Job Context/Purpose
The role involves managing workflow, supervising team members, and ensuring production targets, quality standards, and safety protocols are met. The role requires a highly organized, proactive, and safety-conscious Factory Floor Manager/Supervisor to lead daily operations on the manufacturing floor
Team Responsibilities
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Production Oversight: Oversee day-to-day operations of the UAV production floor, ensuring smooth workflow and adherence to established processes.
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Cross-Functional Coordination: Manage teams involved in mechanical assembly, electronics integration, subsystem validation, and final flight-readiness testing.
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Scheduling & Resource Planning: Monitor production schedules, allocate manpower, and align resources to consistently meet output and delivery targets.
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Quality Compliance: Ensure all production activities meet aerospace-grade quality standards, documentation protocols, and regulatory requirements.
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Team Leadership: Supervise technicians and support staff, oversee skill development, and drive performance management initiatives.
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Process Improvement: Identify process bottlenecks and implement lean, efficient, and repeatable practices to improve throughput and reduce rework.
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Safety & ESD Compliance: Enforce strict safety, ESD handling, and workstation discipline across all production areas.
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Interdepartmental Collaboration: Work closely with R&D, design engineering, supply chain, and procurement teams to integrate design updates and manage component sourcing.
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Data-Driven Monitoring: Track production metrics, quality assurance data, failure trends, and test outcomes to support continuous improvement.
Technical Documentation Responsibilities
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Maintain detailed records of production batches, component consumption, and assembly sequences.
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Ensure accurate and complete documentation of quality inspections, calibration logs, and subsystem/flight test results.
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Enforce end-to-end component traceability through proper labeling, BoM accuracy, and material tracking practices.
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Coordinate documentation for internal audits, external audits, and regulatory inspections.
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Manage document control protocols for engineering changes, revisions, versioning, and updated work instructions.
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Ensure compliance with standards such as AS9100, ISO 9001, and internal QMS requirements through structured, auditable documentation.
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Review, validate, and sign off on reports submitted by supervisors and technicians.
Educational Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or a related engineering/technical field.
Experience
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5+ years of supervisory or managerial experience in aerospace manufacturing, UAV assembly, or high-reliability electromechanical production environments.
Technical Competencies
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Strong understanding of UAV systems, electromechanical integration, and aerospace manufacturing workflows.
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Familiarity with assembly documentation, BoMs, work instructions, routing sheets, and engineering change orders (ECOs).
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Working knowledge of quality standards, calibration requirements, and inspection procedures for aerospace hardware.
Behavioural Competencies
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Strong leadership capabilities with the ability to manage diverse teams under time-critical production cycles.
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Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach.
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Effective interpersonal skills to coordinate with engineering, quality, procurement, and management stakeholders.
Skills Required
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Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems (SAP, Odoo, Oracle, etc.) and Microsoft Office Suite.
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Strong reporting, communication, and documentation skills.
