Senior Operations Leader – Aerospace Manufacturing

Ducommun Incorporated; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Ducommun Incorporated in Appleton, WI, is seeking an Operations Manager to lead production operations, engineering, planning, and facility maintenance to meet budget, delivery targets, and quality standards. The role focuses on continuous improvement, lean initiatives, and effective scheduling and forecasting.

Qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree and 7–10 years of progressive production management experience with supervisory responsibilities, plus strong communication, budget and

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Electrical/Manufacturing Engineering, Business Administration or relevant discipline.
• 7–10 years of production management experience with supervisory responsibilities.
• Strong knowledge of SPC, TQM, Lean, ISO standards; MIL Specs applicable.
• Proven ability to communicate with customers and manage budgets.
• Proficient in MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, coordination, and direction for all production operations, engineering, planning, and facility maintenance to meet budget.
• Facilitate continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, cycle-time reduction concepts and plans.
• Create shipment forecast and oversee scheduling.
• Oversee inventory levels, manufacturing costs, and on-time delivery to customers.
• Promote the concept of individual responsibility for product quality.
• Provide leadership for facility maintenance for safety and regulatory compliance (OSHA, EPA).
• Prepare annual departmental budget, including sales bookings and shipments, and ensure performance to plan.
• Manage performance to KPI goals (on-time delivery, quality, safety, cycle time, overhead efficiency).
• Complete weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports to management.
• Manage expansion of facilities and installation of capital equipment.
• Lead development of direct reports and allocate resources; drive performance.
• Own plant layout for all production areas.
• Participate in recruiting, selection, and development of operations personnel.
• Provide input for hiring, terminations, transfers, salary adjustments, and promotions.

Skills

Leadership

Production management

Scheduling

Lean manufacturing

ISO standards

Budget management

Communication with customers

Project management

MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint)

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Manufacturing Engineering or Business

Minimum 7-10 years production supervisory experience

Job description

Ducommun Incorporated in Appleton, WI, is seeking an Operations Manager to lead production operations, engineering, planning, and facility maintenance to meet budget, delivery targets, and quality standards. The role focuses on continuous improvement, lean initiatives, and effective scheduling and forecasting.

Qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree and 7–10 years of progressive production management experience with supervisory responsibilities, plus strong communication, budget and