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Director of Assembly

The Atlas Group


Job Location:

Wichita, KS - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 30 September 2026 (2 days ago)
Application Deadline: 29 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Overview

The Director of Assembly Operations is responsible for leading assembly operations to ensure safe efficient high-quality production that meets customer regulatory and business requirements. This role provides strategic and day-to-day leadership for assembly teams drives operational performance supports continuous improvement initiatives and partners cross-functionally with quality engineering supply chain program management and executive leadership to achieve production delivery cost safety and customer satisfaction goals.

Responsibilities
  • Lead assembly operations including production execution staffing scheduling safety quality delivery and cost performance.
  • Develop and implement operational strategies that support business objectives customer commitments and long-term growth.
  • Provide leadership coaching and direction to managers supervisors leads and production employees within assembly operations.
  • Drive accountability for production schedules labor utilization first-pass quality on-time delivery and overall operational performance.
  • Partner with quality engineering supply chain program management and customer teams to resolve production constraints technical issues and delivery risks.
  • Champion a culture of safety compliance communication continuous improvement and professional accountability across the assembly organization.
  • Monitor key performance indicators and use data to identify trends improve processes reduce waste and increase operational efficiency.
  • Support workforce planning employee development succession planning performance management and training needs within assembly operations.
  • Ensure assembly activities are performed in accordance with company policies customer specifications aerospace quality standards and applicable regulatory requirements.
  • Prepare and present operational updates performance metrics risks and improvement plans to senior leadership.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
  • Bachelors degree in Business Operations Management Engineering Manufacturing Industrial Technology or a related field required.
  • Experience in aerospace assembly aircraft structures complex manufacturing or high-mix/low-volume production environments.
  • Experience with lean manufacturing continuous improvement root cause analysis corrective action and operational excellence initiatives.
  • Experience supporting customer programs audits production readiness rate increases and cross-functional improvement projects.
  • Bilingual proficiency is preferred particularly the ability to communicate effectively in English and Spanish.

Required Experience:

Director


About Company

The Atlas Group is a global provider of complex aerospace products and services for commercial, business and defense clients.

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