Production Supervisor

Butler Aerospace & Defense; West Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Medical insurance

Dental

Vision

Sick time

Job summary

Butler America Aerospace, LLC. is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead daily production operations in our aero-structures environment, collaborating with managers, engineers, and support teams to meet safety, quality, and delivery goals.

You will build and develop your team through coaching, training, and performance feedback while maintaining a culture of accountability and teamwork. Safety, quality compliance, and 6S practices are core.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of supervisory/people leadership experience within aerospace.
• Experience in AS9100 or ISO environments.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Experience using MES and ERP systems.
• Ability to work across departments to align on objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily production operations for aero-structure manufacturing and meet daily goals.
• Build and develop your team through coaching and feedback.
• Foster accountability, urgency and teamwork to hit KPIs.
• Champion safety and quality with established processes and FOD prevention.
• Monitor production performance and communicate progress.
• Drive continuous improvement and waste elimination.
• Collaborate across management, engineering, quality and support functions.
• Support recruiting, onboarding and training of new team members.
• Maintain a clean, organized work environment per 6S.
• Manage time and attendance for the production team.
• Demonstrate Saab’s core values: Trust, Drive, Expertise, Support.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Quality focus

Safety compliance

Communication

Schedule flexibility

MS Office

MES/ERP systems

Education

AS/BS in Operations Management, Advanced Manufacturing, Aeronautics or related

Tools

MES systems

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

What You’ll Do

As a Production Supervisor, you’ll work closely with the Production Manager, fellow supervisors, engineers, and support teams to ensure our operation delivers safely, efficiently, and with the quality our customers expect.

You will:

• Lead daily production operations for advanced aero-structure manufacturing, setting clear expectations and driving the team toward daily production goals (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Morale).


• Build and develop your team through coaching, mentoring, training, and meaningful performance feedback.


• Create a culture of accountability, urgency and teamwork, empowering employees to take ownership of production KPIs, quality, and business goals.


• Champion safety and quality, ensuring compliance with established processes, work rules, and FOD-prevention and tool control practices.


• Monitor production performance, communicate progress and deploy recovery / contingency plans to maintain master schedule adherence.


• Drive continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to eliminate waste, improve processes, and increase efficiency.


• Collaborate across the organization with management, production teams, engineering, quality, and other support functions to solve problems and maintain product flow throughout the factory keep production moving.


• Support recruiting, selection, onboarding, and training of new team members.


• Maintain a clean, organized, high-performing work environment through Saab’s 6S program.


• Manage production team time and attendance, including reviewing and approving work hours.


• Consistently demonstrate Saab’s core values of Trust, Drive, Expertise, and Support.

Skills and Experience:

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for a leader who brings energy to the production floor and understands that great manufacturing starts with great teams. If you’re ready to bring your leadership to a growing aerospace manufacturing organization and want to see the impact of your work every day, we’d like to meet you.

Required Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of proven supervisory/people leadership experience within the aerospace industry


• Experience in an AS9100 or ISO environment


• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook)


• Experience using MES and ERP systems


• Proven ability to work effectively across departments, and align on business objectives and key results


• Ability to lead by example, to build positive and productive work relationships


• Experience driving performance and behavioral accountability


• Availability to work a flexible/extended schedule as needed to meet customer timelines


• Excellent communication and team collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• AS or BS degree in Operations Management, Advanced Manufacturing, Aeronautics, or a related field


• Experience working in a union environment


• Familiar with new product introduction

Must be a U.S. citizen, Permanent Resident (green card holder), or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

Benefits provided: 401K, medical, dental, and vision, sick time as applicable to state law

Butler America Aerospace, LLC. is an equal opportunity employer. Butler evaluates applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. The Butler America Aerospace, LLC. EEO Policy Statement and “Know Your Rights” Poster is available here: Applicant and Employee Notices.

Butler America Aerospace, LLC. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact the Human Resources Department at [e-mail].