Manager (Airraft), Area Senior

POSITION SUMMARY
Lead the Aircraft business at the Bellwood facility with end-to-end accountability for business performance customer commitments specialized manufacturing execution and team capability. The Aircraft Business Manager integrates commercial contractual operational quality engineering and people priorities to deliver safe compliant high-quality products while achieving financial delivery and growth objectives. The role serves as the principal business and customer interface for the Aircraft product portfolio and ensures the organization is prepared to meet aerospace-specific requirements and audits.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Own the Aircraft business plan and operating performance including revenue margin cost inventory capital priorities forecast accuracy and corrective actions needed to achieve commitments.

Lead customer relationships for assigned aerospace accounts including demand and delivery reviews issue escalation recovery plans technical and commercial coordination and sustained customer confidence.

Manage pricing quotations contracts annual customer requirements and commercial changes in partnership with Sales Finance Legal Engineering Quality Supply Management and Operations.

Translate customer demand contracts forecasts and program requirements into aligned capacity staffing material quality and production plans.

Provide leadership for specialized Aircraft manufacturing processes and ensure performance against safety quality cost delivery productivity and teamwork expectations.

Ensure compliance with applicable aerospace quality-system customer regulatory traceability documentation and audit requirements; partner with Quality to maintain audit readiness and close findings.

Champion product and process risk management change control root-cause problem solving corrective action and continuous improvement across the Aircraft value stream.

Coordinate engineering quality operations materials maintenance and supply-chain resources to resolve constraints protect customer schedules and support new or changing business requirements.

Develop the Aircraft organization through clear goals coaching cross-training succession planning knowledge transfer recognition and accountability.

Build an engaged flexible workforce capable of supporting changing business needs while maintaining positive employee relations and consistent application of company policies.

Lead safety performance for the Aircraft area including hazard identification incident response corrective actions machine-safeguarding follow-up and employee involvement in risk reduction.

Prepare and communicate regular business reviews performance metrics risks opportunities and action plans to plant and business leadership.

Represent the Aircraft business in plant strategy resource planning capital planning talent reviews customer visits and cross-functional operating reviews.

Protect business continuity by documenting critical processes maintaining appropriate backup coverage and transferring specialized product customer contract and systems knowledge.

LEADERSHIP SCOPE

Lead directly and through cross-functional influence in a matrixed manufacturing environment.

Establish priorities and decision rights across operations engineering quality materials customer service finance maintenance and support functions.

Create a culture of ownership respect collaboration disciplined execution and continuous learning.

Act as the escalation point for significant customer delivery quality safety commercial or business-performance concerns.

PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES

Safe operations and effective closure of identified risks.

Conformance to aerospace customer regulatory and internal quality requirements.

On-time delivery stable production execution and effective recovery from disruption.

Achievement of revenue margin cost inventory productivity and cash objectives.

Accurate quotations contracts pricing forecasts and annual customer requirements.

Strong customer relationships and timely resolution of escalated issues.

Capable talent pipelines documented knowledge cross-trained resources and succession coverage.

Salary Range:

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Required Experience:

Manager