Aerospace Production Manager

Job Title: Aerospace Production Manager

Location: Lagrange, GA

Salary range is based on experience

Job Description

The Aerospace Production Manager leads the day-to-day operations of an FAA Part 145 repair station, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient maintenance and repair of aircraft components. This role plans and oversees production activities, manages teams across maintenance and component work areas, and drives on-time delivery while maintaining rigorous quality and regulatory standards. The position requires a hands-on leader who can balance operational execution, team development, and continuous improvement in a highly regulated aerospace environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the FAA Part 145 repair station, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant production activities.
• Plan, direct, and monitor daily production operations across assigned maintenance and component work areas.
• Assign labor, tools, materials, and equipment to support efficient workflow and on-time delivery of components and products.
• Review work progress, production schedules, and labor utilization to identify bottlenecks and resolve operational delays.
• Ensure full compliance with all applicable FAA, EASA, CAA, customer, internal quality, and safety requirements.
• Ensure regulatory manuals, training programs, certifications, and audits remain current, accurate, and compliant with all applicable regulations.
• Lead, supervise, and develop maintenance, inspection, and administrative personnel to meet production and quality objectives.
• Partner closely with Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, and other departments to support production goals and resolve technical or logistical issues.
• Monitor key performance indicators, including schedule performance, labor efficiency, cost control, throughput, and quality metrics.
• Manage production schedules, workflow planning, manpower allocation, and quality standards to meet customer delivery commitments.
• Additional duties as required

Essential Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace or aviation, engineering, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience supervising teams within an aircraft component or products maintenance facility.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of aviation maintenance experience, preferably within an MRO or similarly regulated environment.
• Repairman Certification, with the ability to qualify as the Accountable Manager for the repair station.
• Comprehensive knowledge of FAA 14 CFR Part 145 and associated regulations and guidance material.
• Strong working knowledge of aviation maintenance processes, quality systems, and operational best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to lead personnel and cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to read, understand, and interpret technical documents, maintenance manuals, drawings, and schematics.
• Experience with performance metrics, production scheduling, and resource management.
• Proven capability in production supervision within aerospace components manufacturing or repair.
• Strong commitment to safety, compliance, and quality in a regulated aerospace environment.

Why Work Here?

This role offers a long-term opportunity with clear potential for growth and advancement as the organization continues to expand. You will join a culture that values safety, professionalism, and continuous improvement, while providing the chance to influence operational strategy and shape the future of a growing aerospace operation. The environment supports career development, increased responsibility over time, and meaningful impact on both the business and its customers.

This is a Permanent position based out of Lagrange, GA.

The pay range for this position is $80000.00 - $100000.00/yr.

Benefits to be discussed during interview process

This is a fully onsite position in Lagrange,GA.

This position is anticipated to close on May 9, 2026.

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.