Manager, Manufacturing

Vought’s newest manufacturing facility is located on a 240-acre site adjacent to the Charleston International Airport, 10 miles from downtown Charleston. Vought employees at the site fabricate and assemble aft fuselage sections 47 and 48 for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.

Manufacturing Manager

Must have experience in aerospace composite fabrication! Requires solid leadership skills over hourly team members and strong understanding of high tech equipment.

Will provide functional support to the Production Build Teams in assembly of the 787. Efforts must enable the Production Team to execute challenging quality, schedule, and cost goals as the program transitions to rate production. Determines the most efficient sequence of operations and work flow; establishes methods for maximum utilization of production facilities and personnel. Provides status by component to shop floor and program status to program managers. Directs studies pertaining to cost control, cost reduction, inventory
control, and production record systems, and development and implementation of plans for facility modifications and revisions to operating methods. Major emphasis on the implementation and refinement of labor standard development and application, crew plans, line balancing, crew rotation and improvements to the manufacturing processes. Formulates and direct activities leading to reduction in manufacturing costs and shortening span times. Perform assembly capacity analysis and develop long term rate acceleration plans including tooling and capital equipment requirements. Develops and applies fabrication and assembly I. E. techniques and processes across the 787 team.
Develops program touch labor and support staffing forecast. Develops and implements detail shop floor work plans. Develops production schedules, customer delivery schedules, acceleration curves, major tool activation dates, on dock schedules, special schedules, integrating all schedules with the master production schedule.

Qualifications
The successful candidate will typically have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent and ten years of related experience. Experience in using Excel, MS Project and simulation software. Experience in production environment performing as an Assembly Industrial Engineer. Strong interpersonal skills with experience leading others and building teams.