput, setup time, scrap and rework.

Skills

Leadership

Attention to detail

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

ProShop ERP

ERP/MRP scheduling

Excel

Job description

We need a Production Manager who sweats the details. You will own the shop floor from release to ship across every process we run. You will keep each job moving, each quantity accurate, and each promise date met. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who knows how parts are made and can keep a multi-process, high-mix aerospace shop running.

Schedule: 9/80, 6:00 AM to 4:00 PM, with every other Friday off.

What You Will Do

• Own the master production schedule across fabrication, machining, welding, paint/finishing and assembly. Sequence work to meet customer promise dates and contract dates.
• Review every open job daily: where it is, why it is stuck, and what it takes to release it. Drive each constraint to closure with engineering, quality, purchasing and outside processors.
• Build and maintain production reports from ProShop ERP: open-job status, WIP, on-time delivery, late-to-contract orders, recovery schedules and capacity loading. Present them to the General Manager and executive leadership.
• Keep ProShop work orders, routings, quantities (including partial shipments) and job status accurate in real time.
• Lead shop leads and operators. Set daily priorities, balance labor and machine capacity, and hold the floor to standard work.
• Coordinate material and outside processing (plating, anodize, chem film and other special processes) so no job waits on material or a vendor.
• Lead customer-driven recovery plans and on-time delivery improvement for major aerospace and defense primes.
• Support AS9100 and customer audits, AS9102 first article inspections, and corrective actions. Make sure drawing, specification and customer PO quality flow-down requirements are met on the floor.
• Enforce ITAR and controlled-information handling on the shop floor.
• Drive continuous improvement in throughput, setup time, scrap and rework.

What You Bring

• 5+ years managing or supervising production in a complex, multi-process manufacturing environment. Experience across fabrication, machining, welding, paint/finishing and assembly is strongly preferred.
• Aerospace and defense experience in an AS9100 environment.
• Strong technical knowledge: reads engineering drawings and GD&T, and understands routings, setups, sheet metal, welding and finishing specifications, and inspection requirements.
• Hands-on ERP/MRP scheduling experience. ProShop experience is a strong plus. Advanced Excel skills for reports and schedules.
• Very detail-oriented: you track every job, every quantity and every date, and you close the loop.
• Proven ability to lead people, run a schedule, and deliver on time under pressure.
• Clear written and verbal communication with leadership, customers and the shop floor.
• Must be a U.S. Person as defined by ITAR (22 CFR 120.62).
• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Company-paid life insurance
• 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off