Aerospace Engineer jobs in Roanoke, VA

Responsibilities:

• Technical process work streams within the Industrial Slip Rings operations, which includes responsibility for technical leadership, oversight of manufacturing processes, and the management of multi-shift personnel working within the work streams.
• Manage the activities of personnel and processes required for quality control of the plating process, which will include analyzing test panels and making tank adjustments
• Work as a collaborative team member alongside the site management team supporting business and site performance, and strategic objectives.
• Represent the unique blend of accountability for the technical performance, upkeep of manufacturing processes, and management of personnel within the work streams you supervise.
• Manage and counterbalance the competing duties of project work, personnel management, and production demands.
• Manage the front-end manufacturing of quality products within several work streams and services to support the end item delivery to customers.
• Assume process ownership of the work streams and provides technical expertise to the development, maintenance, and improvement of the manufacturing processes assigned.
• Provide leadership through demonstration of technical challenges, quality, safety, personnel and staffing management, and overall support to business and site objectives.
• Perform and embrace the supervision role as a leader and a coach within the personnel responsibilities (i.e. employee selection, development opportunities, performance management, counseling, and conflict resolution).
• Support business and customer demands as a member of the leadership team, which requires taking input and direction from multiple layers of the organization.
• Interpret, complete, and suggest improvements to site and business leadership while maintaining a teaming environment to positively influence direct, indirect, and peer personnel.
• Lead lean initiatives and strategic objectives of the department through creation and development of standard work practices.
• Champion employee safety and process improvements to promote safe performance of job duties and tasks.

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Sciences degree in an engineering, technical, or applicable sciences discipline.
• Direct supervision or management of employees.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment including an understanding of process flow and performing to production schedule demands preferably with precious metals plating process experience.