Production Supervisor - Space Systems

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Location: Montville, NJ

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Elevate your career at Marotta Controls, a New Jersey Top Workplace three years running! Dedicated to innovation, quality and excellence, we deliver cutting edge control systems for the Aerospace & Defense industry. At Marotta, we value bold thinking and teamwork, and we empower our employees to push boundaries while delivering top‑tier solutions to our customers. Our team fosters a fun, collaborative culture where creativity and technical excellence thrive!

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This position will be responsible for direction and oversight of production staffing, and day‑to‑day manufacturing operations in a cost‑effective manner for the Production Cell. This role will include the guidance and training of all technicians regarding assembly and testing of applicable production hardware and subassemblies. This role will deliver leadership and excellence in all phases of the manufacturing process affecting quality, delivery, and cost.

The Production Supervisor will effectively control the training, scheduling based on customer requirements and Marotta revenue plan, and assembly and test process, with the goal of establishing an autonomous cell capable of executing all the operational aspects of the business.

• 5 or more years’ experience in Aerospace or Commercial production/operations environment.
• Demonstrated leadership experience.
• Support Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement Initiatives.
• Experience with AS9100 and ISO standards.
• Exemplary verbal/written communication skills required for multi‑faceted interactions with all levels of personnel within the organization, as well as outside agents, including but not limited to: vendors, suppliers, customers, potential job candidates, auditors, etc.
• Computer literate, with MS Office/PC expertise, and demonstrated experience with applicable systems, programs, equipment, etc.
• Must be a US Citizen

• Ensure Production Cell meets or exceeds safety, quality, throughput, and productivity targets.
• Oversee manpower planning, capacity planning, scheduling of equipment, and work schedule management for maximum utilization of production facilities and personnel.
  • Ability to review and approve timesheets for accurate work order reporting.
  • Review and approval of vacation requests, while ensuring workload of team meets prior commitments.
  • Setup workflow for the cell at the beginning of each shift, driven by customer demands and planning recommendations.
  • Develop talent through use of recurring direct development meetings with technicians.
• Evolve and develop the Production Cell to meet business needs and provide for development and retention of key personnel.
  • Manage training requirements of Production Cell technicians and facilitate training of all team members, as needed, to maintain a cross‑trained workforce and to support operational goals and objectives.
  • Create a balanced workforce with sufficient depth throughout the team, including development of SME’s by models and support training.
  • Support the recruitment, hiring, orientation, management, development of the team, and when necessary discipline and terminate personnel.
  • Maintain a consistent focus on team building.
  • Engage in discussions with leadership regarding personnel and ensure confidentiality where necessary
• Manage the implementation of production and engineering changes successfully. Support initial transitions from design to production including improvement of the overall process.
• Review and inspection documentation inbound to the production cell.
  • Inspect, correct, and approve repair documentation and their dispositions as needed to ensure timely and efficient work can progress.
  • Provide feedback to PE, DE, QE on necessary corrections.
  • Review of AP, ATP,…