Operations Manager

Company: AV8

Position

Description:

Operations Manager

Location: Houston, TX

Department: Operations

Reports to: Site Leader

AV8 MRO, a Victor Sierra Aviation company, is a leading FAA and EASA-certified aircraft component repair station specializing in the overhaul, repair, modification, testing, and exchange of aircraft landing gear systems and related components. We are committed to delivering exceptional quality, service, and operational excellence to customers around the world.

Victor Sierra Aviation (VSA) — a Trans Digm Group company — is the parent of McFarlane Aviation, McFarlane Alaska, Tempest Aero Group®, AV8, and Aviation Products Systems. We acquire and build businesses that lead in engineering, manufacturing, and distribution of exceptional aerospace products, with 450 employees across Kansas, North Carolina, Illinois, Alaska, and Texas.

We are seeking an experienced Operations Manager to lead day-to-day operations at our Houston facility and support the continued growth of our organization. The Operations Manager is responsible for leading all production activities within our repair station, ensuring work is planned, prioritized, and executed safely, efficiently, and in compliance with FAA, EASA, customer, and company requirements.

This role provides leadership for our production and procurement teams and is responsible for balancing customer priorities, workforce capacity, production schedules, material availability, and operational performance to consistently achieve delivery commitments.

• Daily Operations:
  Lead daily production operations across receiving, teardown, machining, plating, inspection, assembly, testing, painting, and shipping
• Priorities & Scheduling:
  Establish and communicate production priorities, schedules, and performance expectations
• Workflow & WIP:
  Monitor workflow and work-in-process (WIP) to identify and remove production bottlenecks

• Capacity Planning:
  Lead workforce and production capacity planning efforts, partnering closely with Planning, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to ensure labor and material resources align with customer demand and operational priorities
• Resource Balancing:
  Balance labor, equipment, materials, and capacity to optimize operational performance

• Procurement Leadership:
  Oversee the procurement team, including purchasing of parts, materials, and outside processing (e.g., plating, NDT) to support production schedules and customer commitments
• Material Availability:
  Ensure timely availability of parts and materials by managing lead times, expediting, and shortages to minimize production delays
• Supplier Performance:
  Monitor supplier on-time delivery, cost, and quality, partnering with Quality on the Approved Supplier/Vendor Program
• Cost & Inventory:
  Drive purchasing cost savings and inventory management to support operational and financial goals

• Team Development:
  Coach, mentor, and develop supervisors and production personnel
• Culture:
  Promote a culture of safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement

• Regulatory Compliance:
  Ensure compliance with FAA Part 145 regulations, EASA requirements, company procedures, and customer specifications
• Audit Support:
  Support internal, customer, FAA, and EASA audits
• Continuous Improvement:
  Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, efficiency, and turnaround time
• Performance Metrics:
  Track and report key performance metrics, including on-time delivery, labor efficiency, schedule attainment, safety, and throughput

• 10+ years of manufacturing or aerospace operations…