Title:  Operations Director

Job Title – Business Operations Director

Job Location – Tewkesbury

Job ID –  41620

About this opportunity and L3Harris UK

Operating at 11 sites in the United Kingdom, L3Harris supports Britain's mission to secure and strengthen the country by delivering sovereign innovation across the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains.

L3Harris in Tewkesbury is part of our Global Spectrum Superiority (GS2) division. In the land domain, our T7 and T4 multi-mission robots deliver next-generation remote capabilities and uncompromised performance. We design and manufacture world-leading land force protection systems, cyber and electromagnetic activities (CEMA), electronic warfare (EW) and encryption capabilities. Our cyber capabilities provide an information advantage in the fields of kinetic conflict, cyber warfare, force protection and counterterrorism.

The Director, Operations is a senior on-site leadership role based in Tewksbury, United Kingdom. This position leads operational execution across the Global Spectrum Superiority (GS2) division portfolio, a >$200M annual sales business with locations in Tewkesbury, U.K., Brisbane, Australia, and Salt Lake City, U.S.  The position will be responsible for production operations, supply chain, integrated demand planning, and alignment between operations, program delivery and other functional areas. The role is central to achieving strong performance in cost, schedule, quality, and customer satisfaction across a complex, mission-critical business.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover
• Pension scheme of up to 8% employer contribution
• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
• Group income protection
• Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover, cycle to work scheme, travel insurance and electric car scheme
• Employee Family Assistance Program providing mental health and wellbeing support
• Professional membership reimbursement (discretionary)

What the role will involve

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• Lead GS2 Operations, Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP), and Program Management Execution (PMX), and supply chain activities across the portfolio
• Direct operational performance to support delivery, quality, cost, and schedule commitments
• Align manufacturing, test, production support, and supply chain activities with business and customer priorities
• Lead the Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) process to balance demand, supply, inventory, and capacity plans
• Partner with engineering, finance, and program management teams to resolve operational issues and drive execution priorities
• Improve throughput, increase inventory turns, and strengthen on-time delivery performance across the portfolio
• Support operational readiness for production, development, and classified program activity
• Lead process improvement, capital planning, and operational transformation initiatives to enhance efficiency and long-term capability
• Develop and lead high-performing teams across operational and planning functions
• Travel occasionally (10%) as required to support business and customer needs

What you’ll bring

The role requires the following experience and skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, operations, supply chain, or a related field
• Prior leadership experience in operations, manufacturing, supply chain, program execution, or related business functions
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in a complex production or mission-critical environment
• Experience with production planning, operational execution, and business performance improvement
• Experience supporting delivery across cost, schedule, and quality objectives
• Eligibility to work in the United Kingdom

Important to know

Due to the nature of our work many our roles require a UK nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.