Overview:
MilAero Electronics Atlantic Inc. (MilAero), now in its 25th year of operation in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, is an Indigenous, female-owned build-to-print manufacturer of cable/wire harnesses, electromechanical enclosures and power distribution units for Aerospace and Defense customers. We have a solid track record of delivering best-value, high-quality harnesses, on time.
For the past 10 years MilAero has been growing at a 18.4% compound annual growth rate. To maintain this growth level, we are investing significantly in our future. With the commitment of increased defense spending by our federal government, and new contracts with customers, we have invested in the expansion of our facilities, new equipment, software/systems and people.
As part of our growth, we are currently seeking a Production Supervisor
Job Description: Production Supervisor
Reporting Relationships: Reports to the Director of Operations
Purpose of Role:
This individual will lead our Production team of skilled workers, who assembly Aerospace and Defense grade cable assemblies; wire harness assemblies; and electrical enclosure assemblies. The role is key to ensuring that the output of our production process meets all quality and schedule requirements while maintaining a safe and developmental work environment for each employee.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership and direction to a team of skilled Production personnel.
- Foster effective communication and teamwork.
- Foster a team culture focussed on exceptional consistency and compliance regarding cleanliness and organization; environment, health, safety, and security; quality; and schedule.
- Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
- Identify training needs within the Production team to enhance individual employee and overall team development, skills, knowledge, compliance, and success.
- Organize, monitor, and prioritize tasks to meet production quality and schedule goals.
- Ensure the health and safety of employees through documented identification and highlighting of safety concerns for overall management action.
- Implement and enforce safety and security guidelines.
- Collaborate with the Training Team to schedule training and coaching for groups and individual members of the production team.
- Collaborate with Production Engineering; Quality; Planning; and other teams to develop, maintain, and improve/optimize the overall production process efficiency; process layout; individual work cell design; and production line balance.
- through the application of Lean Six Sigma principles to identify and eliminate waste (non-value added activities).
- Work with Supply Chain’s Procurement and Warehouse teams to improve the material flow and reduce inventory.
- Monitor production output at individual process stages to ensure quality compliance and identify improvement opportunities.
- Initiate production lead time and overall efficiency improvements based on output observations.
- Participate in and/or lead Production team process improvement projects based on the application of Lean-Six Sigma methodologies.
Key Relationships:
Internal:
- Production Employees (direct reports)
- Planning team members
- Production Engineering team members
- Quality team members
- Warehouse team members
- Functional Leads (Production, Program Management, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Supply Chain)
- Senior Management
- External:
- Limited.
Qualifications and Skills:
The following qualifications and skills are considered essential to the role:
- 3–7 years of successful supervisory or equivalent de facto leadership experience (Production Engineering, Quality, etc.) in an AS9100 certified Aerospace and Defense electronics assembly/manufacturing or other highly standardized production assembly environment.
- Experience and proficiency in implementing team culture change, specifically toward a culture of consistently organized, safe, secure, and compliant methods, practices, and general activities that lead to output that consistently exceeds customer expectations.
- Experience and proficiency in the application of Lean Six Sigma principles in fostering continuous improvement in a manual production assembly environment.
- Experience and proficiency in reading and interpreting mechanical/electrical design drawings for the purpose of assembling or explaining/documenting assembly requirements for trained assembly technicians.
- Experience and proficiency in following standard operating procedures and/or basic or detailed technical instructions.
- Experience and proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications.
- The following qualifications and skills would be considered a definite asset in the role:
- Experience and proficiency in Aerospace and Defense related Cable and Wire Harness assembly.
- Experience and/or formal certification and execution as a Specialist (assembler), Instructor, Inspector, or Standard Specialist in IPC-610, IPC-612; J-Std-001; or similar.
- Experience as a harness and/or electromechanical product assembler.
- Lean-6-Sigma Certification (Yellow, Green, or Black Belt) or Certified Continuous Improvement Manager (CCIM).
- Experience with material requirements planning (MRP) systems.
- Experience in transition process from manual systems management to ERP systems management.
- Formal Project Management skill certification (PMP, etc.).
- A diploma or associate degree in a field related to electronic technology design, assembly, and/ or repair
- Degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering.
- Degree in another Engineering discipline with significant related manufacturing experience in the Aerospace and Defence wire harness assembly industry sector.
Competencies:
- Ability to communicate and work effectively with; collaborate with; and diplomatically influence others in achieving successful outcomes.
- Ability to consistently practice attentive and active listening, exercising patience.
- Excellent critical thinking; problem solving; decision-making; and multitasking ability.
- Strong Analytical, Organizational, & Time Management skills.
- Excellent prioritization, planning, and organizational ability.
- Proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
- Ability and eagerness to consistently push self and others to successful conclusions.
- Ability and eagerness to consistently and successfully exceed goals, with a bottom line focus.
- Comprehensive knowledge/understanding/ and commitment to a safe and secure work practices/environment and willingness to achieve it.
- Inherently meticulous attention to detail.
- Ability to consistently contribute to continuous improvement within the business and role.
- Predisposed to making decisions based on analysis, measurement, knowledge, and experience rather than gut feel.
Key Performance Metrics:
- Production Quality Yield
- Production Lead Time
- Consistent improvement results (lead time reduction/quality improvement) on established product lines.
Work Environment:
- This role is approximately 25% office-based and 75% on Production floor.
- Some lifting.
- Multiple direct reports.
English Language Requirement: This position requires English communication skills equivalent to Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) Level 7 or higher. Applicants may be asked to demonstrate this through valid results from an IRCC-approved English language test, such as IELTS General Training, CELPIP-General, or PTE Core. This requirement is based on the communication duties of the position.
This description outlines the primary duties and responsibilities of the Production Planner but is not an exhaustive list. Additional tasks may be assigned based on operational needs.
