What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Manufacturing Operations position at INDRA AIR TRAFFIC INC?
The Director of Manufacturing Operations reports directly to the Business and US regional leadership and has administrative, budgeting, and P&L responsibility for the company’s production-related activities and customer support.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Director of Manufacturing Operations is responsible for all phases of the company’s production activities of existing ATM products and planned expansion of the product portfolio. He/she will coordinate with local and group international counterparts in marketing, engineering, program management, finance, and quality assurance to ensure that deliverable products: (a) meet or exceed company and customer requirements, (b) are producible and supportable on a competitive, sustainable and cost-effective basis, and (c) achieve the highest standards of quality, safety, reliability and performance. In this capacity, the Director of Manufacturing Operations is responsible for:
- Managing a team of supply chain management, planning, and production professionals to optimize production scheduling, execution, and profitability.
- Transform the existing manufacturing capabilities towards a lean manufacturing process model, improving efficiency and effectiveness.
- Expanding domestic and international supply chains, and effectively introducing new products from engineering or the parent company’s portfolio to the manufacturing process as part of the company’s on-going product and customer diversification efforts
- Overseeing technicians responsible for the assembly, integration and testing of complex, safety of life electronic components and products.
- Managing resources responsible for staging, packaging and shipping products domestically and internationally to satisfying program schedules with inflexible delivery date requirements
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Provide Customer Service support to the rest of the organization, customers and programs, according to the contractual and product warranty requirements, including:
- Customer training
- Product warranty and repair
- Customer technical assistance and remote troubleshooting
- Identifying, planning, developing, and implementing the Company’s operational budget, and strategies consistent with the approved business plan,
- Recruiting, selecting, developing, and directing the Company’s staff, within his/her area of responsibility.
- Establishing and maintaining effective systems, processes, and procedures for measuring operational and financial, personal and departmental performance consistent with the Company requirements and parent company directives,
- Ensuring the Company’s conformance to US and applicable international statutory and regulatory requirements, as well as compliance with parent company regulations, policies and processes.
- Maintaining the operation and security of Company facilities and other material assets,
- Reporting departmental operational and financial performance on a regular basis to the company leadership, and
- Interfacing to parent/affiliate companies and outside organizations on production-related matters
The ideal candidate will contribute with:
15 years of progressive, diversified, manufacturing management experience of complex products in the aerospace/defense electronics industry, including lean manufacturing operations. Experience successfully budgeting and managing department and operating expenses
- Demonstrated experience utilizing ERP, manufacturing planning, MRP and scheduling tools is a must
- Demonstrated success managing a complex, multi-discipline, technology-based and program-oriented organization.
- Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills at all organizational and management levels.
Requires moderate (< 33%) travel, including international and domestic.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Location: Kansas City Area
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, engineering management, or manufacturing required. Master’s Degree or equivalent experience desired. PMP certification desired.
