Job Title: Operations Manager

Job Code: 16615

Job Location: Tempe, Arizona

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off- 1^st shift

Job Description:

The Operations Manager is responsible for the safety, cost, quality, delivery, and productivity of the manufacturing teams assigned.  This position will work closely with multiple functional areas to optimize material flow, equipment, and workforce requirements within the area to meet or exceed daily business objectives.  The leader in this position must drive continuous improvement, remove waste and cost from their product lines, and improve material flows within the manufacturing process.

Essential Functions:

• Provide day to day leadership to the Production Supervisors, Group Leaders, and team members
• Assume dotted line leadership of Integrated Production Team resources (QE, ME, Planner, etc.)
• Ensure that shift activities are communicated consistently and effectively by Production Supervisors to production team members
• Assist in developing the production build plan; oversee the daily execution of the plan.
• Responsible for ensuring all deliveries are completed on schedule.
• Monitor daily throughput and address any shortfalls to daily production plan.
• Define and hold teams accountable for production KPIs: safety, quality, delivery, cost, etc.
• Review Daily Management Boards, lead daily production standups and daily/weekly meetings.
• Assures conformance to product specifications and work instructions.
• Leads yield improvement activities, drives measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product utilizing Lean Manufacturing Principles.
• Identify and perform capital equipment justification and process capital equipment request (CER) as required.
• Drive advanced data collection and analysis for process mapping & cost reduction opportunities.
• Performs weekly, monthly and quarterly staffing requirement evaluations, identify any excesses or shortfalls in staffing, take action to resolve any deficiencies or excess to the plan.
• Create & support implementation of cross training initiatives to support short & long term needs
• Continually review and enforce the use and maintenance of work instructions, routers, logs, scrap tickets, training matrix, calibration requirements and company procedures.
• Monitor all inventory in WIP, ensure supply is sufficient to meet plan, participate in regular material planning meetings. Inform management of shortfalls or projected shortfall in materials.
• Willingness to lead teams on weekends when required.
• Provide daily, weekly and monthly status reports as required.  Create & present monthly product & program presentations as required.
• Manage, lead, coach, & develop Operations Supervisors through the use of SMART goals & ensure they do the same with their direct reports.
• Participate in the SIOP Process as a Stakeholder providing input on the build plan and Production capacity.  Ensure that agreed upon outputs of the SIOP process are executable in manufacturing.
• Holds IPT accountable for Quality Clinic process and manage non-conforming material and MRB inventories, in order to minimize out of WIP cycle.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Understanding of and experience working with root cause problem solving methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to isolate a problem and work toward resolution.
• Thorough understanding of manufacturing processes and measurement systems.
• Understanding and utilization of continuous improvement practices.
• Black Belt/Six Sigma certification or equivalent Lean Manufacturing certifications a plus.
• Ability to communicate with leadership regarding matters of importance to the function or business area. May conduct briefings with senior leaders.
• Be able to obtain and maintain a Confidential security clearance
• Computer skills with experience in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and MS Project.
• Experience with NPI process and transitioning programs from Engineering to Quality