Supervisor I, Operations

Primary Responsibilities

• Responsible for the management of all employees assigned to the Station.
• Includes the selection, performance management, identification of development needs, and employee recognition.
• Provide direction and oversight to production activities and monitor the progress of the aircraft through the Station.
• Routinely report and update upper level management on aircraft progress and alert colleagues to potential problems and solutions.
• Perform or assign to staff analyses on operational issues, improvements and other savings initiatives.
• Function as a role model and leader in the observance of OSHA rules and regulations.
• Ensure the importance and company commitment to safety is in the forefront of thought and action on the part of every employee.
• Cookordination and communication of Station activities throughout the Final Assembly Line, the management team, other and relevant parties.
• Responsible for the development of manpower forecast requirements based on workload and necessary skill sets required to meet the delivery schedule.
• Identify, eliminate and, when able, anticipate problems, which occur in the manufacturing process, as quickly and as early as possible.
• Responsible for the scheduling of training, qualification of team, and progression of team members.
• Proactively identify and resolve problems to prevent disagreements and encourage cooperative work relationships.
• Engage with support staff from Quality, Procurement and other specialty areas to improve work flow and enhance existing processes.
• Ensure the completion of specified work packages in compliance with costs, quality specifications and customer expectations.
• Ensure orders and (work) material availability to guarantee work progress.
• Participate and lead Station in achieving the annual objectives (e.g. CI, Quality Gates and specific KPIs).
• Responsible for A/C documentation for Hand Over to next Station and also FOT (PIR-book, Folio, NC, Intervention Cards, Removal-Sheet-Book, etc.).
• Manage your team performance using KPI's.
• Ensure continuous improvement, notably with the application of the problem resolution process.
• Coach your team (15-25 employees) in order to develop their talent in the organization.
• Identify, document and standardize key processes leading to the achievement of objectives.
• Optimize the sharing of knowledge and best practices throughout the organization.

  Required Experience

  • A minimum of 3-5 years of experience in Aviation (Manufacturing Engineering, Assembly Processes, Production method, etc.) or equivalent experience.
  • 2 or more years of Leadership experience in Aviation is highly preferred.
  • Experience with Quality / Logistics rules in aviation manufacturing.
  • Experience as a member and leader of an international team.
  • Experiencing leading a team in a similar position is highly desirable.
  • Authorized to Work in the US.