Safran Landing Systems Wheel & Brake Services is a subsidiary of Safran USA and is part of the Safran Group. Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. It has over 100,000 employees in as many as 26 countries with a large presence in the United States with employees in 24 states. Safran Landing Systems Wheel & Brake Services is a licensed FAA repair facility providing rapid-response aircraft wheel and brake repairs with facilities in Milwaukee, WI, Miami, FL, Bethlehem, PA, Grand Prairie, TX, and Las Vegas, NV.
Benefits Include:
- Health, dental, and vision insurance beginning the first of the month following your hire date
- Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 annually
- 401(k) with up to 6% employer contribution
- Employer-paid life insurance
- Paid vacation and personal time
- Employer-paid-short-term disability
- Seven paid holidays
- 9/80 work schedule for better work-life balance
- Eligible for bonus program, which is based on individual and company results
- Monthly company lunches
- Recognition and award program
- Gym reimbursement program
Summary
The Production Manager is responsible for leading production personnel and managing production processes to ensure efficient, safe, and on-time delivery of components in accordance with customer, quality, and organizational requirements. This role plays a critical part in daily execution, cross-functional coordination, and continuous improvement within the production environment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop and manage daily production goals to meet customer demand and contractual requirements.
- Plan, direct, and assign work to production personnel; schedule and authorize overtime as required.
- Establish and maintain workflow policies that maximize efficiency while maintaining safety and quality standards.
- Communicate production priorities and updates to ensure smooth production flow.
- Coordinate with quality, HSE, and maintenance teams for scheduled and unscheduled equipment maintenance and calibration.
- Partner with quality to ensure required training is completed on time; assist with training as needed.
- Conduct daily check-ins with production personnel to ensure that goals are met; address issues and escalate to the Site Manager when necessary.
- Monitor shop, shipping, and stockroom supplies; assist with supply ordering as needed.
- Complete required customer, shipping, and production reports.
- Work closely with the Inventory Manager to proactively identify and prevent inventory deficiencies.
- Ensure WIP valuation accuracy by researching and resolving discrepancies; follow up with purchasing on structural parts as needed.
- Review WIP daily, including rejected material, and document notes as required.
- Monitor tire inventory, place orders as needed, and complete month-end tire inventory counts.
- Provide daily production metrics and cross-functional updates to optimize performance.
- Track non-production hours for production personnel.
- Match wheel halves for rejected units or units sent to OSR.
- Participate in hiring and selection of production personnel.
- Lead, mentor, and motivate employees while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Conduct performance evaluations, provide coaching, and administer corrective actions in accordance with company policies.
- Promote and maintain a safe work environment.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills to effectively interact with all levels of staff from different departments effectively.
- Proven leadership abilities with a track record of improving production and team performance. Strong decision-making skills with a results-driven approach.
- Strong knowledge of production management.
- Well-developed interpersonal skills that promote and foster a team culture.
- Strong multi-tasking ability.
- Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills to prioritize workload according to business demands.
- Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
- Proficient in Outlook, Excel and Word.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Strong coaching and training skills.
Required Education and Experience
- High School Diploma or equivalent required.
- Two plus years’ production supervisory experience is preferred.
- Experience in an aviation production environment is preferred.
The selection of the person to be hired for this position is contingent on the candidate having export compliance eligibility for access to U.S. controlled technology which comes under the licensing jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of State, International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the U.S. Department of Commerce, Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic data or other legally protected status.
