Operations Manager
- Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field preferred.
- 10-15 years of aerospace/defense operations management experience with progressive leadership responsibility required.
- Minimum 7 years of senior leadership experience managing teams of 50+ employees, preferably in aerospace manufacturing.
- AS9100D Lead Auditor certification and Six Sigma Black Belt certification preferred.
- Advanced understanding of aerospace quality systems, J-STD, IPC-620, and IPC-620 Space applications.
- Experience creating and maintaining operational dashboards, KPI reporting, and statistical process control documentation.
- Exceptional organizational and strategic planning skills with keen attention to operational detail.
- Outstanding written and oral communication skills for aerospace customer interface and executive reporting.
- Superior interpersonal skills for managing high-profile aerospace customers and internal stakeholders.
- Proven executive team player capable of cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize enterprise workload independently and meet critical delivery schedules for multiple concurrent programs.
- Current ITAR compliance training and strict adherence are required.
- Achieving the budgeted Revenue & EBITDA / Operating Income targets.
- Long-term Organic Growth - have a plan to profitably grow top line organically by 10% every year that impacts EBITDA/Operating Income by being focused on efficient scheduling and planning, improved OTD & Yields, contract review, Reduction / Elimination of RMAs & CARs, & reduced labor variance and material scrap.
- EHS, Safety / Training - support and awareness.
- Culture - Champion the Winchester culture while creating a strong business unit, while having a positive, engaged, and infectious attitude.
- Collaborate across Ruggedized in a way that leads by example, holds people accountable, and utilizes data to make informed decisions.
- Actively participate both internally and externally on NPI projects, Engineering requirements, RMAs, CARs, production, and general customer service.
- Establish KPIs and communicate them regularly to your team and other departments (make visible)
- Set the Operations strategy that aligns with Ruggedized short and long-term growth goals, focuses on your department, and complements the others.
- Strengthen/build your department resources with the short and long-term growth strategy in mind & align personnel to achieve the best results, including ross-train individuals where needed (utilize the DOA for hiring).
- Continuously seek ways to simplify your operations and processes, invest and/or rationalize costs for production improvements (utilize the DOA for approvals).
- Empower others within your team to take action to support the department's goals and objectives, using new incentive ideas.
- Comply with all company policies and procedures.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Google Workspace / SmartView / Salesforce
- ADP / Syspro / QMS / Planful / AwardCo
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