Production Supervisor II

Crane Aerospace & Electronics; Washington; On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Crane Aerospace & Electronics seeks a Production Supervisor II in Lynnwood, WA to lead a manufacturing team and ensure safe operations, quality adherence, and on-time delivery to meet customer demand.

The role requires 3+ years of supervisory experience and a bachelor’s degree, with strong knowledge of lean tools and ability to translate data into action. This on-site position offers growth and collaboration across value streams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years supervisory experience; 5+ years in the field or related area.
• Strong manufacturing continuous improvement knowledge (5S, standard work, replenishment).
• Proficient with MS Office and data tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team in a specified operations area (e.g., Metal Fabrication, Assembly, Test).
• Provide inputs for monthly/annual budgets (resource planning, overtime projections, productivity).
• Assist Value Stream Managers with monthly reporting to senior management.
• Review KPIs daily to evaluate status and drive root-cause problem solving (8 Step, 5 Why, Fishbone).
• Ensure quality issues are identified through non-conforming materials process to control scrap/rework.
• Coordinate with other groups to ensure products are built, assembled, and tested within parameters.
• Allocate resources to meet production schedules and customer demand.
• Make staffing decisions to grow the team and meet business needs.

Skills

Communication skills

Labor planning

Data-driven problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Crane Aerospace and Electronics has an exciting opportunity for a Production Supervisor II at our Lynnwood, WA location.

About Crane:

Crane Aerospace & Electronics supplies critical systems and components to the aerospace and defense markets. You'll find Crane Aerospace & Electronics in some of the toughest environments: from engines to landing gear; from satellites to medical implants and from missiles to unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

Located in the epicenter of United States aviation manufacturing, our Crane Aerospace & Electronics Lynnwood, Wash., facility delivers industry-leading aerospace & defense power and fluid solutions. Our products are rugged enough to fly 5 billion miles from Earth on NASA's New Horizons spacecraft.. You'll join a group of aerospace professionals committed to engineering excellence and work in a community tucked between the idyllic Puget Sound and Cascade Mountains. Start the next chapter of your career with Crane Aerospace & Electronics!

Job Summary:

The Production Supervisor II leads and directs a team of employees in an assigned area of operations such as Metal Fabrication, Assembly, and/or Test. The Production Supervisor II is accountable for maintaining a safe working environment and adhering to quality standards and is responsible for meeting customer demand schedules within established cost goals. Supervision may include the management of employees on more than one shift.

Essential Functions:

• Identify and use lean manufacturing tools required to drive improvements and mentor teammates in the use of these tools
• Provide inputs (resource planning, overtime projections, productivity improvements) to management to develop monthly and annual budgets
• Assist Value Stream Managers with required monthly reporting to senior level management
• Review and understand daily key performance indicators to evaluate the current status and gap to plan, and use this data to drive daily problem solving (8 Step, 5 Why, Cause and Effect, Fishbone) where required
• Ensure timely identification of quality issues through the use of the non-conforming materials process to ensure scrap and rework are properly processed
• Serve as liaison to other groups, product lines and/or functional areas to ensure products are built, assembled, and/or tested within appropriate parameters
• Review the daily allocation of resources in order to drive production schedule to meet established customer requirements
• Make staffing decisions in accordance with human resource procedures to build and grow the team to meet the needs of the business
• Develop, coach, and mentor employees through the use of performance planning to drive employee and business growth
• Any other task assigned by supervisor or management

Non-Essential Functions:

• Provide input to and collaborate with Engineering and Quality to define and modify manufacturing instructions
• Use standard supply chain processes and partner with the Supply Chain team to develop material replenishment system for the manufacturing areas
• Ensure equipment complies with calibration and maintenance procedures and requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience : 3+ years supervisory experience; 5+ years of experience in the field or in a related area
• Knowledge : Deep understanding of manufacturing based continuous improvement skills (standard work, 5S, material replenishment, etc.); Intermediate skill level with MS Office software
• Skills/Abilities : Effectively communicate (written and verbal) with all levels of the business and present to groups both small and large; Ability to align customer demand with manufacturing capacity to develop labor planning/allocations; Ability to use data to determine root causes of issues to drive focused corrective action
• Education/Certification : Bachelor's Degree
• Eligibility Requirement : This position may require access to Controlled Data or Information. Where the position requires such access only US Persons will be considered. As a US Department of Defense contractor, we are bound by International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).

Working Conditions:

• Standard office environment
• Working conditions are normal for a manufacturing environment
• Manufacturing operations may require the use of safety equipment to include but not limited to: eye safety glasses, gowning, masks, hearing protectors, heel/wrist straps and any other required PPE
• May be exposed to unusual environmental conditions such as loud noises, cold temperatures, confined spaces, dust or fumes
• Requires work with small to medium size hand and power tools
• Occasional travel to customer and outside test lab facilities for technical interchange meetings, design reviews, product testing support, and to attend technical seminars
• May need to travel domestically and internationally (up to 10%)
• Standing: 10% *percentage is approximate and ma