Manufacturing Supervisor - Aerospace

Salary Range $74,000.00 - $88,000.00 Salary/year

Description

The Manufacturing Supervisor is responsible for leading and supervising a team of manufacturing teammates to meet production targets and quality standards. They apply daily engineering tactical skills to manage the manufacturing processes and our teammates to deliver high customer satisfaction and on-time delivery performance. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Will perform a variety of tasks with a wide degree of creativity and latitude. They ensure that manufacturing processes run smoothly, efficiently, and safely.

Essential Functions

Supervision Responsibilities:

• Supervise and coordinate activities of manufacturing teammates, including assigning tasks and ensuring adherence to production schedule.

• Coach and develop manufacturing teammates to maximize their effectiveness and ensure they are cross trained to progress their career at Conax.

• Develop standard work and ensure team members are properly trained and adhere to standard work.

• Approve and enter time off requests in payroll system; reconcile and approve weekly labor hours for payroll by set deadline.

• Clearly articulate performance expectations, provide performance feedback, and hold associates accountable to foster a positive work environment.

• Issue formal performance coaching and disciplinary warnings as necessary.

• Monitor and ensure teammates trainings are completed and up to date on an ongoing basis.

• Work with Human Resources to properly solve personnel conflicts in an effective and timely manner.

Leadership Responsibilities:

• Active participation in the problem-solving process to properly address operational issues as they arise.

• Assist in developing production schedules, re-promise dates, and workflow plans to optimize productivity.

• Coordinate with other supervisors and departments to ensure smooth production operations and meet or exceed customer expectations.

• Lead by example in lean manufacturing principles of 5S, Daily Management, Visual Management and Variation reduction techniques to deliver customer schedules on-time, while reducing scrap, improving external DPM, and manufacturing productivity.

• Utilize skill set to properly plan staffing levels to achieve effective on-time delivery.

• Provide feedback given on Customer Complaint Log to team members to facilitate information sharing and help drive continuous improvement.

• Maintain working relationship with the union by following the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.

• Utilize and create documents in the Conax Technologies Wiki.

• Exemplify core values of integrity, commitment, innovative thinking, customer centric, and teamwork.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in an engineering discipline or applicable experience

• Prior experience with leading teams or supervising others preferred

• Prior experience in a manufacturing environment preferred

• Proficient using computers and various business software applications including Office365 applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with a diverse workforce

• Must have strong sense of urgency and ability to multi-task

Salary ranges for this position vary by job location and are determined based on experience, reflecting our commitment to recognizing individual expertise and contributions.

Successful Candidate must be able to meet U.S. export control requirements (ITAR/EAR) to gain access to technical data. This position requires access to technology that is subject to U.S. export control regulations. Candidates must be eligible for employment in the US and meet the requirements of ITAR.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate based on any legally protected status. Qualified applicants will receive consideration based on merit and business needs, and reasonable accommodations are available for individuals with disabilities. This job description is not intended to be all‑inclusive, and duties or requirements may change as business needs evolve. Employment is at will and may be terminated by either the employee or the company at any time, with or without cause or notice, in accordance with applicable law.