Director of Operations

Description:

The Director of Operations is responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating the work activities and resources necessary for a manufacturing plant to produce products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.

Include the following duties and responsibilities. Other duties may be assigned.

• Direct multiple departments: Production, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Scheduling and Safety.
• Promote OTD (on time delivery) to our customers. By addressing efficiency, productivity process constraints and bottlenecks and providing process improvements to the current process.
• Understand capacity capabilities and constraints
• Monitoring the production processes and ensuring that they are adequate to meet the production schedule.
• Ensure and/or improve product quality standards.
• Ensure compliance and certification with AS9100 Standards
• Scrap reduction and rework
• Mentor, develop and lead management team, direct and indirect reports.
• Ensure that all employees are working safely and following all safety rules.
• Propose the annual budget and seek efficiency improvements to generate cost-saving opportunities.
• Make recommendations to the Executive Team for Capital Expenditures within the areas.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• A proven history of leading and implementing process improvements to promote increases in efficiency and productivity.
• Demonstrated ability to determine root cause, implement action items and develop a conclusion.
• Hands-on manager willing to learn and become an expert in the details of the processes.
• Demonstrated leadership to promote several departments.
• Ability to motivate and engage employees to promote process improvements.
• Ability to deal with problems, whether it’s personnel and/or operational and the ability to provide guidance or direction to resolve the issue.
• Experienced in working with labor intensive, custom manufacturing processes.
• Special Note: This is a multi-work center manufacturing plant, not a typical assembly line plant, knowledge of aluminum, paint process, anodize, hydraulic presses, draw tooling, welding, quality standards for the government and the aerospace industry is a huge plus.

MUST HAVES:

• Must have experience working in a multi-work center manufacturing plant, not an assembly line plant
• Bachelor’s degree and at least five years of proven upper management experience, (manager or above),
• Ability to manage, develop, mentor and direct employees effectively
• Analytical minded and attention to detail
• Lean manufacturing and/or understanding with demonstrated experience: Certified Lean Six Sigma is a plus
• Must be proficient in Excel: pivot tables, spreadsheets, charts, and other Microsoft tools
• Program management background
• Great verbal and written communication skills

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

Must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The employee is regularly required to sit for a long period of time.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• This job requires the ability to handle numerous projects simultaneously.
• Requires the ability to be an effective communicator and to work well with others to achieve overall established goals.
• Requires the ability to make effective decisions based on facts and intuition.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

Safety glasses and other required PPE when in the production areas.

Star Cases, LLC dba ZERO Manufacturing, maintains a work environment free from discrimination, one where employees are treated with dignity and respect. All employees share the responsibility for fulfilling Star Cases, LLC dba ZERO Manufacturing’s commitment to equal employment opportunity. Star Cases, LLC dba ZERO Manufacturing does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. We adhere to these principles in all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, and benefits. In addition, it is the policy of Star Cases, LLC dba ZERO Manufacturing to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances where a particular employee works. For more information about reasonable accommodation, contact hr@zerocases.com

Zero Manufacturing offers a great benefits package (standard waiting period and eligibility requirements apply) to all eligible employees including:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Company pays life insurance on each employee at 1X time their annual salary
• Voluntary life insurance for employees, spouse, and children
• STD
• LTD
• 401K company match
• 10 paid holidays
• Paid Time off (PTO)

VEVRAA Federal Contractor

Applicants are treated based on their job-related qualifications, ability, and performance. To ensure that our EEO policies are implemented, Star Cases LLC dba Zero Manufacturing has implemented an Affirmative Action Plan at our facility. If you have any questions regarding this information, you may contact HR at 801-299-7370 or at HR@zerocases.com.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $110,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Upper Management: 5 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• North Salt Lake, UT 84054 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• North Salt Lake, UT 84054: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $110,000 - $130,000