Engineering Supervisor

Verus Aerospace•Torrance, CA

12d•$95,000 - $115,000

About The Position

When you join the Verus Aerospace team, you are more than a number – you are a valued part of our company family. Superior craftsmanship, employee pride and a shared commitment to continuous improvement are the foundation of our success. We have a strong reputation for professionalism and quality in the aerospace industry. Our company is committed to excellence and we recognize that the right people, offering their ideas and expertise, will enable us to continue our success. We seek team members who are passionate, adaptable, driven to achieve quality results, focused on continuous improvement, self-motivated and problem solvers. Position Summary: Work as part of a team to improve current processes as directed, transitioning new statements of work, being the focal point representing Manufacturing Engineering including the planning function, and NC Programming. Monitor and enforce adherence to internal processes and standards to ensure a consistent product to the manufacturing floor. Where necessary develop and implement a standard. Bring NC Programming, operations and Manufacturing Engineering together on tool and fixture design. Review first part runs with Quality, Mfg Eng, Operations and NC Programming to verify a conforming part and acceptable manufacturing process. Mentoring and training of new Manufacturing Engineers/Planners. On occasion interface with customer base to resolve engineering issues. Where directed by Management investigate and resolve manufacturing issues related to low profitability or excessive scrap. Support the estimating team on strategic bid packages to review engineering design and producibility concerns. Provide shop support and guidance on first article builds to ensure engineering compliance and manufacturing process design effectiveness. Provides planning, direction, and coordination for all technical activities while monitors performance to estimates, budgets and organization goals. Participates in developing organization and department goals and objectives. Strong focus on NPI (New Product Integration) work introduced into the organization. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

ITAR Requirements To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.15).

Responsibilities

Process Standardization Develop and implement standards, work instructions, procedures and policies for manufacturing in the engineering and manufacturing departments.
Recommends and implements process changes in order to improve cost, delivery, quality.
Configuration Control across customer part and specification revisions aligning with QFI revision controls.
Engineering Work Orders (EWO)
New Part Integration
Tooling Engineering Change Orders (ECO)
Part Number Roll and revision Configuration Change Value Engineering
Continuous Improvement Identifies opportunities for improvement and makes constructive suggestions for change.
Analyze information and evaluate results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Utilize Lean Manufacturing tools as applicable
Project Management Develop Project Schedules in MS Project and utilize stand project management tools to ensure expectations are communicated on a regular basis and progress is tracked to schedule.
Manage activities and the decision process to ensure adherence to budgets.
Leadership and Communications Report progress and projects weekly to Leadership Team.
When required delivers engaging, informative, well-organized presentations.
Understands how to communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully.
Effectively communicates relevant project information to superiors.
Motivate teams to work together in the most efficient manner.
Mitigate team conflict and communication problems.