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≈ $85k – $160k per year (Estimated)
Location
In office (Fort Worth)
Seniority
Senior · 5+ years exp

Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 19, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 16, 2026. Twenty-Six Defense scores B on the Alion truth index.

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Twenty-Six Defense is a US defense technology company headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, supplying night vision, airborne systems, effectors and seekers, maritime, border protection and sustainment solutions to the US armed forces. Formerly known as Elbit Systems of America, it builds products such as the ENVG-B enhanced night vision goggle and operates manufacturing and engineering sites in Roanoke, Talladega, Merrimack, Charleston, Boca Raton and Tucson. It hires assemblers, quality inspectors, manufacturing, electrical and supplier quality engineers, engineering technicians, contracts administrators and accounting specialists.

Job Summary: The Supervisor Operations will have some program and supervisory responsibilities for multiple, small-to-medium-size programs or a subset of a larger program conducted under limited supervision of a Sr Manager or Director. Hold financial accountability for the program and maintain customer satisfaction by ensuring the manufacture of quality products delivered within budget and on or ahead of schedule. The Supervisor Operations will assist in the supervise production operations and personnel for the assembly or precision components, subassemblies, complex parts or finished goods based on established methods and prints involving a variety of specialized techniques, equipment and skills. Help implement positive communication and employee relations and the consistent application of company policies.

Responsibilities and Tasks:

Under limited supervision of a Director, lead the functional team(s) supporting assigned program(s) to achieve production and customer schedules and the manufacture of quality products within cost and schedule requirements.         

Ensure compliance with contract terms.       

Assist Buyer/Planner with production scheduling and cost approval.          

Prepare proposals including profit projections, risk analysis and risk avoidance recommendations. Prepares transition and production plan schedules, manpower requirements and staffing plans.  

Secondary interface with customer or customer representatives on program matters. Effectively communicates program status, negotiate issues and maintain positive relations.  

Proactively identify problems, their root cause and recommend (or identify and lead team to recommend) suitable solution(s) to management. Drive the implementation of improvements to remedy issue. 

Expand or maintain knowledge of state-of-the-art manufacturing practices like Lean, DFT, etc. through study, seminars and networking. Recommend proven, world-class manufacturing practices to senior management. Champion those initiatives approved by management internally throughout the organization and externally to the customer.

Drive cross-functional teams to implement continuous improvement projects in Continuous Improvement manufacturing and appropriate quality standards/certifications.        

Regularly provide constructive, verbal and written, performance feedback. Proactively correct performance deficiencies using the Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) process through all the required steps.           

Supervise the timely and accurate reporting of labor and production data. Monitor labor and expense budgets and institute necessary cost controls to meet company’s profit goal on assigned programs.           

Prepare and conduct presentations to senior management and external representatives.

Ensure adherence to federal and state laws and company policies and procedures including: Human Resources, labor, safety, and housekeeping practices, etc.

Commitment to Business Units for on-time deliveries, at established cost & quality standards.

Coordinate, prepare, and disseminate budgets for Product Line.

HPU Budgets as well as Support Budgets

Manage Budgets and develop recovery plan for variance.  

Provide product status in accordance with Master schedule.          

Elevate and Eliminate Obstacles to ensure 100% OTD.      

Provide program status to BU, Support EAC/EVMS Reviews with Program Manager.       

Participate in make or buy decisions.

Ensure Manufacturing Process/Procedure Integrity.

Identify cost and schedule impacts and coordinate recovery activities.      

Coordinate activities with Support Engineering/Industrial Engineering & Operations Directors to determine capacity/equipment requirements.           

Coordinate activities with Production Engineering (Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering) to prepare BOE’s and present to Director of Manufacturing for approval.   

Provide transition planning, execution and status.   

Participate with Continuous Improvement Teams.   

As required act as customer interface.          

Assist in Operator & IPT member Skill enhancement           

Provide commitment priority to Represented Staff IAW Master Schedule.  

Program material and technical problem resolution, coordination and oversight.   

Resolve “priority” issues within the Product Line and Common Process.   

Update Monthly Program Scorecards and open action item list.     

Ensure a Safe working area for all employees.        

Perform Labor Administrative Requirements for Represented Staff members on IPT.        

Other related duties as assigned by the manager.

Education, Experience, License, or Certification:

5-10 years functional experience may substitute bachelor's degree

Associate's degree is preferred         

High School diploma or GED is required      

1-3 years of functional (using skill set) experience is required         

1-3 years of management experience is required     

1-3 years of industry experience is required 

Training Pre-requisites (Within One Year of Taking Position):

ESD

Safety Training, as dictated by Safety Department   

Manager Tool Kit

Skills and Abilities:

Ability to manage non-exempt personnel.     

Accomplished Supervision Skills.     

Knowledge of defense electronics manufacturing.   

Knowledge of MRP systems.

Ability to resolve manufacturing problems.   

Excellent communication skills.        

Proven Leadership skills.      

Excellent team forming skills.

Ability to effectively work with all management levels in the company in a Matrix organization.

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