Job Title: Operations Manager

Job Code: 19482

Job Location: Tempe, AZ

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

L3Harris Integrated Vision Solutions has an availability for an Operations Manager to join our manufacturing facility in Tempe, AZ.

The Operations Manager will be responsible for the safety, cost, quality, delivery, and productivity of the manufacturing teams.  This position will work closely with multiple functional areas to optimize material flow, equipment, and workforce requirements within the area to meet or exceed daily business objectives.  The Operations Manager will provide leadership to the Production Supervisors, Group Leaders, and team members  in this position must drive continuous improvement, remove waste and cost from their product lines, and improve material flows within the manufacturing process.

Essential Functions:

• Assist in developing the production build plan; oversee the daily execution of the plan
• Review Daily Management Boards, lead daily production standups and daily/weekly meetings
• Lead yield improvement activities, drives measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product utilizing Lean Manufacturing Principles
• Identify and perform capital equipment justification and process capital equipment request (CER) as required
• Drive advanced data collection and analysis for process mapping & cost reduction opportunities
• Create & support implementation of cross training initiatives to support short & long term needs
• Ensure utilization of work instructions, routers, logs, scrap tickets, training matrix, calibration requirements and company procedures
• Willingness to lead teams on weekends when required
• Provide & present daily, weekly and monthly status reports as required
• Participate in the SIOP Process as a Stakeholder providing input on the build plan and Production capacity
• Holds IPT accountable for Quality Clinic process and manage non-conforming material and MRB inventories, in order to minimize out of WIP cycle.
• Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance within 6 months of hire

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience
• Active US Confidential Clearance or higher

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience working with root cause problem solving methodologies
• Experience with manufacturing electronics and/or electro-optical products
• Understanding and utilization of continuous improvement practices.
• Black Belt/Six Sigma certification or equivalent Lean Manufacturing certifications a plus.
• Experience with NPI process and transitioning programs from Engineering to Quality

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