Job Description
Value Stream Team Leader
Pay Rate: $105-115k plus 10% bonus
Location: Ayer, MA
Duration: PERM
Summary:
We are seeking a Value Stream Team Leader to lead a FAA Part 145 Repair Station team of 5 direct reports (1 Scheduler, 4 Technicians) and serve as the FAA Accountable Manager. This role is responsible for daily repair station operations, regulatory compliance, team leadership, and continuous improvement. Reporting to the Plant Manager, this leader will help drive safety, quality, delivery, customer satisfaction, and cost performance in alignment with Lean System and Win Strategy. Leads the Repair Station team and is responsible for associate development, performance management, staffing decisions, daily execution, and budget adherence.
Essential Responsibilities
Pay Rate: $105-115k plus 10% bonus
Location: Ayer, MA
Duration: PERM
Summary:
We are seeking a Value Stream Team Leader to lead a FAA Part 145 Repair Station team of 5 direct reports (1 Scheduler, 4 Technicians) and serve as the FAA Accountable Manager. This role is responsible for daily repair station operations, regulatory compliance, team leadership, and continuous improvement. Reporting to the Plant Manager, this leader will help drive safety, quality, delivery, customer satisfaction, and cost performance in alignment with Lean System and Win Strategy. Leads the Repair Station team and is responsible for associate development, performance management, staffing decisions, daily execution, and budget adherence.
Essential Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day operation of the Part 145 Repair Station as the FAA Accountable Manager.
- Ensure compliance with FAA, customer, and applicable regulatory requirements, including EASA, CAAC, CAA, and DOT.
- Maintain the effectiveness and integrity of the Repair Station Manual, Quality Manual, Training Manual, Roster, and related quality system documents.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for customer and regulatory audits.
- Achieve operational goals for safety, quality, delivery, lead time, inventory, and cost.
- Drive continuous improvement using Parker Lean System tools, including standardized work, visual management, 5S, PDCA, team improvement boards, and value stream boards.
- Lead daily team communication, problem solving, and cross-functional coordination to support smooth workflow and rapid issue resolution.
- Support workforce development through coaching, cross-training, and building a strong culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
- Help develop and execute value stream improvement plans to create flow, support pull systems, and level workload.
- Bachelors degree in a technical, operations, or business-related field.
- 4+ years of related experience in manufacturing, operations, repair station, aerospace, or regulated environments.
- Strong working knowledge of FAA Part 145 requirements and related regulatory standards.
- Experience leading teams, improving processes, and delivering results across safety, quality, service, and cost.
- Knowledge of production control, supply chain coordination, quality systems, and planning/execution systems such as MRP/ERP.
- Proven ability to build teams, develop employees, and lead positive change in a fast-paced environment.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Ayer, MA |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $105,000–$115,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1999 |
| Website | https://www.csetalent.com/ |
About Company
Connexion is an award-winning professional staffing firm that strives to be the unrivaled staffing solution for job seekers by expertly connecting talent with opportunity. Over the last 20 years Connexion has built the most admired team of staffing experts in the industry. We give back, change lives and offer unconditional support to the candidates we represent.
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Skills
- Aerospace and Defenseunmatched
- Budgetingunmatched
- Coachingunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Customer Relationsunmatched
- Customer Satisfactionunmatched
- ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)unmatched
- Inventory Costsunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Lean Manufacturingunmatched
- Maintain Complianceunmatched
- Manufacturing Operationsunmatched
- Operationsunmatched
- Performance Managementunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Production Controlunmatched
- Regulationsunmatched
- Regulatory Complianceunmatched
- Regulatory Requirementsunmatched
- Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
- Schedule Developmentunmatched
- Supply Chainunmatched
- Team Lead/Managerunmatched
- Technical Operationsunmatched
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