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Ready to run a fast-paced manufacturing plant where every day is a mix of creativity, problem‑solving, and building great products with a great team? We are looking for a hands-on Plant Manager to own safety, quality, delivery, cost, and culture at our Gardena facility.

What You’ll Do

• Lead all production areas (Woodshop, Sewing, Foam & Glue, Cushion & Filling, Upholstery, Assembly & Packaging, Maintenance) and keep the floor humming
• Turn daily/weekly/monthly goals into clear actions so supervisors and crews know exactly what winning looks like
• Hit on-time delivery, efficiency, and quality targets while keeping rework low and standards high
• Champion safety and compliance (OSHA, CA regs, JL policies) and keep the plant clean, organized, and hazard‑free
• Own labor planning, staffing, and cross‑training; coach supervisors and teams to do their best work
• Partner with Supply Chain, QA, Engineering, Customer Experience, Shipping/Receiving, and Inventory to solve problems fast
• Manage key metrics: labor, overtime, material usage, scrap, productivity, and efficiency — and celebrate the wins
• Drive cost reduction and continuous improvement by eliminating waste and tuning processes.
• Make data your ally with accurate reporting and smart use of ERP/BI tools (Infor, Power BI)
• Help launch new products by coordinating samples, pilot builds, and training so the rollout feels smooth, not chaotic

What You Bring

• 7–10 years in upholstery furniture or similar labor‑intensive manufacturing, plus 5+ years leading a 150–500+ person plant or production team
• Success in high-mix manufacturing (lots of SKUs, fabrics, frames, customization) and comfort with labor planning, line balancing, and scheduling
• Experience with ERP systems (Infor or similar); Lean/continuous improvement is a plus
• A people‑first leadership style: you’re visible on the floor, calm under pressure, and known for clear communication, accountability, and follow‑through

If this sounds like you and you are ready to join a growing organization then please apply today!

A leading GC operating in the QSR sector are expanding their Preconstruction team and seeking an experienced Estimator to support our pipeline of fast-paced, high-quality commercial projects.

About the Role

• You will be responsible for preparing detailed and accurate cost estimates by reviewing plans, specifications, and project scopes.
• You’ll play a key role in helping us deliver successful remodels, tenant improvements, and ground-up builds across the Western U.S.
• I am especially interested in candidates with fast-food/QSR and retail/convenience store project experience, including work with major brands such as McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, Chipotle, and Raising Cane’s.

To be considered for the role you must have:

• Proven experience as a Construction Estimator in commercial construction.
• Strong understanding of remodel, ground-up, and T.I. (tenant improvement) projects.
• Experience with fast-food/QSR and retail/convenience store construction is a strong plus.
• Ability to read and interpret architectural/engineering drawings with accuracy.
• Strong communication and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent estimates.

If you thrive in a dynamic environment and enjoy the challenge of producing accurate, competitive bids, we’d love to talk to you.

Field Superintendent

We have an immediate opportunity for an experienced Construction Field Superintendent with Underground Power experience in the Los Angeles area. Ability to complete construction projects by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors, field staff, and sub-contractors.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

• Directly oversees job site personnel and subcontractors engaged in planning and executing work schedules and coordinating various phases of construction to prevent delays
• Works with Project Manager and Scheduler in the development and refinement of the project schedule to keep the schedules properly updated and see that the job meets the completion date while meeting budget
• Responsible for approving all expenses for each assigned job; ensure they are applied to the proper job and phase code
• Studies specifications to plan procedures for construction on basis of starting and completion times
• Orders procurement of tools and materials to be delivered at specific times to conform to work schedules
• Inspects work in progress to ensure that workmanship conforms to specifications and the adherence to construction schedules
• Prepares or reviews reports on progress, materials used, costs and adjusts work schedules as indicated on reports
• Completes Daily Field Production Reports on a daily basis
• Monitors contract compliance for each job to ensure the company is protected regarding liabilities matters and liens
• Required to participate in resolving labor disputes and related negotiations are required
• Responsible for obtaining signed change orders when appropriate and submitting to their Managers and Accounting for processing
• Provide directions to the A/R department to ensure invoices are properly and timely created
• Ensures company employees and subcontractors are adhering to the company safety policy

