Job Duties Include
- Provide day-to-day leadership and strategic oversight for all production departments, including the Sheet Metal Department, Welding Department, and Assembly Department.
- Immediately stabilize and improve the performance of the Departments — addressing backlog, planning gaps, and personnel issues.
- Implement and enforce operational KPIs across departments using SQDC and other visual management systems.
- Develop team leaders into disciplined, data-driven supervisors who model ownership, urgency, and teamwork.
- Standardize preventative and predictive maintenance programs to improve equipment uptime and reliability.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives to drive continuous improvement in safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
- Streamline plant layout, workflow, and production scheduling to reduce bottlenecks and increase throughput.
- Support ERP system utilization and real-time data integrity in all operational transactions.
- Ensure compliance with AS9100 standards, quality requirements, and safety regulations.
- Actively participate in business planning and resource allocation to support growth and capacity expansion.
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or related field is preferred but not required.
- 8 to 10 years of industry equivalent experience field is required
- With 5 to 7 years of those years with hands-on operations leadership of a team or staff in aerospace, precision machining, or related manufacturing environments.
- Proven ability to develop, coach, and elevate frontline leaders from technical experts to team managers.
- Demonstrated ability to lead cultural transformation and drive accountability in underperforming departments.
The Company
Pro-Type Industries, a third-generation family-owned business established in 1969, provides high-quality CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, and finishing services from its headquarters in Sterling, VA. The company serves a wide range of industries, including aerospace, military, manufacturing, electronics, technology, and marine. Pro-Type is deeply committed to employee training and development, boasting a highly skilled team with an average tenure of 17 years. The company's long-standing success is attributed to its dedicated workforce, considered its greatest resource for future growth.
For us, 50 years in the industry is only the beginning.
