Aerospace Manufacturing Operations Manager

The Operations Manager directs and oversees Chromalloy’s operational policies, objectives, and initiatives at our San Antonio site. Lead Production Supervisors and Managers to engage their teams in achieving customer satisfaction and quality requirements. Resolve technical issues, allocate resources, and achieve production and shipping schedules while ensuring compliance is met.  Provide leadership that fosters customer focus, technical excellence, problem solving, teamwork, safety, and employee ownership.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee operations across departments, ensuring efficiency. Manages performance and sets goals for Supervisor teams.
• Assigns, or delegates responsibility for, specified work or functional activities and disseminates policy to supervisors.
• Analyze reports and direct supervisors on plans and problem-solving.
• Crosstrain and move direct labor resources to increase utilization in the facility.
• Monitor costs, prepare budgets, generate financial reports to enhance cost-efficiency.
• Ensures schedule execution to meet shipping plans and OTD / TAT targets.
• Enforce policies, manage schedules, and ensure FAA compliance.
• Partner with Human Resources to resolve performance issues.
• Maintain high employee morale and safety standards.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent work experience) and 7+ years of operations leadership experience within the aerospace/aftermarket parts industry. Technical background related to the overhaul and repair of gas turbine engines is a plus.
• Financial acumen and budgeting skills with the ability to work in a cost-effective manner.
• Ability to accurately interpret blueprints and work-in-process documents.
• Strong communication and organizational skills. Ability to have candid conversations and coach teams.
• Proven leadership and problem-solving abilities.