Qualifications and Experience

• Four-year degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or Business Administration preferred
• 10 plus years of Construction knowledge and experience working in the capacity of a General Foreman or Superintendent in Underground Utility Installation
• Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem solving situations; uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics
• Writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; varies writing style to meet needs; presents numerical data effectively; able to read and interpret written information
• Manages difficult customer situations; responds promptly to customer needs; solicits customer feedback to improve service; responds to requests for service and assistance; meets commitments
• Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations, listens and gets clarification, and responds well to questions
• Current First Aid/CPR/AED, company willing to certify
• OSHA 30 certification a plus, company willing to certify
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and other basic computer skills
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work well with others
• Southern California Edison experience required

Must be able to pass a drug and background

Valid California driver’s license

Benefits and company vehicle provided

(Superintendent, General Foreman, Excel, Underground Utilities, Edison, Transmission, Distribution, SCE)

AppleOne is partnering with an industry leader in custom chemical formulation and manufacturing based in Santa Fe Springs, CA. This organization serves as a critical partner to various industries, delivering high-quality, precision-engineered chemical solutions. Known for a culture of safety and reliability, they provide a dynamic environment where team members are empowered to take full ownership of the customer experience.

We are seeking a Sales Support Specialist for a full-time, onsite role. This position serves as the vital link between customers, Account Managers, vendors, and internal production teams. You will ensure that orders move accurately and efficiently while maintaining high standards of quality and safety. This role is highly suitable for a detail-driven professional who thrives in a fast-paced, evolving atmosphere and is motivated by the direct impact their work has on business success.

• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing / Industrial Solutions
• Job Function: Sales Support / Order Management
• Employment Type: Direct Hire
• Pay Rate: $24.00 – $27.00 per hour (Based on experience and skills)
• Workplace Type: 100% Onsite (Santa Fe Springs, CA)

Core Responsibilities

• Customer Advocacy: Serve as the primary point of contact for customer and Account Manager needs regarding order status and logistics.
• Order Management: Manage the full lifecycle of customer orders within the ERP system, ensuring accuracy from initial entry through final completion.
• Data Integrity: Maintain highly accurate documentation, pricing records, and customer/product profiles to ensure seamless internal transitions.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Collaborate with vendors and internal departments to resolve issues and align production with customer expectations.
• Process Ownership: Proactively identify and resolve potential order hurdles to maintain customer trust and operational flow.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 3 to 5 years of experience in sales support, customer service, or order management, preferably within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Technical Skills: Very strong proficiency in ERP systems and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Communication: Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Adaptability: A strong ability to adjust to shifting priorities and changing customer needs in a high-volume environment.
• Accountability: A track record of taking ownership of outcomes and following through on complex tasks from start to finish.

DevOps Architect

Los Angeles, CA - Onsite (Day 1)

Long Term Contract

Skills Required:

• AWS & GCP
• Docker & Kubernetes
• Pulumi

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior DevOps Architect with deep expertise across multi‐cloud environments and modern DevOps tooling. The ideal candidate is an SME with strong hands‐on experience building, automating, deploying, and optimizing infrastructure at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a DevOps SME with 8+ years of multi‐cloud experience, including AWS, GCP, and hypervisor frameworks.
• Expertise in managed cloud services such as Lambda, Cloud Functions, S3 (large volumes), Elasticsearch, Step Functions, DynamoDB, Aurora, and other RDS services.
• Strong background in Docker-based container platforms and CI/CD workflows.
• Advanced scripting and automation capabilities with Terraform, IaC, and Pulumi.
• Ability to write reusable modules and infrastructure code (Python preferred).
• Strong SQL skills and understanding of relational and non-relational databases; proficiency in database tuning.
• Experience working with multiple build systems: npm, Maven, Poetry, Mono, ReactJS, VueKit.
• Proficient in all aspects of Kubernetes, including deployment automation using Helm and Kustomize.
• Ability to understand APIs, create reusable CI/CD modules, and document work in GitHub.
• Experience leading offshore DevOps/System Engineers and enforcing IaC adoption.
• Collaborate with AWS, GCP, Apple Cloud/Hybrid Cloud teams to troubleshoot 3PC issues.
• Skilled in observability tooling, incident management, and performance optimization.
• Strong knowledge of networking (DNS, load balancers, VPNs, VPCs, firewalls, access control).
• Experience building modules using Terraform, AWS CDK, or Pulumi.
• Knowledge of Java is a plus.

Must Have Qualifications

• Proven leadership and mentoring experience.
• Deep understanding of security best practices, vulnerability mitigation, and risk management.
• Performance tuning and optimization expertise.
• Experience with disaster recovery and backup strategies.
• Strong experience in hybrid cloud environments.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

This position is responsible for day-to-day compliance of safety programs and related activities at the Vernon, CA facility.

