NDT Production Manager / NDT Level III

At MIL, we make the complex simple; we bring together the brightest minds and subject matter experts to process precision parts that become components on space, aircraft, and defense systems. The reliability of what we do and how we do it, makes the difference in the lives of those who use these systems. What sets us apart? Our people and our relentless dedication to helping our customers. We are the special processor of choice for missions to the skies, Mars, and beyond. 

Our core values guide everything we do:

• Passionate - We believe in what we are doing and the difference we make; Our quality is our passion.
• Collaborative - Treat each other with respect as professionals; We win or lose as a team; Collaboration multiplies our contributions.
• Can-Do - Great isn't good enough; No excuses given or taken; Eagerly willing to accept and meet challenges.
• Own Results - Overcome obstacles, find solutions, and deliver exceptional results; Honor our commitments.
• Quality Driven - Do the right thing; We are honest, transparent, and committed to doing what's best for our customers.

Position Overview: The NDT Production Manager will provide leadership, develop talent and deploy business acumen in order to meet or exceed quality, on-time delivery and gross profit goals for the NDT Team.

Essential Job Responsibilities:  

• Safety: Create an environment where all people are contributing to a safe environment and processes that minimize risk to employee’s health and well-being. Make safety a priority every day. 
• People: Create and lead a team of people who are cross trained, process focused and skilled to produce quality product that meets customer specifications. Create a culture of inclusion, respect, and accountability. Interacts with customers and suppliers.  
• Training: responsible for the training, examination and certification of NDT Level I, II, and II technicians in certified disciplines.
• Quality: Provide the direction, training, and feedback to the team to ensure quality standards are met. Standards include customer requirements, ISO 9001, AS9100D and NADCAP, FAA. Provide direct support to customers when needed. Provide auditing support to quality department and customers. 
• Delivery: Drive innovation and process improvement to meet or exceed corporate goals/KPIs or customer requirements. Determine root cause for actions that fall short of KPIs and deploy counter measures to correct.  
• Technical Expertise: Responsible for establishing and approving techniques and procedures; interpreting codes, standards, specification, procedures, and customer specific requirements; and designating the particular test methods, techniques and procedures to be used. Assist with production, review, revision and correction of documentation including work orders, processing techniques, certifications and quotations. 
• Inventory: Provide feedback to purchasing team so that proper levels of coatings are maintained. Ensure proper rotation of products with expiration.  
• Gross Profit: Manage labor and materials to meet or exceed corporate goals. Process ROIs for capital expenditures. Maintain proper usage of equipment.
• Process Improvement: Using Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma techniques – continuously improve large run processes. Document the savings in time and money. Improve year over year.
• Finance and Budgets: Prepare and work to an approved department budget. Identify problem areas and deploy counter measures to mitigate. Prepare ROI paperwork for capital improvement projects including justification.  
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, local, industry, contractual, and company regulations, standards, specifications, and best practices.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.  

Successful Essential Skills:

• Ethical practice and business alignment - adheres to MIL Mission, Strategy and Values. Adheres to policy, procedure, law and environmental regulations.
• Budgetary, planning, scheduling, and technical activities related to a broad range of engineering, administrative, and other projects or programs
• A clear understanding of engineering designs, including problem analysis, concept, formulation, form development, integration, and review
• Persuasion – shares own ideas in a compelling manner that gains commitment from others. Negotiates skillfully and creates minimum noise when working toward an agreed-upon solution. 
• Communication – ability to send a message clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles. Must be able to interact and effectively communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization. Can create open channels of communication, adapt message to fit audience, express ideas clearly and concisely, keep others well-informed, listen carefully to input and feedback. Well versed in delivering training programs. 
• Conflict resolution – reads situations quickly, can find common ground and get cooperation with minimum noise. Sees conflict as opportunity. Follows a process to resolve.
• Detail orientation – does work that is error free the first time. Checks own work to ensure content is accurate. Verifies the work of others for accuracy and completion.
• Excellent problem-solving skills. Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve problems producing effective solutions to problem statements.
• Excellent time management skills: concentrating effort on priorities and overall planning, awareness and response to what is due now, short and long term. Ability to initiate and complete multiple concurrent projects.
• Technical skills: Microsoft Office, GD&T, print reading, knowledge of wastewater systems.  

Successful Essential Behaviors:

• Has a heightened sense of urgency and works at a quick pace (high energy). Pursues everything with energy, drive, and a need to resolve (close).
• Process oriented: understands how to separate and combine tasking into efficient work-flow and can see opportunities for synergy.
• Attention to detail: focus on accuracy, completeness and following standards, rules, regulations, and requirements.
• Cooperative with others and helpful to the rest of the team in getting work done.
• Upholds values and strategy of the organization. Exhibits integrity as a person and in their work. Maintains appropriate confidentiality of the company, customers, and product and application specific details. Deals effectively with all races, nationalities, cultures, disabilities, ages and genders. Supports equal and fair treatment and opportunity for all.
• Actively works to continuously improve his/her work skills and the skills and competency of the team.
• Has a can do, will do attitude.

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

• Works in production and office environments.
• Occasional, long workdays necessary to fulfill job requirements.
• 30% sitting at a desk and using a computer; 20% stooping, bending or lifting; and 50% standing or walking.
• Lift and transport an average weight of 15 lbs.
• Manual dexterity of both hands.
• Near Visual Acuity (either corrected or uncorrected).
• Ability to hear and understand others, articulate verbal direction and instruction, give feedback to others and brainstorm with customers and engineers.

Minimum Job Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5 years’ experience with ASNT Level III certification for MT, PT, and RT methods or Level II with drive to secure Level III within 12 months of assignment.
• Minimum of 10 years’ successful experience leading direct labor teams for the aerospace industry or job shop environment. 
• This position requires access to ITAR-controlled information and materials. The successful candidate must meet all ITAR eligibility requirements, including being a U.S. person as defined by ITAR. 

Interactions: Regular contact and communications with supervisors of direct labor teams. Direct communication with labor force and Head of Operations and Quality. Also works with Customer Service personnel to problem solve on time delivery and product quality issues.

Reports To: The NDT Production Manager reports directly to the Director of Operations. 

As a full-time MIL employee, benefits include:

• Annual performance and compensation review, with eligibility for annual bonuses. 
• MIL Inc. 401(k) plan with employer matching and profit sharing. 
• Premium health insurance as well as supplemental vision and dental insurance plans.  
• Company paid and supplemental life insurance and AD&D. 
• Company paid holidays and personal paid time-off accrual.

Please do not hesitate to ask for additional details on any of our benefits & policies.