Operations Manager-Aerospace and Defense

Operations Manager

• • Work Model: 100% onsite
  • Schedule: M-F, 1st shift
  • Manufacturing strategy and operational performance
  • Production planning, scheduling, and capacity
  • Process improvement and continuous improvement
  • Capital investments and ROI analysis
  • Quality, safety, and regulatory compliance
  • Technology and process transfers
  • Team development and organizational performance
  • New product introduction, prototyping, and small-series production
  • Lead day-to-day manufacturing operations, includingmachining, painting, assembly, and customer service.
  • Develop and execute production plans, schedules, budgets, and capital investment strategies.
  • Analyze costs, production variances, and operational performance and implement corrective actions.
  • Identify opportunities to improvequality, safety, efficiency, productivity, and throughput.
  • Establish and monitor operational KPIs and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Partner with Finance, Sales, Supply Chain, and other functions to achieve business and revenue objectives.
  • Lead product realization activities for prototypes and small-series production.
  • Ensure compliance withITAR, EAR, EHS, and OSHArequirements.
  • Support technology and manufacturing-process transfers between U.S. and international facilities.
  • Develop annual operating plans aligned with business growth, new programs, and increased production volumes.
  • Build, coach, and develop a strong operations team.
  • Foster a collaborative, accountable, and fast-paced manufacturing culture.
  • Introduce and leverage new technologies and global manufacturing best practices.
  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
  • 5+ years of manufacturing/production management experiencein a customized engineering or manufacturing environment.
  • Aerospace and defense industry experience is required.
  • Strong technical background with experience inelectro-mechanical manufacturinghighly desirable.
  • Experience managinghigh-mix, low-volume production.
  • SAP experience strongly preferred, particularly hands-on SAP super-user experience. SAP implementation experience is a plus.
  • Experience withISO 9001quality systems and manufacturing audits.
  • Strong knowledge of continuous improvement, productivity enhancement, and process optimization.
  • Practical experience withFMEA, failure analysis, fault-tree analysis, 8D, and related quality methodologies.
  • Experience with production planning, budgeting, cost control, and capital expenditure management.
  • Electrical engineering and customer-oriented component/subassembly design experience is a plus.
  • Experience in aunionized manufacturing environmentis preferred.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
  • Strategic but willing to get hands-on.
  • Entrepreneurial, driven, and accountable.
  • A strong team builder and coach.
  • Comfortable making decisions and driving change.
  • Detail-oriented without losing sight of the bigger picture.
  • Quality- and customer-focused.
  • Skilled at building consensus across departments.
  • Comfortable working within an international organization.
  • A clear, confident communicator who can work effectively with employees at every level