The Opportunity | Manufacturing Transformation Leader

The ideal candidate will play a key role within the business segment supporting customer deliverables. The individual in this position will develop and execute on-time delivery for key customer projects. This position requires continuous interaction with project management, materials & planning, manufacturing operations, manufacturing engineering, product engineering, quality assurance, product testing, and facilities to address all project actions.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Proactively resolve technical, people, and production issues to ensure success of the team and excellent manufacturing of parts and equipment to support customer delivery schedules in a safety & quality first culture.
• Develops critical Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to drive on-time delivery, world class quality performance, and business process performance improvement
• Coordinates the planning and execution of manufacturing schedules across the entire business team based on customer delivery schedules, and plant capacity.
  • Plan, prepare, and update to Current Status of each Critical Product delivery item (i.e., Turbine, etc.)
  • Prepare and prioritize Pacing Item(s) that drive Schedule
  • Conduct daily business performance discussion to drive Issue resolution
  • Engage appropriate departments and gain stakeholder alignment
  • Develop Recovery Plans to support product delivery schedules
  • Strategic Planning to ensure on-time deliveries
• Plans and coordinates work assignments in support of production plans via coordination between Manufacturing, Product Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials & Planning, Quality, Supply Chain, and Facilities.
  • Lead Daily Production Control Center (PCC) Meeting, with the following
    • Present accurate and timely information of all critical delivery items (i.e., turbines, etc.)
    • Develop and share daily Productivity Metrics
    • Lead efforts to ensure Daily Shift Commitment by Shifts and Skills support customer delivery
    • Present and manage various Progress Trackers related to all major components for all items
    • Develop and update Issue Tracker with all Pacing Issues affecting delivery and performance
    • Manage bottlenecks to drive continuous improvement and decrease lead time
• Ensures the product is manufactured to specifications and procedures under the guidelines of verbatim compliance to work instructions.
• Plans and controls the implementation of new manufacturing technologies and techniques that enhance efficiency and quality.
• Coaches and trains Functional Leadership in mixed model LEAN principles to drive increased throughput, via waste elimination.
  • Prepare and deliver daily work to be accomplished by Shifts and Skills
  • Prepare and deliver an in-depth overview of weekly Work Planned vs. Work Accomplished
  • Prepare and deliver an overview of the critical constrained resources and current challenges
  • Arrange and execute appropriate Technical Advisors, and Execution Teams on all Major Pacing Operations and/or improvement projects
• Define and implement individual training programs based on the assessment of individual performance.
  

Qualifications:

• BS degree in Engineering or equivalent mix of working experience/education. An advanced degree in business and/or an engineering discipline is a plus.
• Ten (10) to fifteen (15) years of experience in a Manufacturing environment, preferably high mix, low volume
• Seven (7) years of experience in a managerial level
• Must be a sole US citizen and able to obtain and maintain DOD security clearance

No unsolicited agency submittals please. Agency partners must be invited to participate in a search by our Talent Acquisition Team and have signed terms in place prior to any submittal. Resumes submitted directly to any Curtiss-Wright employee or affiliate will not qualify for fee payment, and therefore become the property of Curtiss-Wright.

Compliance Statement

This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening. In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn.

Curtiss-Wright values diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.