Production Supervisor 1st shift

Chromalloy•Phoenix, AZ

110d

About The Position

The Production Supervisor oversees first-shift production operations, championing safety and quality while driving operational performance, including turnaround time, on-time delivery, past-due orders, and productivity. The role measures and reports production results, manages work in progress, and works with Planning to support the monthly financial plan, date management, and level loading. The supervisor maintains materials and consumables, communicates shortages, coordinates cross-shift handoffs, and ensures production equipment is properly maintained and serviced. The role also owns 5S practices, standardized work environments, and shop-floor performance improvement in collaboration with functional teams. The position manages and develops production personnel by ensuring adequate staffing and training, coaching team members, allocating resources, maintaining compliance with operation time standards, and completing performance reviews and development plans. The supervisor is responsible for disciplinary actions when needed and for ensuring compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, the repair station manual, quality systems manuals, and department procedures.

Requirements

Associate degree or bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent education and experience may be considered.
At least 4 years of experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Repair station and new manufacturing experience.
A&P license or prior repairman certificate-holder experience, with the ability to meet repairman qualifications under 14 CFR Part 65.
Experience, direct or indirect, with aircraft component processes such as machining, welding, vacuum and coating furnace, inspection, thermal spray, chemical strip, brazing, and plating.
Knowledge of lean manufacturing, process improvement, 5S, and Kaizen methodologies.
Proficiency in Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint at an intermediate or advanced level.
Ability to navigate multiple ERP platforms to obtain data.
Strategic problem-solving and organizational skills.
Self-motivated, with a high level of ownership, integrity, and accountability.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Fluent in English reading, writing, and comprehension, as required by the FAA.

Nice To Haves

Current A&P license.
Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt.

Responsibilities

Champion safety and quality in production operations.
Drive operational metrics, including turnaround time, on-time delivery, past dues, and productivity.
Measure and report daily and weekly production performance data.
Manage work in progress and collaborate with Planning on the monthly financial plan, date management, and production level loading.
Communicate clearly across functional teams using T1 and T2 boards, identify performance deficiencies, and drive improvement actions.
Maintain stocks of materials and consumables, and communicate or escalate shortages and out-of-stock items.
Communicate across shifts about deliverables, maintenance, and equipment status.
Submit maintenance work orders and ensure production equipment is appropriately maintained and serviced.
Own the 5S process, demonstrate daily progress, conduct monthly audits, and maintain a standardized work environment.
Maintain shop-floor presence and situational awareness, and collaborate with functional teams on strategic problem solving.
Attend scheduled meetings on time and prepared.
Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures, Chromalloy Values, regulatory requirements, the repair station manual, quality systems manuals, and department procedures.
Ensure the production team is properly trained and adequately staffed with FAA repairmen.
Maintain department training at 95% or greater.
Develop production team members through Tooling U and LinkedIn training courses; coach, motivate, support, and help them problem-solve.
Ensure compliance with operation time standards and adjust standards when they are too high or too low.
Allocate resources to achieve deadlines.
Complete and present 30-, 60-, and 90-day, six-month, and annual performance reviews on time; create development plans when needed to acquire required skills.
Take disciplinary actions when necessary.
Support and collaborate with HR, Safety, Engineering, Quality, Planning, Procurement, Maintenance, and Customer Service.
Execute, manage, and deliver KPIs.