General Manager
23 days ago
Santa Maria
Job Description Since 2018, Elevate Aircraft Seating has been enhancing the passenger experience through innovative aircraft seat design and manufacturing. With locations in California, Washington, and Germany we are guided by creativity, collaboration, and a shared commitment to quality. We are looking for a skilled General Manager to join our team in Santa Maria, CA. This is an on-site position based in Santa Maria, CA. We value teamwork, inclusivity, and continuous professional development, and we offer competitive benefits along with opportunities for growth. JOB SUMMARY The General Manager directs single-site manufacturing operations through a team of functional managers and supervisors. The position ensures profit contribution and increasing levels of customer and employee satisfaction while improving the efficiency of manpower, materials, and equipment. SUMMARY OF JOB DUTIES - Essential Functions (Other duties and projects may be assigned or requested.) Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions • Accomplish company objectives by establishing plans, budgets, and results measurements; allocating resources; reviewing progress; making mid-course, corrections, • Oversee and provide leadership to fabrication, assembly, supply chain, production control, logistics management, manufacturing & product engineering functions, IT, environmental, health & safety, and facility management, • Manage policy deployment in the areas of manufacturing techniques, cost reduction, complete and on-time delivery, safety, customer satisfaction, employee relations, visual controls, and facility performance measures, • Develop strategic plans by studying technological and financial opportunities; presenting assumptions; recommending objectives, • Implement and execute Lean principles, • Maintain quality service by establishing and enforcing Company standards, • Identify, communicate, and drive implantation of capital investments and improvement projects, • Manage, analyze and report out product recurring cost performance to program budgets and targets, • Develop and report factory KPIs in leading and lagging format, • Conducting continuous performance implementation in all aspects of the manufacturing business, • Provide leadership for employee relations through effective communications, coaching, training, and development; problem resolution to facilitate faster improvements and improved working relationships, • Partner with the Quality team ensuring compliance with AS9100, • Determine operations head count needs; balances work cell capacity/loading across the facility, • Maintain staff by recruiting, selecting orienting, and training employees; developing personal growth opportunities; responsible for adhering to budgetary guidelines, • Accomplish staff results by communicating job exceptions; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, disciplining employees’ developing coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, procedures, and productivity standards, • Maintain a safe, secure, and legal work environment, adhering to all state and federal regulations, Company policies and procedures, • Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed Education: • Bachelor’s degree in a related field is required., • 5 - 15+ years of direct experience., • Implementation of Lean principles in an industrial, discrete production environment, • Site or Plant Manager having management responsibility over fabrication, assembly, supply chain, production control, logistics management, manufacturing & product engineering functions, IT, environmental, health & safety, and facility management, • Working experience with Quality Engineering and Quality Assurance in AS9100 environment, • Responsibility for developing and reporting factory KPIs in leading and lagging format, • Responsibility for product recurring cost performance to program budgets and targets, • Problem solving/analysis, leadership, teamwork orientation, project/budgetary management, communication proficiency, performance management, technical capacity., • Extended or irregular hours may be required., • Must be authorized to work in the United States., • Elevate Aircraft Seating is an “at-will” employer; employment is at the mutual consent of both the employee and the employer, and may be terminated at will for any reason, with or without cause, at any time during employment with the Company., • As business conditions warrant a change in the operating necessities of the Company, all employees are expected to react productively, handle other essential tasks assigned now or in the future., • Tasks may vary slightly based on products produced at a division., • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Lean Six Sigma or Lean Certification preferred SUPERVISION PROVIDED TO THE POSITION * Direction is provided for assignments in terms of desired outcome (goals), timing and budget. Work is reviewed or measured in terms of meeting organizational objectives and schedules. LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY • Manages team for adherence to organizational goals, operating policies, and budgetary guidelines. Communicate clearly and effectively in English, both verbally and in writing. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Elevate Aircraft Seating offers competitive wages and benefits to recognize employees for their work. The base pay offered will vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, location, experience and take into account internal equity. Salary Range Transparency: $172,000- $225,000 annually, depending on candidate qualifications Featured Benefits: • Up to 25% bonus potential (for bonus eligible positions), • Generous 401(K) matching with immediate eligibility and vesting, • 3 weeks of Paid Time Off, • 12 paid holidays, • Affordable health care plans for yourself and your family, • And so much more!