What are the responsibilities and job description for the MRO Production Supervisor position at Safran?
Job description
Summary:
The MRO Production Supervisor is responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations within the MRO Production area. This role ensures that maintenance, repair and overhaul tasks are completed efficiently, safely, and in compliance with aviation standards (ex FAA). The Supervisor manages personnel, coordinates workflow and ensures adherence to quality and regulatory requirements.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
The MRO Production Supervisor is responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations within the MRO Production area. This role ensures that maintenance, repair and overhaul tasks are completed efficiently, safely, and in compliance with aviation standards (ex FAA). The Supervisor manages personnel, coordinates workflow and ensures adherence to quality and regulatory requirements.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Requires direct supervision of MRO Production and technicians to accomplish business objectives.
- Schedules daily shop orders and ensure timely completion to meet production goals.
- Ensure compliance with FAA, EASA and other regulatory and safety standards.
- Assures policies, procedures, regulations and other documentation are followed to ensure consistent and compliant repair & overhauled product.
- Proactively implements, promotes and maintains a safe working environment, through diligence in accident prevention, investigation, and equipment maintenance and rule enforcement.
- Leads, facilitates and coordinates production activities and resources per established practices and/or policies within their job area to ensure the timely delivery of quality parts that meet or exceed customer expectations.
- Aligns workforce to company vision and goals.
- Acts as a business partner by initiating and continuously managing improvements to Repair and Overhaul processes.
- Fully engages workforce and drives change by empowering employees with decision-making, fostering innovation, and promoting continuous learning.
- Clearly communicates expectations and consistently holds self and employees accountable for performance. Effectively confronts employee performance and behavioral issues.
- Motivates and coaches employees and teams to maintain high levels of satisfaction, productivity and quality.
- Ensures that employees have the necessary skills, knowledge, information and tools to do their jobs safely and effectively.
- Coordinates and/or participates on production and continuous improvement teams within own area or other areas to enhance plant results.
- Drives 6S culture by improving and maintaining the cleanliness, safety and organization of the work area.
- Actively participates in setting, communicating and achieving department goals and objectives that are tied to QRQC.
- Develops and maintains performance metrics as required to monitor results and uses as a tool to identify and initiate process improvements within their work area.
- Coordinates and leverages resources with other functions, such as maintenance, materials, scheduling, logistics and engineering, to resolve repair and overhaul problems and/or improve processes.
- Work closely with Quality, Engineering, Planning, CSRs and Logistics to resolve issues and streamline operations.
- Train and mentor team members, ensuring proper skills development and certification tracking.
Complementary description
- Regular, predictable attendance is required.
- Must be willing to work overtime as necessary.
Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. This job posting does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.
This position requires access to technologies and hardware subject to US national security based export control requirements. All applicants must be US Persons (8 USC 1324b(a)(3)), or otherwise authorized by the U.S. Government. No company sponsorship will be offered.
This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee within this position. The actual duties, responsibilities and qualifications may vary based on assignment or group. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic data or other legally protected status.
Safran Electrical and Power is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. To verify the information in the job listing or if you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please call: 941-210-8648. We will decide on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.
Job requirements
Basic Qualifications:
Education and/or Experience:
Knowledge/Skills:
Preferred Qualifications:
Supervisor Responsibilities:
Supervise and coordinate the activities of technicians and support staff involved in the inspection, repair and overhaul of aerospace components and systems.
Physical Demands:
Stationary 35% / Mobility 65% (up to 25lbs alone, then with a partner/machine).
Work Environment:
Production Floor
Education and/or Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Aerospace, Aviation Maintenance or a related field.
- Basic understanding of 14 CFR Part 43, 65, 121 and 145.
- Must be willing to become a first aid certified team member.
Knowledge/Skills:
- Knowledge of materials planning systems (MRP/ERP) requirements and order generation process logic.
- Knowledge of Lean concepts and tool sets as they relate to production management.
- Position requires leadership skills and the ability to motivate a group of employees towards a common goal. Advanced communication skills required for interaction with all levels of plant associates.
- Microsoft Excel skills or other data processing program to analyze, trend and drive actions based on data
Preferred Qualifications:
- 8 years of experience as an electrical or mechanical technician in an industrial, aviation, or military organization
- A&P Certificate from an accredited institution.
Supervisor Responsibilities:
Supervise and coordinate the activities of technicians and support staff involved in the inspection, repair and overhaul of aerospace components and systems.
- Must specifically demonstrate the following competencies:
Physical Demands:
Stationary 35% / Mobility 65% (up to 25lbs alone, then with a partner/machine).
Work Environment:
Production Floor
Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.
Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.
Safran Electrical & Power is one of the world's leaders in aircraft electrical systems. The company is a key player in equipment electrification and in the electric and hybrid propulsion sector. It has over 14,000 employees across 13 different countries.
Bachelor's Degree
More than 3 years
