Production Supervisor II (Electronic Assembly )

Crane Aerospace & Electronics; Burbank (CA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 135,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care, dental, vision insurance

15 days paid time off

401k plan with company match

Education Reimbursement

Job summary

A leading aerospace company in California is seeking an experienced Production Supervisor for their Burbank location. The role involves leading and directing a team in electronics assembly, ensuring safety and quality standards are met. Candidates should have at least 3 years of supervisory experience and strong knowledge of electronics components and manufacturing processes. This position offers a salary range of $104,000 to $135,900, along with comprehensive benefits including healthcare and a 401k plan.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of supervisory experience required.
• 5+ years in the field or related area.
• Familiar with IPC-A-610 and J-STD-001 requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in electronics assembly operations.
• Maintain a safe working environment and quality standards.
• Drive production schedules to meet customer requirements.
• Mentor teammates in lean manufacturing tools.

Skills

Basic Electronics components functionalities

Schematic diagram interpretation

Effective communication

Root cause analysis

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

MS Office software

Job description

Crane Aerospace and Electronics has an exciting opportunity for a Production Supervisor - Electronics Assembly at our Burbank, CA 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).

Every 1.2 seconds, product built at our Crane Aerospace & Electronics Burbank facility is stopping aircraft – delivering passengers and military personnel safely to their destination. Home to our Landing & Cabin Systems team, Crane A&E’s brake control systems and premium cabin actuation solutions are flying on tens of thousands of aircraft throughout the world. You’ll join a business with a long track record of engineering excellence, set in the wonderful town of Burbank filled with great community atmosphere, schools, weather and no shortage of entertainment.

Start the next chapter of your career with Crane Aerospace & Electronics!

Salary range: $104,000 to $135,900. Several factors contribute to actual salary, including experience in a similar role or performing comparable job responsibilities, skills, training, and other qualifications. Some roles may be eligible for participation in performance-based bonus programs.

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
• Guide the Team on the best troubleshooting method based on the schematic diagram’s interpretation.
• Any other task assigned by supervisor or management

Minimum Qualifications

Experience: 3+ years supervisory experience; 5+ years of experience in the field or in a related area.

Knowledge

• Understand Basic Electronics components functionalities, circuity and ESD Awareness
• Able to interpret schematic diagram
• Familiar to Electronic Workmanship acceptability criteria per IPC-A-610 and J-STD-001 requirements which define quality standards for soldered electronic assemblies.
• Deep understanding of cellular manufacturing practices; Comfortable teaching the use 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

High School diploma or equivalent.

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).

Preferred Qualifications

• BS degree in Electronics Communications Engineering or Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering and/or Operations Management
• Previous Aerospace or Electronics manufacturing experience
• Familiarity with web based software

Benefits

• Health care, dental, vision, life and disability insurance starting the first day of the month
• 15 days of paid time off that start accruing your first day at Crane and 12 paid holidays per year.
• 401k plan with company match
• Education Reimbursement: eligible after 90 days of employment

You can see a list of our benefits at https://www.craneae.com/company/careers or visit our website at www.CraneAE.com for more information on our company and great opportunities.

We are committed to operational excellence and world class processes. We employ Lean manufacturing techniques to optimize manufacturing efficiency and accuracy on all product lines. Our products are known for their technical strength, proven reliability and overall value.

In our efforts to maintain a safe and drug-free workplace, Crane Aerospace & Electronics requires that candidates complete a satisfactory background check. FAA sensitive positions require employees to participate in a random drug test pool.

This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Crane Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, general identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.