Aircraft Production Manager Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Who we are:

The Gill Corporation is one of the world's largest manufacturers of honeycomb, high performance floor panels, cargo compartment liners and original equipment for passenger and freighter aircraft. The company also excels in many other types of reinforced plastics including interior sandwich panels for creating structures such as aircraft galleys and bulkheads, honeycomb core and related products.

The Gill Corporation is seeking a Production Manager to manage exempt and non-exempt manufacturing team producing highly engineered composite structural parts. Coordinates activities associated with manufacturing of highly complex composite panels and laminates.

Reporting to COO the Production Manager will perform but not be limited to the following responsibilities.

Responsibilities:

• Supervises production staff to ensure products are produced in compliance with internal processing instructions.
• Supervises production staff to ensure plant safety practices are enforced.
• Suggests and implements improvements to production processes.
• Reviews production schedules to ensure adequate staffing, resources and materials are available to meet customer demands.
• Ensures that proper housekeeping is enforced.
• Reviews inventory control procedures to ensure that proper materials are used during the production process.
• Trains production staff to ensure a complete understanding of Quality requirements.
• Executes personnel policies regarding assigned staff to include hiring, training, performance appraisals and salary administration.
• Responsible for control of variable manufacturing expenses.
• Reports variances in production operations; variable expenses and production efficiencies.
• Maintains a clean, organized and safe Production area.
• Assures that each department meets or exceeds their production schedule.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or sufficient TGC product/ process experience to problem solve departmental production issues.  
• Minimum of (10) ten years’ experience in production management
• Experience in a variety of composite molding manufacturing methods such as hand layup, vacuum bagging, compression molding, curing, testing, and inspecting.
• Bilingual a plus, but not required.
• Must possess excellent math skills.
• Must possess excellent reasoning ability and problem skills.

PLEASE NOTE: Certain positions may require the ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret Clearance.

ITAR Requirement:

This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants will be asked to provide specific documentation to verify U.S. person status under the ITAR and the EAR. A “U.S. person” according to their definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee, or asylee.

The Gill Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants for all job openings are welcome and will be considered without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances.

The Gill Corporation provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disability Act and applicable state and local law. If you require an accommodation in the application process, please notify the Human Resources Department