Production Operations Manager Zero Hour Parts Ann Arbor, MI Job Details Full-time From $100,000 a year 14 hours ago Benefits Health insurance 401(k) Paid time off Qualifications Performance dashboard reports Cost management Quality assurance experience within aerospace industry Manufacturing management Defect resolution root cause analysis Engineering process optimization Machining tool setup CAM software Manufacturing facility experience Supervising experience CNC quality inspection Quality control experience within aerospace industry Factory production reporting Managing manufacturing teams Milling machines Operational excellence initiatives Root cause analysis Business operations CNC toolpath generation

CNC AS9100

Full Job Description Job Overview We are seeking a dynamic and results-driven Production Operations Manager or General Manager who is a battle-tested manufacturing leader with deep aerospace or high-precision regulated industry experience—ideally someone who can move a flexible, high-variability job shop (one-off/custom work) into repeatable, certifiable aerospace production. Skills Process standardization in a variable environment: Ability to document repeatable setups, fixtures, and work instructions while preserving machinist ingenuity for one-off tweaks or complex aerospace parts.

Quality and compliance leadership:

They will own or heavily support AS9100 certification/audits, GD&T enforcement, inspection protocols, and FOD/tool control programs.

Cross-functional orchestration:

Daily collaboration with engineering (for producibility/DFM), quality, supply chain, and program management. They must speak both "shop floor" and "executive" languages.

Metrics-driven continuous improvement:

Implement visual management, value-stream mapping, and cost-reduction initiatives while hitting aerospace-level safety, quality, and delivery targets.

Team development:

Hire/train/mentor machinists, programmers, and supervisors; shift culture from reactive firefighting to proactive prevention. Qualifications 7-10+ years total in machine shop operations, with

•at least 2-6 years in formal leadership (supervisor/manager level) specifically in aerospace (or very similar: defense, medical devices, or other FAA/NADCAP-regulated environments). Hands-on CNC machining knowledge (multi-axis mills/lathes, CAM programming, setup optimization) . Proven success implementing or maturing AS9100, including configuration management, risk-based thinking, counterfeit parts prevention, and full material/ process traceability. Experience scaling or transforming a high-mix, low-to-medium volume shop. Proven track record with ERP/MRP systems, KPI dashboards (OEE, on-time delivery, first-pass yield, cost per part), root-cause tools (8D, 5-Why, error-proofing), and lean/Six Sigma.

Pay:

From $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) Health insurance Paid time off

Work Location:

In person