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Thales · 3 days ago

Production Manager

Cheney, KS

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$0/yr - $0/yr

5+ years exp

Thales is a leading company that provides operational advantage solutions for defense and armed forces. They are seeking a Production Manager responsible for leading production teams, ensuring compliance with quality standards, and overseeing the execution of work packages to achieve operational excellence.

AerospaceCyber SecurityIndustrial ManufacturingMilitaryRemote SensingSecurityTransportation

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead the production team to achieve KPI targets related to output, overall equipment efficiency, HSE and Quality compliance, productivity rate, and certification requirements, ensuring zero safety or security breaches and zero non-conformance

Collaborate with Supply Chain and Installation teams to ensure regular communication and proactively understand and communicate customer needs and operational concerns

Initiate actions to prevent non-conformity relating to products, processes, and quality systems, and actively support ISO9001, ISO45001, PCI certifications, and the 5S Strategy

Plan, delegate, and control work assignments to meet production requirements, ensuring compliance with IPCA standards and employee training requirements

Oversee ESD compliance and testing and manage the test equipment and tooling needs necessary for production

Review salaries/wages, recommend new hires, promotions, training and development, and manage contractor labor as necessary to support production commitments. Streamline goal setting and performance achievements for team members by utilizing defined feedback methods

Qualification

Production PlanningSAP ECCISO9001 CertificationISO45001 CertificationESD ComplianceIPCA StandardsTeam LeadershipCommunication SkillsProblem Solving

Required

Bachelor's degree in business or comparable field of study with a minimum 5 years of experience, or a High School Diploma/GED with at least 12+ years of experience in a production environment, including experience directly managing assemblers and technicians

Proficiency in MS office applications and in an ERP application SAP ECC, including ability to perform material planning transactions, issuing and closure of work orders, stock transfers

Experience in Production Planning, to include the evaluation of long-term production requirements and the use of ERP (SAP ECC) to plan timing for component, shop replaceable unit and line replaceable unit issuance, build completion and close-out

Eligible for Public Trust Clearance

Preferred

Knowledge in production standards including ESD & IPCA, certification preferred

Experience working on US Government programs

Benefits

Elective Health, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Whole Group Life w/LTC, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Plan, Identity Theft, and Pet Insurance

Retirement Savings Plan after 30 days of employment with a company contribution and a match, and with no vesting period

Company paid holidays and Paid Time Off

Company provided Life Insurance, AD&D, Disability, Employee Assistance Plan, and Well-being Program