Responsibilities:

• Environmental Compliance Programs:Ensure operations are compliant with applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
• Conduct audits and training programs as needed.
• Establish a working relationship with appropriate regulatory agency personnel.
• Generate reports and permit applications (air, water, waste), ensure compliance with applicable permit requirements.
• Review proposed manufacturing changes and assess environmental impact.
• Work to reduce waste generation and support any remediation activities under the direction of the Corporate HSE Director and Regional HSE Manager.
• Health and Safety Programs:Have oversight of Industrial Hygiene, Fire Prevention LOTO, PPE, etc. Ensure that programs are in place to assist in meeting Company objectives.
• Ensure training programs and in place to ensure compliance.
• Implement accident, near miss, and observation reporting programs to proactively manage safety performance.
• Lead root cause analysis investigation and manage documentation confirm corrective actions have been put in place ensuring complete case management of injuries (reporting, workers compensation, return to work, etc.).
• Build communications required to present incident details and corrective action plans to diffident levels of the business.
• Ensure Job Safety and Environmental Analyses/Job Hazard Analysis are being conducted as required.
• Evaluate operational practices to determine methods to eliminate workplace hazards.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Health & Safety or the Sciences
• Min of 3+ years of Health & Safety experience 2 years in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with OSHA, LOTO, Root Cause Analysis
• Union experience a plus
• Needs to have occasional flexibility on start time.

Description

At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We're looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we'll support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field or an industry thought-leader. At Northrop Grumman, you'll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Navigation, Intelligence and Connectivity Division, Engineering and Sciences is seeking an Engineering Director. This position will be onsite in Woodland Hills, CA and will lead the Business Execution Engineering organization, for the Navigation and Cockpit Systems Business Unit, reporting to the Senior Director of the Engineering organization. As the Engineering Director, you will be responsible for leading a highly dynamic, growing multi-discipline engineering team of approximately 60 senior technical leaders and be the primary E&S POC for the respective Business Unit leadership team.

What You'll get to Do:

• Primary E&S POC for Business Unit leadership
• Lead the team with primary accountability for executing engineering scope of work within allocated cost and schedule. Ensure consistent rigor in planning, earned value reporting, metrics generation, and issue resolution as related to engineering execution.
• Collaborate with program office and engineering functional organization on resourcing programs and meeting competing demands of a diverse business base.
• Collaborate closely with business development, PMO, and functional engineering on architecting new systems and proposal planning to grow our business base.
• Drive technical issues on BU programs, captures, IR&D, etc. to closure by providing coaching, mentoring and leadership to broader technical team
• Lead strategic actions to improve the business of engineering
• Collaborate with discipline engineering team members across the Sector to share best practices and accelerate implementation of Sector standards
• Develop technical leaders (e.g. CE, SEIT Lead, IPT leads, etc.) to ensure business success
• Support development of technical discriminators for priority BU captures and pursuits
• Hold technical leaders accountable to execute per defined engineering processes and best practices
• Collaborate with other functional partners to resolve complex issues in a timely manner to help meet program commitments
• Travel up to 25% of the time

This position is contingent upon Clearance.

This position will be onsite in Woodland Hills, CA.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics or related technical fields with 12 years of experience; Master's degree with 10 years of experience; PhD with 8 years of experience

• 8 years of professional experience in the defense or aerospace industries

• 5 years demonstrated success managing multiple technical teams across multiple geographic sites

• 5 years previous experience working in a technical role with experience across multiple program phases

• Prior profit and loss leadership experience (e.g. PM, OUD, IPT with >$50M workscope, etc.)

• Demonstrated experience executing the capture phase of the program lifecycle

• Demonstrated experience effectively leading diverse technical teams across multiple locations

• Demonstrated knowledge of engineering process and tailoring

• Clearance: Candidate must currently have and be able to maintain an Active Secret clearance

• Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI Clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or related technical fields

• Active DoD Top Secret/SCI Clearance or higher.

• Success as a leader of an organization >~300 employees

• Experience with product line management

• Experience executing the capture phase of the program lifecycle

• Proven success in creating and executing affordability initiatives

• Independent Review Team leadership with cross discipline stakeholders

• Experience leading execution of development programs
• Knowledge of navigation systems engineering

What We Can Offer You:
Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment which encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the
flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family.

