Production Manager

Come join a fun and dedicated team where you can make a real difference! Avtech Tyee is committed to reducing our global environmental impact, supporting the health and safety of our employees, increasing the diversity of our workforce, and fostering mutually beneficial relationships within our community, all while developing and manufacturing some of the best and most reliable aerospace products in the industry….and

we need your help!

Avtech Tyee is searching for a Production Manager with lean manufacturing experience and a roll-up-your-sleeves attitude to help position our company for new growth and improved social responsibility.

Avtech Tyee offers great benefits and a focus on career development. We’re backed by a corporation but with a small company feel. We have autonomy, close-knit teams, and a wide variety of products and processes that you can play with so you will never be bored. Avtech Tyee believes that in-person interactions are necessary to support and drive innovation, productivity, cross-functional collaboration, effective communication, team cohesion, and employee engagement.

Working on site at the facility is required.

The Production Manager – Structures is responsible for daily execution of manufacturing operations within a CNC machining-focused environment, ensuring production plans translate into on-time delivery, productivity gains, and cost discipline. This role leads machine shop operations, driving accountability, standard work, and continuous improvement across machining, secondary operations/outside operations, and workflow execution.

This leader will operate with a strong ownership mindset, directly impacting delivery performance, labor efficiency, and throughput, while partnering cross-functionally to remove constraints and scale operations.

• Own daily machine shop execution
• Supervise and drive performance across CNC machining, fabrication, and related operations
• Ensure production schedules are met with a focus on on-time delivery and throughput
• Drive operational performance
• Lead improvements in labor efficiency, cycle time, and WIP reduction
• Execute productivity initiatives aligned with TDG value drivers (cost, productivity, new business)
• Standardize and scale processes
• Establish and enforce standard work, visual management, and operator accountability
• Identify and eliminate process variation and bottlenecks
• Lead problem solving
• Own root cause analysis and corrective actions for delivery, quality, and productivity issues
• Drive rapid resolution and sustainable fixes on the shop floor
• Manage and develop team
• Lead, coach, and develop supervisors and operators within the machine shop
• Build a culture of ownership, accountability, and bias for action
• Cross-functional alignment
• Partner with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Planning to ensure production flow
• Support new product introduction and manufacturability improvements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5 years successful management experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience in the Aerospace industry is preferred
• Previous experience building a strong and positive team environment
• Demonstrated success in employee relations and leadership
• Previous experience managing and achieving budgetary requirements within a department
• Previous experience recommending and initiating corrective actions
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
• This position requires either a US Person (as defined in applicable export regulations) or a non-US person who is eligible to obtain required export authorization

The target wage/salary range for this role is $120k - $150k plus annual bonus, depending on education and experience. We may look at a broader range for the right candidate.

• 9/80 Work Schedule – every other Friday off
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Company-Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Company-Paid Short- and Long-Term Disability
• HSA with potential company contribution, and/or FSA/DCFSA
• 401(k) with 3% match with no LOS requirement
• Accident/Hospital Indemnity/Critical Illness Coverage
• Auto/Home, Legal, Identify Theft, and Pet Insurance
• Allowance for Safety Glasses
• Allow…