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Manufacturing Process Documentation Supervisor
BAE Systems
- 🇺🇸 United States
- On-site
- Staff / Principal
- 1 day ago
- 88,189 – 149,922
- CNC
- welding
- Lean Manufacturing
- CAD
- Creo
- Technical Writing
- Pension
1 day ago
Job Description
We are seeking a Manufacturing Process Documentation Supervisor to lead the critical link between engineering design and shop-floor execution. The successful candidate will oversee a team of authors and technicians in the development of comprehensive, high-quality technical documentation for CNC machining and welding tasks. The Supervisor will be responsible for establishing the standards for workflow validation, ensuring the elimination of production ambiguity, and driving the strategic implementation of rigid, repeatable, and error-proof process steps to reduce scrap and ensure consistent quality.Job Summary:
- Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of Work Instruction Authors, providing technical guidance and oversight to ensure engineering specifications are translated into clear, concise, and actionable instructions.
- Operational Oversight: Manage the collaboration between Manufacturing Engineers and shop-floor personnel, ensuring that workflow validations are thorough and that the "voice of the operator" is integrated into the documentation process.
- Standardization & Governance: Establish and maintain the organizational standards for visual aids, 3D modeling callouts, and detailed diagrams to ensure consistency across all production lines.
- Process Optimization: Direct the analysis of manufacturing sequences to identify systemic failure points and mandate the implementation of "poka-yoke" (error-proofing) methodologies across the department.
- Quality Integration: Oversee the integration of quality control checkpoints and inspection steps into the manufacturing process flow, ensuring 100% compliance with quality standards.
- Performance Management: Set KPIs for documentation accuracy and production efficiency; conduct reviews of work instructions to ensure they meet the highest standards of repeatability and clarity.
Required Skills and Education
Requirements:- Education:Degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Technology, or a related technical field or 8+ years experience in a welding or CNC machining manufacturing environment.
- Leadership Experience: Proven experience in a supervisory or lead role within a CNC machining and/or welding production environment.
- Technical Expertise: Demonstrated track record of managing the creation of formal work instructions, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), or process routings.
- Systems Knowledge: Proficiency in 3D modeling software and the ability to oversee the creation of complex technical visual aids.
- Tooling Expertise: Strong understanding of the design and application of machining and welding fixtures to guide the team in technical accuracy.
- Communication: Exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills, with a proven ability to bridge the gap between engineering theory and shop-floor application.
- Advanced mastery of "poka-yoke" and Lean Manufacturing methodologies in a production setting.
- Extensive experience in cross-functional leadership, managing stakeholders from both the engineering and production departments.
- Deep familiarity with industry quality standards and the management of rigorous inspection frameworks.
Preferred Skills and Education
Preferred Qualifications:- Advanced mastery of "poka-yoke" and Lean Manufacturing methodologies in a production setting.
- Extensive experience in cross-functional leadership, managing stakeholders from both the engineering and production departments.
- Deep familiarity with industry quality standards and the management of rigorous inspection frameworks.
- Supervisory Oversight of:
- 3D Modeling/CAD Software (for visual aids and diagrams) Creo Parametric
- Technical Writing tools for SOP and Work Instruction development
- Tooling and Fixturing design principles
About BAE Systems, Inc.
BAE Systems, Inc. is a defense, aerospace, and security company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, with more than 40,000 employees worldwide. We serve, supply, and protect those who protect us. As one of the most geographically diverse international defense companies, we deliver a full range of products and services spanning air, land, maritime, space, and cyber, including advanced electronics, intelligence solutions, and dedicated customer support.Our culture is performance-driven and values-led, built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. Purpose isn't a tagline here. It's what drives us. We're developing breakthrough technologies that defend national security and make a lasting impact on our communities and our planet. When you join BAE Systems, you're not just building a career. You're contributing to a mission that truly matters.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.
Benefits Information
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.Intern Benefits: Temporary employees generally are not eligible for BAE Systems benefits, but can elect to participate in the 401(k) savings plan. Temporary employees working 20+ hours per week are eligible for medical benefits, the employee assistance program, and business travel accident insurance.
Please note: Some benefits may be different for union employees that are governed by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) or for positions covered by a wage law called the McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act (SCA).
- Sector: Platforms & Services
- Job Category: Engineering & Technology
- Salary Min Point: 88189
- Salary Max Point: 149922
- Referral Bonus: 500
- Full Time / Part Time: Full-Time
- Career Level: Experienced
- Travel Percentage:<10%
- Shift: 1st Shift
- U.S. Person Required: Yes
- Clearance Level – Must be able to obtain for position: None
- Clearance Level – Must currently possess: None
- Country: United States
- U.S. Citizenship Required: No
Manufacturing Process Documentation Supervisor · BAE Systems