Looking to work for an international company that has a direct effect on improving their environment? Want to work for a company that gives back? OR Do you have experience in LEGAL and looking to work outside the field, or experienced in engineering or construction? This is the company for you! Large environmental engineering firm has over 100 offices in multiple countries! Company is focused on improving air quality, limiting effect of development on the environment, water resources/conservation, and providing several environmental consulting services. Company is searching for an Administrative Assistant for their Los Angeles offices. Company provides amazing benefits and opportunities for growth!

What will I be doing?

• Preparing marketing materials
• Preparing contracts and related documents
• Managing project files
• Creating reports
• Coordinating meetings
• Supporting litigation process with document processing
• Archiving and purging documents as needed
• Providing support to Principal
• Managing schedules for leave Managers and Principal
• Producing and editing technical reports
• Preparing correspondence
• Managing database
• Managing office supplies and ensuring kitchen is stocked
• Making travel arrangements
• Acting as point of contact for property management

What skills do I need?

• Attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple projects
• Highly professional in speech and presentation

What are the requirements?

• BS or BA required
• 3+ years' experience in a similar position
• Advanced Word Excel, Power Point and Outlook skills
• Advanced Adobe Acrobat

Job Description:

Distribution Center Design Lead/Architect (Industrial Engineering / Material Flow / Automation / Operations)

Role Summary:

We are seeking a hands‐on Conceptual Design Lead who can own and drive the creation of the future‐state operating model for our Client's new distribution center. This role blends leadership and deep technical design, combining Industrial Engineering, Material Flow/Facility Design, Operations, and Automation experience to deliver a cohesive concept that defines capacity, flow, labor, and automation strategy. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable leading workshops, building models, mapping flows, structuring deliverables, and making executive‐level recommendations.

What You'll Do

• Lead Phase 1 Conceptual Design, acting as the primary architect of the future‐state DC and the coordinator for all SMEs (Operations, IE, Strategy, Transportation, Automation, WMS/IT).
• Build the 5‐year demand/capacity model, including peak week/day/hour throughput, SKU cube/velocity analysis, and storage strategy.
• Design end‐to‐end material flows (inbound → putaway → storage → picking → packing → shipping → returns), aligning process engineering with automation options.
• Create the facility conceptual layout (zones, dock strategy, storage types, work areas) and define envelope requirements (clear height, bays, docks, space allowances).
• Evaluate automation strategies (AutoStore, Exotec, AMRs, traditional MHE), producing trade‐offs, sizing, and throughput scenarios.
• Partner with Operations SMEs to define service models, exception paths, staffing needs, and productivity assumptions.
• Work with Strategy & Transportation Analysts to align network role, transit expectations, and upstream/downstream constraints.
• Collaborate with WMS Architect & IT Integration Architect to define system capabilities, integration points, and functional requirements linked to flow design.
• Facilitate working sessions and drive the team toward a unified Phase 1 Concept Design Package including options, recommendations, risks, and CapEx/OpEx bands.
• Present conceptual alternatives and recommendations to senior leadership and support Stage Gate 1 approvals.

What You Bring

• 7+ years in Industrial Engineering, Material Flow Design, Automation Engineering, or Operations Design for distribution/fulfillment centers.
• Demonstrated ability to design DC flows from scratch and translate requirements into conceptual layouts and automation configurations.
• Experience working with or evaluating automation technologies such as AutoStore, Exotec, AMRs, conveyors, goods‐to‐person, or high‐density storage systems.
• Strong command of capacity modeling, process mapping, labor modeling, and storage/slotting logic.
• Proven ability to lead cross‐functional workshops, synthesize inputs from multiple SMEs, and deliver polished executive-level design deliverables.
• A "builder" mindset — comfortable rolling up your sleeves, doing the analysis, and also driving the broader team toward alignment.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with WMS/IT, Operations, Strategy, and Real Estate partners during early design.

Why This Role Matters

Phase 1 sets the foundation for the entire DC program, defining the operating model, automation direction, labor model, and facility envelope that flow into site selection, financial modeling, detailed design, TI, procurement, and go‐live.

We need a leader who can think strategically and produce high‐quality designs — someone who can be the center of gravity for the conceptual phase and ensure the right decisions are made early, with clarity and speed.

Who is Spinnaker SCA?

Spinnaker SCA, a Publicis Sapient company, is a supply chain consultancy purpose-built for today's volatility and tomorrow's opportunities. We design and deliver smarter supply chains using a hands-on blend of strategic thinking, digital systems know-how, and practical execution.

From network design and demand planning to warehouse automation and AI-powered analytics, we help companies design intelligently, implement seamlessly, and grow exponentially. If you're ready to help rethink what supply chains can be—and have a little fun while doing it—we'd love to hear from you.