Manufacturing Manager
Howmet Aerospace
- Torrance, CA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Responsible for the management of all aspects of the manufacturing activities (production, planning, manufacturing engineering, safety).
- Department consists of 20+ employees and a sales average of $1.5M/month sales.
- Works with Global Investment group on outsourced product.
- Manage planning function to ensure smooth product flow through manufacturing cells and delivers customer product on time.
- Coordinates all manufacturing activities with Procurement, such as outside processing, to eliminate delays and meet production/shipping schedules.
- Sets expectations, provides recourses, audits performance, counsels employees, trains, and sets policies and practices to exceed department goals.
- Leads team to achieve monthly, quarterly, and annual performance goals.
- Ensures operations metrics are well known; tracks daily progress towards achieving objectives and mitigating risks.
- Works with managers across all functional lines to accomplish organizational objectives.
- Actively participates in implementing and sustaining ABS (TPS) principles and practices.
- Oversees maintenance of equipment.
- Demonstrates continual focus on improvements and enhancements.
- Exhibits and promotes behaviors on the plant floor that leads to an engaged workforce.
- Implements company policies such as attendance, overtime, safety, environmental, etc., and directs the application of such policies to the product group's operation.
- Assesses employee performance and mentor staff.
- Other tasks as assigned.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; strong presentation skills
- Excellent interpersonal, leadership and conflict resolution skills
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications including Excel spreadsheets
- Ability to prioritize and complete multiple and diverse work assignments with minimal direction and supervision.
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited Institution
- Minimum 5 years of experience in leadership role within manufacturing.
- 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 is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) which requires U.S. person status. ITAR defines U.S. person as an U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.