Title:  Associate Manager, Operations Mgmt.

Job Title: Associate Manager, Operations Management

Job Code: 45682

Job Location: Malabar, FL

Job Schedule: 4/10 M-TH

Job Description:

Leads, directs, and reviews the work of assemblers and engineering techs. Communicates within and outside own function to explain and gain cooperation on policies and practices. Make moderate to substantial improvements to processes, systems, and solutions. Plans and establishes goals and objectives for a team with direct impact on the short-term operational results for the department. Requires practical knowledge in leading/managing projects, processes, and employees and has strong knowledge within professional discipline.

Essential Functions:

• Analyze product line operations (daily, weekly, monthly) and initiate timely corrective actions to ensure efficient production flow and achievement of product line goals
• Effectively collaborates and communicates across functional departments to ensure an efficient transition of hardware through the factory
• Eliminate waste, utilizing lean manufacturing principles, resulting in improved efficiency, lead time reductions, and process improvements
• Participate on gemba process and drive meaningful conversations and strive for 100% engagement of the staff
• Create a product line team environment, leading to Lean 2 Second improvements to increase profitability and improve lead-times
• Develop, maintain and update capacity, capital and resource (manpower, equipment, tools) planning inputs that ensure product line execution capability
• Identify and coordinate capital expenditures and project completion for product line
• Monitor failure trends and quality defects and drive resolutions that achieve a “zero” defect culture with no escapes to our customers

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, aerospace, or industrial engineering with a minimum of 4 years DoD, Space, or Avionics manufacturing environment experience, OR Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing principles; mistake proofing, 3P, 6S, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Root Cause Analysis, Gemba, Pull-Flow, etc
• Experience in leading a cross functional team or previous supervisory experience

Preferred Additional Skills:

• 6 Sigma Green/Black Belt
• Experience with (or understanding) of Earned Value Management (EVM) and its principles
• Experience in Material Planning and knowledge of ERP/MRP systems
• Experience with (or understanding) of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
• Experience managing production programs involving the build, integration and test of electronic and/or electromechanical systems
• Experience developing proposal inputs
• MBA or MS Degree
• Strong interpersonal Skills
• Strong business acumen – understands big picture
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Strong written and communication skills