Production Manager, Aerospace Industry

Ametek, Inc.•Village of Garden City, NY

About The Position

The Production Manager, Welding leads TIG welding operations and is responsible for product quality, workforce development, safety compliance, and operational performance. This hands-on leadership role works alongside the team to solve problems and improve operations, champions Lean Manufacturing and process improvement, and serves as the technical leader for TIG welding processes. The role also supports rigorous aerospace quality standards, including customer and NADCAP requirements. The manager directs welding personnel, monitors production and quality performance, maintains welder qualification standards, and works with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to resolve issues, improve productivity, and develop material replenishment processes. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the United States and be legally authorized to access export-controlled information and source code. The successful candidate must also demonstrate willingness and ability to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and cost efficiency, including identifying appropriate use cases and critically evaluating AI-generated outputs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or a related discipline.
Knowledge of the SAP system.
Profound knowledge of MS Office.
Supply chain and quality knowledge.
Strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, and Operational Excellence methodologies.
Problem-solving skills and a record of meeting deadlines and completing tasks on time, on budget, and at an acceptable level of quality.
Good interpersonal skills and the ability to negotiate and manage conflicts of interest.
Legal right to work in the United States and legal authorization to access export-controlled information and source code.
Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools productively, identify appropriate AI use cases, and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.

Nice To Haves

Five years of supervisory experience within an engineering and manufacturing business.
Experience with aerospace thermal management systems, heat exchangers, brazing operations, precision fabrication, welding, or complex assembly environments.

Responsibilities

Direct daily activities of TIG welders, weld-prep personnel, and team leads to support safety, productivity, and on-time delivery.
Assign work based on welder qualifications, skill matrices, and product requirements.
Monitor KPIs including on-time delivery, throughput, scrap, labor efficiency, and schedule attainment.
Monitor first-pass yield, weld defects, rework, and scrap trends, and implement corrective actions.
Establish and maintain welder qualification standards and audits, and lead continuous improvement initiatives to improve weld quality and consistency.
Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality teams to resolve welding issues, improve fixturing, and increase productivity.
Promote accountability, safety compliance, and operational excellence across the welding department.
Ensure compliance with aerospace and defense quality standards, including AS9100 and customer-specific requirements.
Forecast production bottlenecks and resolve them proactively.
Use standard supply chain processes and partner with the Supply Chain team to develop a material replenishment system for manufacturing areas.
Use appropriate AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and cost efficiency, and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.