Weekend Production Manager – Lean, 5S, Hypersonics

Leidos Inc

Colorado Springs (CO)

On-site

USD 92,000 - 167,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Leidos Defense Systems Colorado Manufacturing Facility is seeking a Production Manager Weekend Shift to lead a team of machinists and production technicians, ensuring on-time delivery for defense and aerospace work. Required: 5+ years in manufacturing with supervisory experience, GD&T proficiency, and experience with MRP/ERP systems. Deltek Costpoint experience is a plus.

Schedule is Friday–Sunday 6am–6pm with Monday 7am–9am pass-down. U.S.

Qualifications

5+ years manufacturing experience with increasing levels of responsibility.
Prior supervisory experience.
Prior exposure to precision machining and assembly processes.
Experience with MRP/ERP systems.
Understanding of GD&T.
Proficient with Microsoft Office products, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
This position will be located in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
This position will require the candidate to work Weekend Shift consisting of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 6AM-6PM.

Responsibilities

Manage and lead a team of machinists and production technicians, and provide leadership to 2nd shift support staff including quality and engineering.
Maintain shop organization and 5S, performing weekly 5S audits.
Provide effective passdown status between shifts.
Work with production control team to understand deliverables and deploy resources effectively to support on time delivery.
Work with manufacturing engineering to continuously improve production flow.
Work with quality to understand status of nonconformities and support closure to move forward to the next step.
Identify production roadblocks and elevate to appropriate teams.
Hold team accountable to adhering to the written production processes.
Identify and support execution of continuous improvement projects.
Identify and elevate risks in the production processes.
Maintain department performance metrics.