Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Daily Production Execution
- Owns throughput, WIP control, and flow in assigned area.
- Ensure assets are staffed, running producing to plan, hitting production targets.
- Maintain a safe work environment.
- Direct the workforce in a quality conscious manner and ensure timely scheduling of the work through the areas.
- Develop and maintain systems to measure and drive Key Metrics.
- Train and direct those employees who support this position.
- Direct the activities of shift production.
- Ensure proper start up and lock down of facility.
- Lead a team environment with high level of energy.
- Drive continuous improvement and lean manufacturing practices, working with the CI Manager.
- Develop and maintain common sense manufacturing practices in all areas.
- Perform activities as directed by Business Unit Managers.
- Support supervisors on others shifts and promote a teamwork environment
- Monitor and improve production rates throughout the operations, providing feedback to Operations and Business Unit Manager.
- Participate in, and continuously improve, the facility’s certification programs (ISO 14001, ISO 45001, AS9100D, etc.) to achieve plant KPIs.
- Work OT as required, including weekends as needed.
Competencies
- Strong communication and coaching skills.
- Ability to enforce standards consistently.
- Basic understanding of manufacturing.
- Ability to interpret part packets
- Strong problem-solving and root-cause capability.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure.
- High integrity and professionalism.
Preferred Education and/OR Experience
- Two-year degree or five+ years of related manufacturing experience.
- Experience working in a union manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
- Good leadership and organizational skills with ability to multi-task and prioritize.
- Sound knowledge of Lean Manufacturing.
Shift
- This will be a 3rd shift position but will train on 1st shift
Last Application Date: 12/15/2026
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Ft. Wayne, Indiana |
Skills
AS 9100unmatched
Coachingunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Continuous Improvementunmatched
ISO (International Organization for Standardization)unmatched
ISO 14001unmatched
Lean Manufacturingunmatched
Manufacturingunmatched
Metricsunmatched
Multitaskingunmatched
Performance Metricsunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Process Improvementunmatched
Production Controlunmatched
Production Managementunmatched
Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
Startupunmatched
Systems Maintenanceunmatched
Team Lead/Managerunmatched
Team Playerunmatched
Time Managementunmatched
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