Title:  Manager, Operations Management

Job Title:  Manager, Operations Management

Job Code: 46679

Job Location: Chula Vista, CA

Job Schedule: 5-40- Employees work 8 hours per day, 5 days per week

Job Description:

L3Harris is seeking an experienced Operations Manager for its Chula Vista, CA location. This role will oversee mechanical and electromechanical assembly operations for assemblies, subassemblies, and finished products. The Operations Manager will also serve as Site Leader, with overall responsibility for all functions within the Chula Vista facility, including facility sustainment and the safety of assigned employees.

Essential Functions:

• Clearly communicate production goals and drive execution to meet on-time delivery requirements.
• Drive performance against key metrics, including Work Order Attainment, Master Schedule Attainment, Customer On-Time Delivery, and Direct Labor Utilization.
• Ensure adherence to engineered assembly processes while maintaining consistent quality and productivity.
• Monitor production yields, analyze daily and weekly failure trends across all processes, and lead yield improvement initiatives.
• Communicate and enforce applicable safety regulations and requirements.
• Lead and facilitate Lean and continuous improvement initiatives, embedding these practices throughout the manufacturing organization.
• Regularly review and enforce the use and maintenance of work instructions, routers, logs, training matrices, calibration requirements, and company procedures.
• Serve as a company advocate and role model, promoting a positive organizational culture and identifying, addressing, or escalating concerns that could negatively affect it.
• Maintain detailed employee performance records, provide regular feedback on strengths and development opportunities, and prepare and deliver annual performance reviews.
• Demonstrated ability to follow engineered assembly processes, maintain consistent quality and productivity, and train direct reports to meet the same standards.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 9 years of experience or post-graduate degree and 7 years of experience.  In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in employee leadership and supervision
• 7-13 years’ experience in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and measurement systems.
• Experience applying root cause analysis and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and isolate problems and drive effective resolution.
• Knowledge of engineering resource planning (ERP) systems and their functionality.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C. area, Denver, or NYC areas is $105K-196K. The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, Cleveland Ohio, Vermont and Virginia is $91-170K. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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