Howmet Aerospace

Manager, Manufacturing Operations

Howmet Aerospace$140K — $170K *
Brea, CA 92821In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical, manufacturing, or industrial engineering or equivalent experience.
  • Minimum 7 years as an Operations Manager or similar role in Aerospace, Medical Device, or Automotive industries.
  • Experience with heat-treating processes like hardening and tempering.
  • Familiarity with applying coatings and plating using automated or manual techniques.
  • Understanding of stamping processes such as blanking, forming, and piercing.
  • Strong analytical skills for achieving desired coating and thickness.
  • Effective communication skills across all organizational levels.
  • Previous supervisory experience leading teams of 40 or more.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure a safe, injury-free workplace.
  • Manage daily operations and leadership of assigned resources.
  • Maintain schedule adherence and enhance productivity through personnel development.
  • Improve operational efficiencies by enhancing procedures and systems.
  • Coordinate with Departmental Leaders to meet production goals.
  • Lead by example in interpreting and enforcing company policies and regulations.
  • Create and manage cross-training and mentorship programs for team members.
  • Execute production schedules effectively while managing personnel and resources.
  • Monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to drive performance.
  • Participate in Continuous Improvement projects to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical benefits.
  • Sign-on payment may be available.
  • Support for continuous professional development.
  • Opportunities for career advancement.
  • Strong emphasis on workplace safety and employee well-being.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

Position Overview:

As a Manufacturing Manager, you'll be part of our Industrial Global Supply Chain Aerospace team working as an on-site employee. In this hands-on role, you will be responsible for daily production in FF200 which is comprised of CNC Machining plus Press operations including a series of screw machines.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Ensures to run a safe, injury/accident-free workplace.
  • Responsible for daily management and leadership of all resources assigned.
  • Schedule adherence, productivity, personnel development, time and attendance, training and establishing/monitoring departmental goals.
  • Enhances the operational procedures, processes and systems to improve operational efficiencies.
  • Works independently and within a team while coordinating with other Departmental Leaders and/or Managers to achieve daily/weekly/monthly goals and objectives.
  • Interprets company policies to workers, leads by example and enforces all Federal, State and local regulations.
  • Creates a departmental cross training matrix and mentors assigned personnel.
  • Deploys team members to both strategically and tactically engage in cross functional problem solving to improve production efficiency and product quality.
  • Executes the production schedule, manage people, assets, tooling and materials in running the production in most productive fashion; engage actively in potential schedule or requirement changes; 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 post manufacturing processing procedures and practices.
  • Reviews variable costs, productivity, earned standard hours and throughput daily and implement effective recovery or corrective actions when targets are not achieved.
  • Actively participates in Continuous Improvement (CI) projects to increase efficiency, productivity and machine utilization while reducing overall cost.
  • Provides manufacturing expertise when problems arise.
  • Formulates and maintains the highest standards of housekeeping (6S) in all areas assigned.
  • Supports and improves upon quality initiatives designed to meet plant goals.
  • Manages preventative maintenance performed by production employees.
  • Other duties as assigned.


Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical, manufacturing, or industrial engineering from an accredited institution, or equivalent work experience.
  • A minimum of 7 years of experience as an Operations Manager or similar role in Aerospace, Medical Device, Automotive, or similar industry.
  • Experience hardening, tempering, annealing, and other heat-treating processes.
  • Experience applying coatings and plating to aerospace parts using automated equipment or manual techniques.
  • Understanding of stamping processes, including blanking, forming, and piercing.
  • Strong analytical and understanding of techniques to meet coating and thickness desired.
  • Effective verbal and written communications skills at all levels of the organization, especially with direct employees.
  • Previous supervisory experience leading large teams (40+ people).
  • Intermediate use of ERP (JDE), MS Office Suite and productivity tools.

Salary Range:

The base pay range for this position in California, $140,000 - $170,000/year. Pay is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A sign-on payment may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered.

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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