Director of Operations

Overview

Job Title: Director of Operations

Job Location: Williamsport, PA

Through direct reporting department managers, plans, organizes and directs the activities of the Williamsport Operations organization. Responsible for the performance of the following department functions: Manufacturing, Processing, Purchasing, Production & Inventory Control, Machine Shop, Electronic Maintenance, and Plant Maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for meeting or exceeding fiscal year revenue plans.

• Recommends and monitors productivity improvement goals.

• Develops, maintains, and drives Operations Metrics (KPI's) to ensure the Williamsport Business Unit's objectives are met, i.e. On-Time Delivery, Scrap, Product Yield, Profitability, etc.

• Reviews and updates business processes within responsible departments and interfaces with other functional areas.

• Establishes and maintains the Sales & Operations Plan (S&OP) including the Master Production Schedule.

• Eliminates material shortages to ensure performance to the S&OP.

• Defines and recommends objectives/goals for each functional area under your responsibility and presents performance against these goals to Executive Management

• Reviews, monitors and approves cost control reports, estimates labor and facility requirements.

• Responsible for meeting manufacturing operations fiscal year overhead budgets.

• Established and maintains a highly capable management team for each department and monitors their performance against Business Unit goals.

• Develops plans for new manufacturing technology to increase divisional profitability.

• Responsible for justifying, initiating, tracking and completing all Capital Projects.

• Ensures an environment of continuous improvement through the implementation of Kaizen Teams and Lean Manufacturing principles while adhering to ISO standards

Qualifications

• BS Engineering/Science/Math with MS or MBA preferred.

• 10 - 15 years manufacturing experience in Aerospace/Defense industry, Vacuum Device or Microwave Component industry experience preferred.

• 5 - 10 years' experience in management/leadership position with the ability to manage, motivate, and retain key personnel.

• Minimum 10 years' experience with MRP driven manufacturing operations, i.e. INFOR, SAP, JD Edwards, Deltek, etc.

• Demonstrated computer skills: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Project.

Stellant Systems is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local law.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.15).

Job Locations US-PA-Williamsport

ID 2024-1704

Category Operations

Position Type Regular Full-Time

Union No

Work Environment Onsite

Stellant Systems is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local law.