Aerospace Manufacturing - Production Supervisor 1st Shift

SEKISUI Aerospace$91K — $110K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of manufacturing supervisory experience
  • Strong understanding of process improvement methodologies
  • Ability to read and interpret technical documents like blueprints
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrated leadership aligned with company core values
  • Capacity to multitask and thrive in a fast-paced environment
  • Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Responsibilities

  • Supervise and mentor production team members, managing schedules and performance
  • Coordinate production activities across departments and with external customers
  • Interpret technical specifications for team members
  • Facilitate workflow and information flow for product delivery
  • Conduct team meetings focusing on performance improvement
  • Investigate production issues and implement solutions using 5S tools
  • Collaborate with quality and engineering teams to enhance processes

Benefits

  • Free employee-only medical coverage with low-cost options
  • Dental, vision, and prescription coverage
  • Company-sponsored 401(k) with employer match
  • Employee assistance and wellness programs
  • Tuition reimbursement for professional development
  • Employee discounts
  • 15 days of accrued vacation/sick time, available for immediate use
  • 8 paid holidays plus paid winter break week
Full Job Description


Join us as we look to the future! We are currently accepting applications for an upcoming Production Supervisor position at our Renton location.

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 6:00 am - 2:30 pm

Salary: $91,500.00 - $110,000.00 annually DOE

Your Work Matters Here

At SEKISUI Aerospace, you're not just filling a position, you're joining a team that takes pride in precision, craftsmanship, and innovation.

When you walk through our doors, you become part of a company helping shape the future of aerospace manufacturing while building a stronger future for yourself.

Benefits
  • Medical (free employee-only coverage and low-cost options available)
  • Dental, Vision, Prescription
  • Life and AD&D Insurance
  • Company-Sponsored 401(k) with Employer Match
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Wellness Program
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Employee Discounts
  • 8 Paid Holidays plus closed (with pay) for a week during the winter break!
  • 15 days per year accrued Vacation/Sick time. Accrued time is available for immediate use; prorated first year

Summary

The Production Supervisor oversees daily production activities to ensure volume, cost, and quality standards are met. Coordinates work schedules, staffing requirements, and production sequences to maximize productivity. Identifies problems in the production process and provides production reports to support process improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Supervise and lead production team members in their daily activities, including assigning duties, providing training, coaching, counseling, and presenting disciplinary actions as necessary
  • Coordinate and communicate production activities with external customers and internal departments, including logistics, engineering, and production management (to include management on other shifts)
  • Interpret specifications, blueprints, job orders, and safety guidelines to workers
  • Promote flow and pull of products and information to internal and ultimately external customers
  • Lead regular communications with the team on company and department performance, with the goals of improvement and reducing waste and non-value-added activity
  • Investigate problems and issues on the production floor, recommend and implement solutions, including 5S tools to reduce variation in the work environment. Develop and utilize visual aids to communicate processes and procedures identified to address issues
  • Partner with quality and engineering teams to identify issues and develop and implement processes and procedures to prevent recurrence


Qualifications
  • Ability to apply technical knowledge related to the field of manufacturing
  • Demonstrated expertise in methodologies for process controls and their applications
  • Demonstrated skills and understanding of continuous improvement methods to enhance safety, on-time delivery, cost, and quality of products
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse community of customers and employees at all levels
  • Ability to read and interpret manufacturing blueprints, plans, GD&T callouts, and specifications
  • Capacity to comprehend detailed and complex information and ideas, and interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
  • Ability to effectively communicate and deliver information to managers, supervisors, and technicians using various methods of communication (telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in-person)
  • Ability to multitask, follow through, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • Capacity to work under pressure while maintaining perspective
  • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
  • Strong operational thinking that moves the organization's vision and goals to successful implementation
  • Demonstrated leadership skills that are aligned to our company core values

Preferred Qualifications
  • Knowledge of composite manufacturing process is strongly preferred

Education
  • Certificate or Degree from college or technical school or related experience or training
  • Equivalent combination of education and experience can be used in lieu of above requirement

Experience
  • Minimum of two years' supervision experience in a manufacturing environment

Computer Skills
  • Intermediate skills with Microsoft Office Suite to interoperate and create reports preferred
  • Prior experience with an ERP system preferred

Other Duties

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

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