Senior Production Supervisor 1st Shift (Aerospace Manufacturing)
About The Position
Chromalloy is seeking a Senior Production Supervisor to lead production teams that manufacture and repair critical aerospace components. This role combines manufacturing expertise and people leadership to achieve operational goals, develop employees and emerging leaders, and build a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement. The supervisor partners across functions to address operational challenges and support customer commitments. The position is on-site in Carson City, Nevada, on first shift, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Flexibility to support needs outside standard shift hours is required. Work outside the regularly scheduled hours may include evenings, weekends, or holidays, based on operational needs. Non-exempt employees receive overtime pay as required by applicable law. The role may be considered only for U.S. persons as defined in the posting. Any offer is conditioned on successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. Chromalloy participates in E-Verify and is an equal opportunity employer.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience leading production teams in a manufacturing environment.
- Proven success developing production employees and frontline leaders through coaching, mentoring, performance management, and career development.
- Strong employee coaching, talent development, conflict resolution, and employee relations skills.
- Experience building high-performing teams through training, accountability, engagement, and succession planning.
- Demonstrated experience leading Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Kaizen, Value Stream Improvement, or Process Optimization initiatives.
- Strong technical understanding of manufacturing operations, production processes, root cause analysis, and process improvement methodologies.
- Experience partnering with Quality, Engineering, Planning, Maintenance, and other support functions to solve operational challenges and support customer commitments.
- Ability to influence outcomes, lead change, and drive accountability across stakeholder groups.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and decision-making skills.
- Must meet the posting’s U.S.-person eligibility restriction.
- Successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen is required for an offer.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree is strongly preferred.
- Aerospace, FAA repair station, machining, welding, inspection, or other highly regulated manufacturing experience.
- Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
- Experience with production scheduling, manufacturing metrics, and labor planning.
- A&P License or ability to obtain a Repairman Certificate, if required by site operations.
Responsibilities
- Lead daily production operations to meet safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity objectives.
- Develop production employees and emerging leaders through coaching, mentoring, cross-training, performance management, and career development.
- Build workforce capability through training strategies, skills development, succession planning, and employee engagement initiatives.
- Foster accountability, teamwork, continuous learning, and operational excellence.
- Partner with Quality, Engineering, Planning, Maintenance, Human Resources, and other support functions to resolve issues, remove barriers, and achieve business objectives.
- Lead teams through production challenges, quality concerns, equipment issues, and urgent customer requirements while maintaining operational discipline.
- Drive Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Value Stream Improvement, and Continuous Improvement initiatives.
- Analyze operational issues, identify root causes, and implement sustainable corrective actions.
- Monitor performance metrics and develop action plans to improve safety, quality, productivity, delivery, and employee engagement.
- Support recruiting, onboarding, retention, and workforce development efforts.
- Champion a safe, organized, and high-performing work environment.
- Model integrity and accountability, connect team efforts to a clear purpose, challenge assumptions and champion improvement, build inclusive partnerships, and recognize employee contributions.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage, EAP, wellness incentives, and 401(k) with employer matching, with comprehensive and flexible options starting on day one.
- Development and progression opportunities, including regular performance conversations, training and development curriculum, and engineering fellowship programs.
- Paid vacation, sick time, paid holidays, and parental leave, eligible from the first day of employment.
- Competitive pay and eligibility for quarterly and annual bonuses, depending on role and site.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
