Production Manager (85879)

The Gill Corporation; El Monte (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Gill Corporation is seeking a Production Manager to lead exempt and non‑exempt manufacturing teams producing highly engineered composite structural parts in El Monte, CA. This role coordinates activities across the production of complex panels and laminates, reporting to the COO and driving safety, efficiency and quality.

Responsibilities include scheduling, staffing, training, housekeeping, inventory controls, cost management and policy enforcement while maintaining ITAR/EAR compliance and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or sufficient TGC product/process experience to problem solve departmental production issues.
• Minimum of ten years’ experience in production management with composite molding background.
• Experience in hand layup, vacuum bagging, compression molding, curing, testing, and inspecting.
• Bilingual a plus, but not required.
• Must possess excellent math skills and strong reasoning/problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Supervises production staff to ensure products are produced in compliance with internal processing instructions.
• Supervises production staff to ensure plant safety practices are enforced.
• Suggests and implements improvements to production processes.
• Reviews production schedules to ensure adequate staffing, resources and materials are available to meet customer demands.
• Ensures that proper housekeeping is enforced.
• Reviews inventory control procedures to ensure materials used in production are proper.
• Trains production staff to ensure a complete understanding of quality requirements.
• Executes personnel policies including hiring, training, performance appraisals and salary administration.
• Responsible for control of variable manufacturing expenses and reports variances.

Skills

Production management

Staff supervision

Process improvement

Quality control

Mathematics skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Hand layup

Vacuum bagging

Compression molding

Curing

Testing

Inspecting

Job description

The Gill Corporation is one of the world's largest manufacturers of honeycomb, high performance floor panels, cargo compartment liners and original equipment for passenger and freighter aircraft. The company also excels in many other types of reinforced plastics including interior sandwich panels for creating structures such as aircraft galleys and bulkheads, honeycomb core and related products.

The Gill Corporation is seeking a Production Manager to manage exempt and non‑exempt manufacturing team producing highly engineered composite structural parts. Coordinates activities associated with manufacturing of highly complex composite panels and laminates.

Reporting to COO the Production Manager will perform but not be limited to the following responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Supervises production staff to ensure products are produced in compliance with internal processing instructions.
• Supervises production staff to ensure plant safety practices are enforced.
• Suggests and implements improvements to production processes.
• Reviews production schedules to ensure adequate staffing, resources and materials are available to meet customer demands.
• Ensures that proper housekeeping is enforced.
• Reviews inventory control procedures to ensure that proper materials are used during the production process.
• Trains production staff to ensure a complete understanding of Quality requirements.
• Executes personnel policies regarding assigned staff to include hiring, training, performance appraisals and salary administration.
• Responsible for control of variable manufacturing expenses.
• Reports variances in production operations; variable expenses and production efficiencies.
• Maintains a clean, organized and safe Production area.
• Assures that each department meets or exceeds their production schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or sufficient TGC product/process experience to problem solve departmental production issues.
• Minimum of (10) ten years’ experience in production management.
• Experience in a variety of composite molding manufacturing methods such as hand layup, vacuum bagging, compression molding, curing, testing, and inspecting.
• Bilingual a plus, but not required.
• Must possess excellent math skills.
• Must possess excellent reasoning ability and problem skills.

PLEASE NOTE: Certain positions may require the ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret Clearance.

ITAR Requirement

This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants will be asked to provide specific documentation to verify U.S. person status under the ITAR and the EAR. A “U.S. person” according to their definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee, or asylee.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Gill Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants for all job openings are welcome and will be considered without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances.

The Gill Corporation provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disability Act and applicable state and local law. If you require an accommodation in the application process, please notify the Human Resources Department.