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✈️ WE ARE HIRING: Production Cell Leader (Aerospace Components)
Location: Mexicali, Mexico Industry: Aerospace / Aviation (MRO & Manufacturing) | Employment Type: Full-time
About the Role
Are you a natural leader with a passion for manufacturing and advanced metal-mechanic processes? We are looking for a dynamic and proactive Production Cell Leader to coordinate, motivate, and mobilize our on-site team of operators. In this role, you will be the driving force behind achieving our production plan and Turnaround Time (TAT) targets. You will oversee a complex component workflow involving critical processes such as Sandblast, Blend, EDM, CNC, Manual Lathe, Braze Weld, and TIG Welding within a world-class aerospace environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Personnel Mobilization: Assign and balance daily workloads for operators across machining, welding, and finishing stations. Promote cross-training across all critical cell roles.
- Production Plan Execution: Guarantee the timely fulfillment of delivery targets by managing raw materials, consumables, and necessary tooling for the cell.
- Process Sequencing & Control: Supervise components as they progress through the established technical routing, validating efficiency and adherence to standardized work.
- Maintenance & 5S: Monitor machinery health and coordinate preventive/corrective maintenance with the technical team. Enforce strict 5S standards and Foreign Object Debris (FOD) mitigation.
- Continuous Improvement: Keep shop floor metrics updated (pieces/hour, rework, scrap rate) and actively participate in Kaizen events to eliminate bottlenecks and reduce waste.
What We Are Looking For (Requirements)
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Aeronautical, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience: Open to sharp Recent Graduates with strong leadership and manufacturing foundations OR professionals with 1+ years of experience leading technical teams/operators in metal-mechanic or MRO environments.
- Technical Skills:
- General understanding of material removal and finishing processes (Sandblast and Blend).
- Familiarity with conventional and advanced machining techniques (CNC, Manual Lathe, and EDM).
- Basic knowledge of thermal joining processes (TIG Welding and Braze Weld).
- Understanding and application of Lean Manufacturing tools.
- Languages: Intermediate-Advanced English (B1/B2) to interpret blueprints, production routings, and technical work instructions. Fluent Spanish.
- Core Competencies: High drive, exceptional floor personnel management, conflict resolution skills, and a strong focus on delivering results under pressure.
Why Join Us?
- Advance your career in a leading aerospace facility equipped with cutting-edge technology.
- Outstanding opportunity for professional growth and technical exposure to the management of regulated special processes.
- Top-Tier Benefits Package:
- • Minor Medical Insurance.
- • Savings Fund (Fondo de Ahorro).
- • Food Vouchers (Vales de Despensa).
- • Life Insurance.
- •️ On-site Lunch/Cafeteria service included.
- ✨ Plus many more TOP market benefits!
- Apply Now! Send your resume to www.chromalloy.com/careers with the subject line "Production Cell Leader" or apply directly through this platform.
