Operations Manager- CCA / Electronics Manufacturing
Moog · Salt Lake City, UT
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Production
- Base pay
- $120k–$155k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 4+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- Today
The role in 30 seconds
A management production role at Moog (aerospace & defense) in Salt Lake City, UT.
- They ask for
- 4+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Value stream mapping, OEE, Root cause, Painting / coating
- Base pay
- $120k–$155k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage · relocation help
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Production Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $116k–$160k. This one lists $120k–$155k.
Median of the low and high ends of 275 live postings that list pay, out of 905 production engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Utah plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 7 other live production postings in Utah.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 50%
- ✓ Lean 38%
- EHS / safety 25%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Moog in Salt Lake City
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Full description from MoogAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Moog is a performance culture that empowers people to achieve great things. Our people enjoy solving interesting technical challenges in a culture where everyone trusts each other to do the right thing. For you, working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work.
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Operations Manager- CCA / Electronics Manufacturing
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Onsite – Salt Lake City, UT Moog is a performance culture that empowers people to achieve great things. Our people enjoy solving interesting technical challenges in a culture where everyone trusts each other to do the right thing. For you, working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work.
Strong preference will be given to candidates with direct Printed Circuit Card Assembly (CCA), Surface Mount Technology (SMT), Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Assembly, EMS (Electronics Manufacturing Services), or electronics manufacturing experience.
Join Moog’s Commercial Circuits organization, our newest and fastest-growing business, where innovation, emerging technologies, and exciting career opportunities are shaping the future of the industry. Our Commercial Circuits team in Salt Lake City, UT, is seeking an Operations Manager - CCA / Electronics Manufacturing - to lead and develop a world-class Printed Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) Operation. This is an opportunity for a well-rounded, hands-on leader with a passion for disciplined operational excellence to drive both day-to-day manufacturing performance and long-term strategic initiatives. The ideal candidate will bring advanced operational expertise, a continuous improvement mindset, and the ability to build high-performing teams that deliver exceptional quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction in a dynamic and evolving manufacturing environment.
This is an on-site, collaborative working environment that offers a 9/80 schedule to include every other Friday off! (Formal schedule is M-Th, 7:00am – 4:00pm, every other Fri 7:00am – 3:00pm)
To be considered for this Operations Manager - CCA / Electronics Manufacturing role, here’s what you’ll need to bring with you:
- •Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) discipline; OR 4+ years of Professional Leadership Experience in a Manufacturing Environment.
- •3+ years of Leadership Experience in a Circuit Card Assembler (CCA), Electronics Assembly, Printed Circuit Board (PCB), Surface Mount Technology (SMT), Electromechanical, Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS), or other Electronic Manufacturing Environment.
- •3+ years of Production Operations, Value Stream Leadership, or Process Development Experience in a Manufacturing Environment.
- •2+ years of People Leadership Experience.
It would be great if you also had
- •Experience leading or supporting Printed Circuit Card Assembly (CCA), Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA), Surface Mount Technology (SMT), Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS), avionics manufacturing, electronics assembly, electromechanical assembly, or other electronic manufacturing operations. Experience with Surface Mount Technology (SMT), Selective Soldering/Wave Soldering, Automated Optical Inspection (AOI), Automated X-Ray Inspection (AXI), Flying Probe Testing, In-Circuit Testing (ICT), Conformal Coating, and/or electrical test processes in a production environment.
- •Experience leading production teams in Aerospace Electronics, Defense Electronics, Avionics, Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Assembly, Surface Mount Technology (SMT) Assembly, or High-Reliability Electronic Manufacturing Environments.
- •Experience standing up a new production line and bringing it to rate.
- •Experience operating in an Industry 4.0 (Smart Manufacturing) environment.
- •Experience with applying lean manufacturing principles.
- •Ability to adapt to constantly changing work environment.
As our Operations Manager - CCA / Electronics Manufacturing , you will add incredible value to the team by holding responsibility for:
- •Manage a large team of supervisors, technicians, and associates on a multi-shift schedule.
- •Ensure a strong focus is placed on safety and maintain an excellent safety record.
- •Build talent pipeline: Recruit, onboard, and develop leaders and associates.
- •Create training/onboarding programs and career development paths to boost quality, reduce lead time/cost.
- •Establish clear operational guidelines and foster a culture of ownership, integrity, and accountability.
- •Collaborate with engineering to startup & optimize Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) equipment & processes.
- •Drive continuous improvement via metrics (Yield, Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), throughput).
- •Ensure root causes for quality issues are identified and appropriate improvement actions are put in place to prevent recurrence.
- •Report area status/risks to leadership and foster cross-department collaboration.
Working Conditions and Travel
- •Shop Floor Manufacturing Environment.
- •May require occasional travel to suppliers, customers, or other company sites (may include international travel).
In return, we care for you by providing incredible “work perks” including:
- •Financial Rewards : Great compensation package, bonus opportunities, matching 401(k) and the ability to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan (select locations), Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
- •Work/Life Balance : Flexible paid time off, holidays and parental leave program, relocation assistance
- •Health & Wellbeing : Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages
- •Professional Skills Development : Tuition Assistance, mentorship and coaching opportunities, leadership development and other personal growth programs
- •Collab
