Production Manager

American Legend Aircraft Company is seeking an experienced, hands‑on Production Manager to lead daily manufacturing operations at our aircraft production facility.

This position is responsible for safely producing high-quality aircraft on schedule while maintaining compliance with company procedures, engineering specifications, quality requirements, applicable FAA regulations, and ASTM consensus standards.

The Production Manager will lead employees across fabrication, welding, sheet metal, composites, paint, aircraft assembly, avionics, engine installation, final assembly, inspection, and production testing.

This position will also play an important role in implementing and improving the company’s FAA Part 22 / ASTM compliance systems, certification processes, Quality Control and Quality Assurance programs, M1 ERP manufacturing system, and lean-manufacturing initiatives
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The ideal candidate is a strong, hands‑on leader who understands manufacturing, develops employees, improves processes, solves production problems, and maintains accountability for quality, schedule, cost, and customer satisfaction.

• Plan, organize, and manage daily aircraft production activities.
• Establish and maintain weekly and monthly production schedules.
• Monitor aircraft through fabrication, assembly, paint, avionics, inspection, testing, and delivery.
• Coordinate staffing, workload, materials, tooling, and production priorities.
• Conduct regular production meetings and report schedule, labor, material, and production issues to management.
• Ensure aircraft are manufactured according to approved drawings, specifications, work instructions, bills of material, and quality requirements.
• Support implementation of manufacturing systems required for FAA Part 22 and applicable ASTM compliance
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• Work closely with Engineering and Quality Assurance on regulatory compliance, certification, inspection, documentation, and conformity requirements.
• Maintain accurate production records, aircraft build records, inspection documentation, configuration control, and material traceability.
• Lead root‑cause investigations and corrective actions involving production and quality issues.
• Develop and improve standardized work instructions, production travelers, routings, processes, and employee training.
• Implement and improve production planning and control using M1 ERP manufacturing software
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• Utilize ERP systems for work orders, production scheduling, bills of material, labor tracking, inventory, material planning, and cost control.
• Identify production bottlenecks, waste, rework, and inefficiencies and implement practical improvements.
• Apply lean‑manufacturing and continuous‑improvement principles to improve quality, productivity, workflow, and on‑time delivery.
• Monitor labor hours, overtime, material usage, rework, scrap, and production costs.
• Coordinate with Purchasing and Inventory to ensure materials and components are available when needed.
• Ensure tools, fixtures, machinery, and production equipment are properly maintained.
• Recruit, train, coach, evaluate, and develop production employees and department leads.
• Maintain a clean, organized, safe, and professional manufacturing environment.
• Quality, Regulatory, and Certification Responsibilities
• Support development and implementation of systems necessary for FAA Part 22 and ASTM consensus‑standard compliance
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• Work closely with Engineering and Quality Assurance on aircraft certification and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain effective production documentation, traceability, configuration control, and inspection processes.
• Support internal audits, corrective actions, conformity activities, and regulatory reviews.
• Help develop and maintain effective Quality Control and Quality…