Job Summary Required Qualifications and Skills
A growing aerospace manufacturer in the Camarillo, CA area is seeking an experienced Production Manager for a direct hire, onsite leadership opportunity. This role is ideal for a hands-on manufacturing operations leader with a strong aerospace background, AS9100 experience, and the ability to lead production, maintenance, quality, and continuous improvement initiatives.
The Production Manager will play a key role in driving operational performance, developing employees, improving processes, and supporting long-term business growth. This is an excellent opportunity to join a stable, team-oriented manufacturing environment with supportive leadership, strong growth potential, and succession opportunities for the right candidate.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead daily production and operations activities to meet safety, quality, delivery, and productivity goals.
- Manage and develop production teams through coaching, performance feedback, training, and accountability.
- Oversee manufacturing KPIs, identify performance gaps, and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
- Partner with quality, maintenance, engineering, and leadership teams to resolve operational issues and improve workflow.
- Support facility and equipment operations to ensure efficient, compliant, and reliable production performance.
- Promote a culture of safety, quality, teamwork, and continuous improvement across the manufacturing floor.
Compensation and Benefits
- Direct hire opportunity.
- Compensation is $62 to $77 per hour, depending on experience, aerospace manufacturing background, AS9100 expertise, and leadership scope.
- Onsite position in the Camarillo, CA area.
- Lead production and operations teams in an aerospace manufacturing environment.
- Manage safety, quality, productivity, and delivery performance across manufacturing operations.
- Drive continuous improvement projects and KPI-based operational improvements.
- Oversee facility, equipment, production, maintenance, and quality-related operational priorities.
- Aerospace manufacturing experience is required.
- AS9100 experience is required.
- Bachelor’s degree is required.
- 7 or more years of manufacturing leadership experience is required.
- Must be U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident.
- Strong leadership, coaching, communication, and problem-solving skills are required.
- Ability to work onsite and provide hands-on leadership in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting succession planning, employee development, and cross-functional operational improvement.
- Strong background with lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, KPI management, and production efficiency initiatives.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans
The Know Your Rights poster is available here:
https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf
The pay transparency policy is available here:
https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf
For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.
AppleOne participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law. Learn more about the E-Verify program.
https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf
We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.