Mgr, Engineering Manufacturing

Mgr, Engineering Manufacturing – Axillon Aerospace

Leads the Manufacturing Engineering team to ensure production efficiency while aligning strategic goals and tasks with company policies and procedures. Participates in decision‑making that will have a significant impact on the sustainability and growth efforts of operations.

• Leads and directs the Manufacturing Engineering team to obtain optimum productivity while reaching strategic goals.
• Oversees Manufacturing Engineering activities and team members, ensuring resources are utilized effectively.
• Drives process improvements, cost reduction, and manufacturing yield improvements.
• Manages staff selection, performance, development, and training processes to ensure team competencies and capabilities.
• Mentors and oversees technical and professional development of the Manufacturing Engineering team.
• Strong ability to lead, plan, and direct a team of manufacturing engineers.
• Excellent ability to apply a systematic, disciplined, and analytical approach to problem solving.
• Proficient knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, or other continuous improvement.
• Advanced knowledge of data structures and database programming.
• Demonstrated ability to improve products or services by applying professional and business knowledge.
• Ability to absorb and apply new technical information and evaluate implications.
• Ability to effectively communicate difficult concepts.
• Ability to negotiate well with others.
• Ability to explain a range of complex technical information.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills to drive tasks to completion.
• Well‑organized, detail‑oriented, and ability to multi‑task.
• Strong prioritization skills.
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, and web browsers.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Drives results – Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• Decision quality – Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
• Ensures accountability – Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Collaborates – Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.

• Demonstrates self‑awareness – Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.
• Resourcefulness – Securing and deploying resources effectively and efficiently.
• Drives engagement – Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives.
• Manages complexity – Making sense of complex, high‑quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

• Optimizes work processes – Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Nimble learning – Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.
• Manages ambiguity – Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology

Industries: Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing