Manager, Production - Upholstery

Summary

Oversees production activity and staff through assigning projects and tasks to staff, manpower requirements, production efficiency, quality of product, training, equipment and tooling, performance of schedule, facility cleanliness, safety, and security.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Continually supports, promotes and models Greenpoint corporate values in everyday business dealings.
• Conducts 1:1 discussion, annual performance reviews and mid-year reviews and makes recommendations for salary adjustments.
• Reviews performance of direct reports regularly and conducts formal evaluations when scheduled.
• Ensures growth and development of direct reports by providing appropriate training, growth opportunities and identifying employee goals.
• Partners with leadership on recruiting, hiring, coaching, counseling, and terminations.
• Promotes a “Right First Time” mentality throughout the organization.
• Oversees all production, developing and maintaining a master production schedule.
• Provides direct feedback to senior management regarding all project visibility and status.
• Performs production planning and assigns projects to production leads and/or direct reports.
• Ensures production is cost effective and staff is equipped with proper tools and equipment to do so.
• Ensures production staff is trained appropriately and offers instruction and shares lessons learned.
• Assists in estimation and projection of labor requirements for future programs and performs projection and requisition of Human Resources required to support workload.
• Facilitates R&D activity between Engineering and Manufacturing.
• Ensures systems and tools are in place so products are produced on time, meeting required quality standards.
• Manages the adherence to prescribed procedures and processes to ensure quality meets or exceeds planned goals.
• Ensures that effective performance appraisals are carried out for direct reports and that any downstream appraisals are timely, effectively prepared and presented.
• Promotes a culture of continuous improvement within the production organization.
• Acts a champion for Kaizen and Lean initiatives.
• Partners with EHS leadership to ensure compliance with health and safety policies, systems, and processes.
• Manages the manufacturing/modification operations consistent with the company operating guidelines.
• Establishes individual accountability using coaching and support and measured performance management.
• Assesses manufacturing operations staffing and skill requirements and develops recruitment or training plans to address needs.
• Ensures that a secure, safe, and clean work environment exists throughout the facility.
• Maintains regular attendance including being at work, being on time to work and working full shifts.
• Other duties as assigned.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Greenpoint Core Competencies

• Adaptability – Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, and accepts constructive criticism/feedback and changes approach or method to best fit the situation.
• Communications – Expresses ideas and thoughts effectively in verbal and written form, exhibits good listening and comprehension, keeps others informed, and uses appropriate communication methods.
• Dependability – Responds to requests for service and assistance, follows instruction and responds to management direction, takes responsibility for own actions and doing the best job possible, keeps commitments, and maintains reliable attendance.
• Initiative – Sets and achieves challenging goals, demonstrates persistence, and overcomes obstacles, measures self against standard of excellence, recognizes and acts on opportunities, and takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
• Teamwork – Balances team and individual responsibilities, exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views, gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to building a positive team spirit, and puts success of team above own interests.
• Work Quality – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, displays commitment to excellence, looks for ways to improve and promote quality, applies feedback to improve performance, and monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Safety – You observe safety and security procedures, you determine appropriate action beyond guidelines, you use equipment and materials properly, and you report potentially unsafe conditions.

Job Core Competencies

• Managing People – You provide direction and gain compliance, you include subordinates in planning, you take responsibility for subordinates' activities, you make self available to subordinates, you provide regular performance feedback, and you develop subordinates' skills and encourage growth.
• Planning & Organization – You prioritize and plan work activities, you use time efficiently, you plan for additional resources, you integrate changes smoothly, you set goals and objectives, and you work in an organized manner.
• Problem Solving – You identify problems in a timely manner, you gather and analyze information skillfully, you develop alternative solutions, you resolve problems in early stages, and you work well in group problem solving situations.

Summary of Education, Experience & Certification

Bachelor’s degree, seven years of relevant experience in aerospace VVIP Upholstery fabrication and Installation in a production environment and three years of production management experience, or combined equivalent of experience and education. Aerospace background and aircraft interior industry experience is essential.

Due to government regulations and contract specifications, we are required to fill this position only with an individual who qualifies as a U.S. Citizen. 

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Proven management skills including leadership of high-performing team, employee development and effective change management.
• Ability to work well independently and cross-functionally as part of an established and growing team.
• Ability to motivate, coach and manage a team including conducting annual performance reviews.
• Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to plan comprehensively, set priorities, and manage multiple projects and deadlines efficiently.
• Ability to manage a staff and develop team principles and goals.
• Proven written and verbal interpersonal skills, ability to work with discretion regarding confidential information, possession of sound judgment, and attention to detail.
• Ability to organize complex projects and related drawing packages.
• Ability to estimate/project man hours for future programs.
• Ability to provide visibility and status using effective methods.
• Ability to read blueprints.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex documents.
• Ability to promote continual improvement and motivate individuals towards over achievement.
• Outstanding resolution and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to instruct and share lessons learned.
• Ability to maintain high quality standards, minimize cost, and work within a schedule driven environment.
• Capacity to create effective team-oriented work atmosphere.
• Knowledge of Aerospace record keeping, and related quality standards required.
• Knowledge of manufacturing fabrication methods and techniques.
• Knowledge working with common and uncommon decorative materials and carpets.
• Knowledge working aircraft Seat and Divan upholstery.
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time, use hands to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and have close/color vision ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to travel as required.
• Ability to work outside of core business hours as required.

About Greenpoint Technologies 
Greenpoint delivers nose-to-tail VIP Jet aircraft interiors for private clients and Heads-of-State.  We are proud to be known in the aerospace industry for our design and engineering innovation, award-winning company culture, and on-time delivery of our beautiful products. We use leading-edge tools and employee-built processes to deliver extraordinary, one-of-a-kind custom aircraft interiors.  It’s complex work, but we work smart.  In return for hard work, collaboration, and creativity, our people experience a culture custom built for high achievers:

• Big jobs and stretch assignments.
• High accountability environment, with transparent decisions aligned to values, open communication, and engaged leadership.
• Ability to make a big, visible impact on the end product. 

We welcome diverse contributions and provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.