Production Manager

Howmet Aerospace • Houston, TX

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Howmet Aerospace is hiring a Production Manager based at its Houston Operations site in Houston, Texas. The Production Manager oversees day-to-day manufacturing operations, ensuring safe, efficient, and cost-effective production while meeting customer quality requirements and delivery commitments.

The role provides leadership and direction to production supervisors, team leaders, and production personnel. It is accountable for maximizing equipment utilization, improving production efficiency, controlling manufacturing costs, minimizing downtime and scrap, and fostering a culture of safety, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement. The position works closely with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Supply Chain, and management to support production goals and communicate operational status and risks.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of manufacturing experience, including at least 2 years in a supervisory or leadership role.
• Ability to work on-site in a manufacturing environment and support production requirements.
• Must meet ITAR U.S. person requirements: U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, political asylee, or refugee.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; employment eligibility verification is required at hire.
• Visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field is preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and manufacturing ERP/MRP systems.
• Experience managing production schedules, workforce allocation, and manufacturing operations.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, quality control, and workplace safety.
• Ability to analyze production data, resolve problems, and improve operational performance.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in titanium extrusion, metal processing, forging, or specialty alloy manufacturing.
• Knowledge of extrusion presses, billet heating, tooling, heat treatment, and downstream processing.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
• Familiarity with AS9100, ISO 9001, material traceability, and manufacturing quality systems.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, 5S, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated success improving production efficiency, reducing scrap, and increasing on-time delivery.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily production operations to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
• Manage production schedules, staffing, and workflow to meet customer commitments.
• Monitor production performance, resolve bottlenecks, and maximize throughput.
• Maintain a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with company policies and applicable regulations.
• Enforce safe operating procedures for extrusion presses, furnaces, and material handling equipment.
• Investigate incidents and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure titanium extrusions meet customer specifications and quality requirements.
• Maintain process controls, material traceability, and accurate production records.
• Partner with Quality and Engineering to resolve nonconformances and reduce scrap and rework.
• Monitor productivity, scrap, downtime, and on-time delivery key performance indicators.
• Implement process improvements to increase efficiency, improve material yield, and reduce costs.
• Apply Lean Manufacturing and root-cause analysis to eliminate recurring issues.
• Lead, coach, and develop production supervisors, team leaders, and operators.
• Manage staffing, training, shift coverage, and employee performance.
• Promote accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate with Maintenance to improve equipment reliability and minimize downtime.
• Ensure preventive maintenance and tooling requirements are addressed.
• Identify equipment and process improvements to increase capacity and reliability.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, and Maintenance to meet production goals.
• Ensure materials, tooling, and resources are available to support production schedules.
• Communicate production status, capacity constraints, and delivery risks to management.
• Read and respond to verbal and non-verbal communication while maintaining professionalism.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Management.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed