Howmet Aerospace

Manager, Manufacturing Operations

Howmet Aerospace$105K — $147K *
Brea, CA 92821In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Manufacturing, or equivalent work experience.
  • Minimum of 7 years in Operations Management within related industries like Aerospace.
  • Experience with heat treating processes including hardening and tempering.
  • Knowledge in applying coatings and plating to aerospace components.
  • Solid understanding of stamping processes such as blanking and forming.
  • Strong analytical skills for meeting coating and thickness requirements.
  • Effective communication skills with experience supervising large teams (40+ people).

Responsibilities

  • Ensure a safe, injury-free workplace for all employees.
  • Manage daily operations and leadership of assigned resources.
  • Drive adherence to production schedules and departmental goals.
  • Enhance operational procedures to improve efficiency.
  • Coordinate with other leaders to meet production objectives.
  • Enforce compliance with company policies and regulations.
  • Create and implement a cross-training matrix for team members.
  • Lead problem-solving initiatives to boost production efficiency.
  • Oversee Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to ensure data accuracy and performance.
  • Support quality initiatives to meet plant objectives.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and financial benefits offered.
  • Opportunities for professional development and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Involvement in high-tech aerospace projects at a leading company in the industry.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

Position Overview:

As a Manufacturing Manager, you'llbe part of our Industrial Global Supply Chain Aerospace team working as anon-site employee. In this hands-on role, you will be responsible for dailyproduction of gang channels, anchor nuts, and washers, along with drivingefficiencies for the heat treat and special processing functions.

Key Responsibilities:

' Ensures to run a safe,injury/accident-free workplace.

' Responsible for daily management andleadership of all resources assigned.

' Schedule adherence, productivity,personnel development, time and attendance, training andestablishing/monitoring departmental goals.

' Enhances the operational procedures,processes and systems to improve operational efficiencies.

' Works independently and within a teamwhile coordinating with other Departmental Leaders and/or Managers to achieve daily/weekly/monthlygoals and objectives.

' Interprets company policies to workers,leads by example and enforces all Federal, State and local regulations.

' Creates a departmental cross trainingmatrix and mentors assigned personnel.

' Deploys team members to bothstrategically and tactically engage in cross functional problem solving toimprove production efficiency and product quality.

' Executes the production schedule,manage people, assets, tooling and materials in running the production in mostproductive fashion; engage actively in potential schedule or requirementchanges; ensure and enhance production schedule adherence.

' Manages Key Performance Indicators(KPI's) and other reporting daily to drive performance in all assigned areas;and ensure all production data accuracies.

' Ensures employees are trained on postmanufacturing processing procedures and practices.

' Reviews variable costs, productivity,earned standard hours and throughput daily and implement effective recovery orcorrective actions when targets are not achieved.

' Actively participates in ContinuousImprovement (CI) projects to increase efficiency, productivity and machineutilization while reducing overall cost.

' Provides manufacturing expertise whenproblems arise.

' Formulates and maintains the higheststandards of housekeeping (6S) in all areas assigned.

' Supports and improves upon qualityinitiatives designed to meet plant goals.

' Manages preventative maintenanceperformed by production employees.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

' Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Manufacturing froman accredited institution, or equivalent work experience.

' A minimum of 7 years of experience as an Operations Manager orsimilar role in Aerospace, Medical Device, Automotive, or similar industry.

' Experience hardening, tempering, annealing, and otherheat-treating processes.

' Experience applying coatings and plating to aerospace parts usingautomated equipment or manual techniques.

' Understanding of stamping processes, including blanking, forming,and piercing.

' Strong analytical and understanding of techniques to meet coatingand thickness desired.

' Effective verbal and written communications skills at all levelsof the organization, especially with direct employees.

' Previous supervisory experience leading large teams (40+ people).

' Intermediate use of ERP (JDE), MS Office Suite and productivitytools.
  • Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
  • This position entails access to export-controlled items and employment offers are conditioned upon an applicant's ability to lawfully obtain access to such items.

Preferred Qualifications:

' Experience with chemistry, metallurgy, material science orrelated field /equivalent.

Salary Range:

The base pay range for this position in California, is$105,400.00 - $147,500.00/year. Pay is based on market location and may varydepending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A sign-on paymentmay be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a fullrange of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the positionoffered.

About the Team

Howmet Fastening Systems (HFS) is a business unit of Howmet Aerospace, headquartered in Torrance, California. We hold the number one global position in aerospace fastening systems, and we're the North American leader in commercial transportation fasteners. Our high-tech, multi-material fastening systems are found nose to tail on aircraft and aerospace engines. Our products are also critical components of industrial gas turbines, automobiles, commercial transportation vehicles, and construction and industrial equipment.

About Howmet Aerospace

Howmet Aerospace is a global leader in engineered metal products. The company provides aerospace components, such as jet engine and industrial gas turbine components, as well as forged wheels for commercial transportation. Howmet Aerospace has a strong focus on research and development, and has been awarded numerous patents for its innovative products and processes. The company has a global presence, with operations in North America, Europe, and Asia. Howmet Aerospace was formerly known as Arconic Inc. and changed its name to Howmet Aerospace Inc. in April 2020.
Learn more about Howmet Aerospace
Size
19,900 employees
Market Cap
$16 billion
Industry
Net Income
$261 million
5 Year Trend
-16.7%
Revenue
$5.2 billion
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