Production Supervisor

Coastal Elite Pro; Mendota Heights (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Coastal Elite Pro is seeking a seasoned leader to head an aerospace manufacturing department, driving production, quality, delivery, safety, and cost objectives.

The role focuses on coaching a team, partnering with engineering, quality, and maintenance, and advancing lean initiatives to ensure safe, high-performance operations.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in aerospace or regulated manufacturing environments.
• Track record of achieving production and quality targets.
• Experience implementing lean improvements and corrective actions.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to coach teams toward high performance.

Responsibilities

• Manage departmental resources and oversee performance against production and quality metrics.
• Coach, develop, and lead employees to support operational excellence.
• Collaborate with engineering, quality, and maintenance teams to ensure effective execution and issue resolution.
• Drive continuous improvement through lean initiatives and corrective action efforts.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards and promote a safe, high-performance work environment.

Skills

Aerospace leadership

KPI management

Lean/continuous improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Coaching & development

Job description

Role Summary

Lead an aerospace manufacturing department to achieve production, quality, delivery, safety, and cost objectives.

Role Summary

Lead an aerospace manufacturing department to achieve production, quality, delivery, safety, and cost objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage departmental resources and oversee performance against production and quality metrics.
• Coach, develop, and lead employees to support operational excellence.
• Collaborate with engineering, quality, and maintenance teams to ensure effective execution and issue resolution.
• Drive continuous improvement through lean initiatives and corrective action efforts.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards and promote a safe, high-performance work environment.

Qualifications & Skills

• Proven leadership experience in manufacturing operations, preferably aerospace or similarly regulated industries.
• Strong ability to manage KPIs related to production, quality, cost, delivery, and safety.
• Demonstrated experience implementing lean improvements and leading corrective actions.
• Excellent cross-functional communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to coach and develop teams in a performance-driven environment.