Non-Destructive Testing Production Manager (Level III)

KO Business Solutions is a family-owned consulting firm proud to work with a manufacturing company in Elk Grove Village IL who is seeking a Non-Destructive Testing Production Manager to join their team.The NDT Manager will provide leadership develop talent and deploy business acumen in order to meet or exceed quality on-time delivery and gross profit goals for the Non-Destructive Team.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Safety: Create an environment where all people are contributing to a safe environment and processes that minimize risk to employee s health and well-being. Make safety a priority every day.
  
• People: Create and lead a team of people who are cross trained process focused and skilled to produce quality product that meets customer specifications. Create a culture of inclusion respect and accountability. Interacts with customers and suppliers.
  
• Training: responsible for the training examination and certification of NDT Level I II and II technicians in certified disciplines.
  
• Quality: Provide the direction training and feedback to the team to ensure quality standards are met. Standards include customer requirements ISO 9001 AS9100D and NADCAP FAA. Provide direct support to customers when needed. Provide auditing support to quality department and customers.
  
• Delivery: Drive innovation and process improvement to meet or exceed corporate goals/KPIs or customer requirements. Determine root cause for actions that fall short of KPIs and deploy counter measures to correct.
  
• Technical Expertise: Responsible for establishing and approving techniques and procedures; interpreting codes standards specification procedures and customer specific requirements; and designating the particular test methods techniques and procedures to be used. Assist with production review revision and correction of documentation including work orders processing techniques certifications and quotations.
  
• Inventory: Provide feedback to purchasing team so that proper levels of coatings are maintained. Ensure proper rotation of products with expiration.
  
• Gross Profit: Manage labor and materials to meet or exceed corporate goals. Process ROIs for capital expenditures. Maintain proper usage of equipment.
  
• Process Improvement: Using Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma techniques continuously improve large run processes. Document the savings in time and money. Improve year over year.
  
• Finance and Budgets: Prepare and work to an approved department budget. Identify problem areas and deploy counter measures to mitigate. Prepare ROI paperwork for capital improvement projects including justification.
  
• Ensures compliance with federal state local industry contractual and company regulations standards specifications and best practices.
  
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
  
• Other duties as assigned.
  

Knowledge Skills Abilities:

• Ethical practice and business alignment - adheres to MIL Mission Strategy and Values. Adheres to policy procedure law and environmental regulations.
  
• Budgetary planning scheduling and technical activities related to a broad range of engineering administrative and other projects or programs
  
• A clear understanding of engineering designs including problem analysis concept formulation form development integration and review
  
• Persuasion shares own ideas in a compelling manner that gains commitment from others. Negotiates skillfully and creates minimum noise when working toward an agreed-upon solution.
  
• Communication ability to send a message clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles. Must be able to interact and effectively communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization. Can create open channels of communication adapt message to fit audience express ideas clearly and concisely keep others well-informed listen carefully to input and feedback. Well versed in delivering training programs.
  
• Conflict resolution reads situations quickly can find common ground and get cooperation with minimum noise. Sees conflict as opportunity. Follows a process to resolve.
  
• Detail orientation does work that is error free the first time. Checks own work to ensure content is accurate. Verifies the work of others for accuracy and completion.
  
• Excellent problem-solving skills. Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve problems producing effective solutions to problem statements.
  
• Excellent time management skills: concentrating effort on priorities and overall planning awareness and response to what is due now short and long term. Ability to initiate and complete multiple concurrent projects.
  
• Technical skills: Microsoft Office GD&T print reading knowledge of wastewater systems.
  

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Bachelor s degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  
• 5 years experience with ASNT Level III certification for MT PT and RT methods or Level II with drive to secure Level III within 12 months of assignment.
  
• Minimum of 10 years successful experience leading direct labor teams for the aerospace industry or job shop environment.
  
• This position requires access to ITAR-controlled information and materials. The successful candidate must meet all ITAR eligibility requirements including being a U.S. person as defined by ITAR.
  

Benefits:

• Annual performance and compensation review with eligibility for annual bonuses
  
• 401(k) plan with employer matching and profit sharing
  
• Premium health insurance as well as supplemental vision and dental insurance plans
  
• Company paid and supplemental life insurance and AD&D
  
• Company paid holidays and personal paid time-off (accrual & enrollment package)
  

• Works in production and office environments.
  
• Occasional long workdays necessary to fulfill job requirements.
  
• 30% sitting at a desk and using a computer; 20% stooping bending or lifting; and 50% standing or walking.
  
• Lift and transport an average weight of 15 lbs.
  
• Manual dexterity of both hands.
  
• Near Visual Acuity (either corrected or uncorrected).
  
• Ability to hear and understand others articulate verbal direction and instruction give feedback to others and brainstorm with customers and engineers.