Production Systems Leader

About Us:

Founded on a commitment to relentless, continuous operational improvement and extraordinary customer service, we at Pursuit Aerospace pride ourselves on competitive cost structures, exceptional on-time delivery, and industry-leading quality.

The Pursuit family of companies has cultivated long-term relationships with our customers around the world through respect, teamwork, technology, and trust. We are driven to develop industry-leading process innovations and manufacturing techniques on behalf of our customers. 

About the Opportunity:

Reporting to the Director of Production Systems, the Pursuit Production System (PPS) Leader is responsible for supporting the development, standardization, and governance of the Pursuit Production System across all Pursuit Aerospace teams. This role is actively engaged in the development of standard work practices, training materials, communication protocols, and continuous improvement processes that unite our team under a common operational framework. PPS is a key cultural enabler that supports overall employee engagement while also sustainably improving the business through standardization and kaizen.

Location: This role can work remotely, with 20% travel.

Responsibilities:

Pursuit Production System Development & Standardization

• Design, document, and deploy standardized production system elements across Pursuit.
• Establish and maintain standard work practices that support kaizen and eliminate waste
• Drive standardization initiatives with newly acquired facilities to align with Pursuit's production system principles
• Document and preserve the evolution of Pursuit's production system, maintaining institutional knowledge

Kaizen Workshop Support & Facilitation

• Plan, coordinate, and execute kaizen workshops.
• Serve as primary point of contact with external vendors for all external kaizen-related activities.  Support overall logistics and planning for these workshops. 
• Maintain comprehensive kaizen workshop history, tracking changes and measuring impact
• Support standardization and governance of kaizen workshop materials. 

Communication & Cross-Facility Collaboration

• Communicate kaizen schedules, information, and results.
• Present improvements, ideas, and accomplishments to stakeholders at all organizational levels
• Bridge facilities together through consistent communication of standard work and best practices

Standard Work Implementation & Training

• Facilitate and provide training as requested on core PPS and KPO content.
• Motivate, coach, and mentor individuals across Pursuit in support of PPS and kaizen. 

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of experience across multiple functions including progressive leadership responsibilities – OR – in lieu of degree, at least 10 years of experience across multiple functions including progressive leadership responsibilities.
• At least 3 years of kaizen, operational excellence and/or continuous improvement experience.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time bases without sponsorship now or in the future. The Company cannot offer employment to visa holders who require employer sponsorship in the future or cannot work now on a full-time basis.
• Must be able to perform work subject to ITAR/EAR regulations. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a manufacturing environment is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated kaizen experience with strong understanding of kaizen tool application
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• Self-motivated with resourcefulness, adaptability, and sense of urgency
• Ability to work independently and in team-based environments
• Passion for kaizen, culture development and hands-on problem solving
• Strong knowledge of MS tools such as PPT, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, etc. 
• Experience creating and delivering engaging, structured training and development programs for leaders. 
• Ability to travel up to 20%

Working Conditions

• Must be able to have prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer. 
• Must be able to frequently sit, stand and walk. 
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 15 pounds. 
• Personal protective equipment (e.g., safety glasses and safety shoes) is required on the shop floor
• Occasional weekend and evening work may be required to accommodate priorities, deadlines, and schedules.

Acknowledgements: 

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. 

Benefits: 

Pursuit Aerospace also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements, among other things. 

Equal Opportunity Employer: 

Pursuit Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.