About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Manufacturing (Aerospace).

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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Program Overview

Confidential Client’s Leadership Development Program (LDP) is a two-year, rotational program created to accelerate early-career talent into manufacturing leadership roles. Participants complete three hands-on rotations across manufacturing and operations, receive mentorship and leadership coaching, and take on progressively broader responsibilities — including leading teams, driving improvements, and presenting recommendations to senior leaders.

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What You’ll Do

• Complete three manufacturing/operations rotations selected to match business needs and personal development goals.
• Lead small teams and projects that solve operational challenges and improve performance.
• Apply continuous improvement tools and data-driven problem solving to production processes.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, production planning, quality, and operations leaders.
• Present findings and improvement proposals to division leadership.
• Participate in structured leadership training, performance reviews, and coaching.

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Typical Rotations (examples)

• Production Supervision
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Production & Development Engineering
• Process Control Engineering
• Production Planning & Operations Control

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Leadership Development & Support

• Dedicated mentorship from experienced manufacturing leaders
• Structured development plans and regular performance feedback
• Hands-on leadership coaching and opportunities to lead continuous improvement initiatives
• Exposure to operational and strategic decision-making across divisions

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Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, Operations Management, Manufacturing Management, or related field
• Recent graduates and early-career professionals encouraged to apply
• Internship, co-op, military, leadership, or manufacturing experience preferred
• Demonstrated leadership potential and strong problem-solving skills
• Clear communication and analytical ability
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, hands-on manufacturing environment
• Geographic flexibility and willingness to travel between Confidential Client locations as needed

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Career Growth & Compensation

Confidential Client designs the LDP to create a clear path into operational leadership. Graduates of the program typically move into roles with increasing responsibility for people, processes, and results across manufacturing operations.

• Employment type: Full time
• Estimated pay: $61,238 per year (estimated)
• Note: actual compensation may vary by location and experience.

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About the Employer

Confidential Client is an industry-leading manufacturer supplying highly engineered components and sub-assemblies to aerospace, defense, and industrial markets. The organization offers cross-functional career pathways from concept through finished product and focuses on continuous improvement, quality, and operational excellence.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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