Director of Operations

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Reporting to the Vice President of Operations, the Director of Operations has the critical responsibility of developing, executing, and leading the strategic direction of our operations team. Primarily focusing on our strategy for achieving operation excellence in machining, productivity, product flow, quality, and continuous improvement.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

•Utilize strong analytical skills to track operational performance, conduct trend analysis, evaluate resource loads, machine utilization, and asset intensity

•Provides strong team leadership with a focus on productivity improvements, customer satisfaction and employee involvement / empowerment

•Coordinate production activities with procurement, maintenance, and quality to obtain an optimum production environment, while maximizing human resources and equipment

•Responsible for budgets and business planning for facility and for establishing and meeting department goals and objectives

•Create an environment that generates innovation and continuous improvement

•Develop and implement lean manufacturing principles and demonstrate ability to overcome obstacles

•Identify training and development needs of team and develop/execute training plans

•Develop and manage risk mitigation strategies to protect key strategic objectives

•Work cross-functionally to monitor customer demand patterns

•Collaborate with other departments to ensure new products are prioritized

•Initiates, demonstrates, directs, and enforces the development of and adherence to SAFETY practices and procedures

EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS:

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of experience, to include at least one assignment within a manufacturing facility.

• Proven success making fast data driven decisions based on the best available information and ability to adapt

•Ability to effectively challenge /coach leaders and others; effectively interact with employees at all levels

•Excellent verbal and written communication skills

•Excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills

•Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

•Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

•Ability to manage the direction and development of the team with honest communication and consistency

•Strong analytical skills and ability create advanced spreadsheets to communicate data

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

•Education: Bachelor's Degree Required, MBA preferred

•Director or executive level experience leading operations and planning departments in an industrial manufacturing environment

•Managerial experience in Operations in an industrial manufacturing environment

•Travel: 10~20%

•Strong financial acumen, with experience managing to operating income.

•Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities.

•Excellent business acumen, with demonstrated skills in process improvement.