Manufacturing Lead

Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE: HWM), headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. Our primary businesses focus on jet engine components, aerospace fastening systems, titanium structural parts and forged wheels. With $8.3 Billion in revenue in 2025, our products play a crucial role in enabling fuel efficiency and lightweighting, contributing to our customers’ success and making a positive impact on the world. To learn more about the way Howmet Aerospace Inc. is advancing the sustainability of our customers, markets, and communities where we operate, review the 2025 Environmental Social and Governance report at . Follow: LinkedIn , Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , and YouTube .

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Howmet is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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This position is located within our  Plant 4, Thermatech Operation,  and will direct and motivate the manufacturing work force to produce products of high quality in the most efficient and safe manner and ensure that scheduling meets business and customer needs. 

Job Roles  

• Perspective --understands and anticipates business needs; reviews data to adjust approaches as needed; provides information and justification for decisions; sees gray areas and thinks strategically
• People support --provides information, training, and communication to ensure others are successful; advocates for associates; helps people grow; gives guidance and accountability; inspires, incentivizes and rewards others.
• Coordination --maintains a broad team attitude in working with peers; does what is best for the business and its goals; makes decisions based on inputs from multiple stakeholders; manages multiple areas and shifts; enables continuous improvement efforts while maintaining performance
• Influence -- delegates effectively; capable of explaining the “why” behind a recommendation or directive; advocates for the business; maintains approachability; deals with conflict and change effectively; persuades others to buy in to segment, plant, and team goals.
• Organization and structure --plans daily; coordinates to deliver on time; ensures efficiencies while balancing priorities of multiple projects and stakeholder groups; has contingency plans
• Communication and relationship --builds genuine relationships with associates; maintains ability to discipline constructively; connected to operators and shop floor; translates and disseminates information readily both up and down the chain of command
• Ownership --accepts accountability for the performance of others and the business; inspires ownership and improvement in others; invites measurement; self-motivated; invents and implements ideas for improvement; committed to safety; works at a macro level, not merely focused on single tasks
• Anticipation and Problem Solving --anticipates and identifies problems quickly; works with other functions to create solutions; ensures channels of communication stay open; owns the process of ensuring things function well; elevates issues as needed
• Management and Engagement --recognizes associates for outstanding performance; invites engagement by curating work environment; develops and coaches associates from a strengths-based perspective; aligns talent to tasks; accelerates measurable performance with clear expectations, goal setting and milestones

Responsibilities

• Supervises an effective team; includes planning and holding meetings, preparing and conducting performance appraisals as appropriate, managing staffing levels (including vacations, overtime, and leaves of absences), assisting with career development (motivates, coaches, and trains to acquire maximum quality, productivity, morale, and cooperation), approving time and attendance, and prioritizing and making work assignments
• Provides effective feedback to employees, both positive and negative. Maintains appropriate documentation for all disciplinary actions taken
• Provides training and mentoring to new Supervisors
• Directs training and orientation of employees to ensure EHS rules are known and understood, to improve work performance, and acquaint employees with company policies and procedures
• Maintains compliance with the collective bargaining agreement. Interfaces between management and union officials. Handles grievances
• Ensures compliance with company policies, procedures, and practices
• Schedules production and work teams
• Reviews production and operating reports and resolves operations, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays
• Promotes EHS and continuous improvement initiatives and culture
• Implements ABS principles and initiatives and is the 6S program leader
• Interacts with their employees and other departments in order to manage the flow of product through the operation
• Maintains inventories, as applicable
• Creates a total awareness among assigned employees of Company policies, regulations, procedures, and business initiatives. Enforces compliance and acts as a positive resource for information and questions
• Responds to emergencies. Assists in troubleshooting production problems. Investigates and analyzes. Initiates or recommends actions to correct deviations and variables affecting schedules, costs, quality, and other factors.
• Prepares and analyzes documentation as required (i.e. production reports, log sheets, etc)
• Reviews work procedures for safety regulations and concerns
• Plans, develops, and implements new methods and procedures designed to improve operations, minimize operating costs, and effect greater utilization of labor and materials
• Confers with management, engineering, and quality control personnel to resolve maintenance problems and recommend measures to improve operations and conditions of machines and equipment
• Performs audits for safety compliance; facilitates the 6S audit program
• Assists with budget and goal setting of the operation
• Complies with all EHS rules required for the work environment
• Performs other duties, as assigned

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED from an accredited institution
• Minimum of 3 years leadership experience
• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supervising in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with TPM, Synchronous Mfg., and Kaizen Concepts
• Must be able to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization, have good team building skills, excellent people skills; ability to handle multiple tasks, technically oriented
• Must be energetic and a self-starter, able to promote and implement change, have good PC skills, good telephone skills, strong organizational skills, and ability to promote a continuous improvement atmosphere