What you’ll do:

• Direct day-to-day activities in the Aftermarket Repair Station and support areas.
• Train and develop Technicians as well as providing oversight and coaching to other team members
• Schedule production work order releases and work in progress to meet stated goals for capacity utilization, on time delivery, and cost.
• Drive continuous improvement and application through the use of EBS, BOS, Lean, RIE’s, Boot camps and HPWTs.
• Champion the implementation of Lean activities to eliminate waste opportunities of key processes.
• Achieve key BOS metrics including Productive Utilization, On-Time Delivery, First Pass Yield, 5S+ and DPPM.
• Lead the implementation of MESH to achieve improvement in year over year safety performance measures.
• Manage priorities on shared resources to achieve the business needs
• Prepare and deliver periodic reports to JLT for team performance.
• Develop yearly business plan for Aftermarket area.
• Be accountable for the utilization of manpower, materials and assembly and test equipment and relevant support equipment within assigned activities.
• Work closely with appropriate functions to ensure smooth production of Aftermarket operations. Collaborate with Accounting, Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Maintenance, and other plant groups, as necessary to obtain or provide assistance, coordinate efforts, expedite resolution of problem situations, etc.
• Participate in the development and installation of plant assembly and test policies, procedures and methods. Provide recommendations and information generated by current and anticipated assembly and test conditions.
• Manage within the guidelines of all regulatory requirements ( e.g. FAA regulations PART 145).

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution.
• Three (3) years of experience in manufacturing environment with a minimum of one (1) year of supervisory experience.
• Ability to obtain a Part 65 Repairman Certification within 6 months of employment and/or reassignment (Training/Study Material and Test will be provided by site)
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now and in the future.
• This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 60-mile radius of Jackson, MS will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

• Experience in the Aerospace or Automotive Industry preferred
• Experience working in a PART 145 Repair Station environment
• Repairman or A&P Certified
• Supervisory experience
• Lean/Six Sigma Certified
• Master's Degree

• Excel Knowledge
• Basic Microsoft Office
• Union Environment Experience