Safran

Director of Operations M/F

Safran$117K — $198K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field (engineering or operations management)
  • 8 years of aerospace management experience
  • Proven ability to implement Lean Management Systems
  • Strong analytical problem-solving skills
  • Experience in high mix, low volume manufacturing environments

Responsibilities

  • Plan and direct operational policies and initiatives
  • Measure and report on operational effectiveness
  • Collaborate with management on strategic plans and KPIs
  • Lead development of growth strategies and processes
  • Ensure effective staffing and organization of departments
  • Implement and enforce company operating standards and QMS
  • Lead continuous improvement and lean activities across operations

Benefits

  • Permanent full-time position
  • Opportunity to lead and shape operational strategies
  • Engagement with a diverse manufacturing environment
  • Focus on continuous improvement and lean methodologies
  • Collaboration with multiple key departments to achieve business goals
Full Job Description
Job details

Domain

Production

Job field / Job profile

Manufacture assembly and repair - Production/ repair director

Job title

Director of Operations M/F

Employment type

Permanent

Professional category

Professional, Engineer & Manager

Part time / Full time

Full-time

Job description

Operation Management
• Plan and direct all aspects of the Company's operational policies, objectives, and initiatives.
• Measure and interpret the effectiveness of all related processes. Provide timely, accurate, and complete reports on the operating condition of the Company.
• Collaborate with management to develop and implement plans based upon the Company's goals, objectives, and KPI's.
• Establishes detail planning of manufacturing sequences and furnishes detail operating instructions to production personnel.
• Ensure Material Management is appropriately managed including but not limited to adherence to Supplier On time delivery, Inventory turns, and cash flow goals.
• Ensure that each department is properly staffed, organized, and directed to fulfill its responsibilities.
• Lead the development, communication, and implementation of effective growth strategies and processes.
• Works with Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Design Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Program Management to ensure that FAI and ODD dates are successfully achieved.
• Responsible for implementing and enforcing company operating standards in conjunction with adherence with Quality Management System (QMS).

Management and Development of People
• Provides leadership and direction throughout the manufacturing organization
• Sets clear and reasonable expectations and provides the necessary tools and training to ensure success.
• Regularly communicates company and departmental direction and objectives.

Financial Management
• Understands the key performance indicators that leverage the business.
• Develops, manages and approves department budgets and expenditures.
• Responsible for driving the Company to achieve and surpass sales, profitability, cash flow, and business goals and objectives.

Additional Job Responsibilities
• Leads Continuous Improvement and lean activities of diverse scope and complexity to improve the efficiency of systems and processes in the division and/or with suppliers and customers.
• Support Facility-wide Flow and product family future state development / implementation.
• Responsible for maximizing efficiently of facility layout as measured by revenue per square foot.
• Stimulates management thinking about CI and new initiatives; seeks out and pilots new tools; and demonstrates the successful application of new methodologies.
• Educates team members, suppliers, and customers about CI philosophies and Lean Enterprise methods.

But what else? (advantages, specificities, etc.)

Education: Bachelor's degree in technical field, such as: engineering or operations management
Experience:
• 8 years of aerospace management experience
• Proven ability to implement Lean Management Systems
• Analytical based problem solving skills
• Experience in a high mix, low volume environment
• Strong verbal communication and experience facilitating team-based process improvement activities.
Computer Skill:
• Experienced skills in Microsoft Office (including: Excel, PowerPoint and Word)

Additional Preferred Skills: (not required)
• Master's degree
• 10 years of leading manufacturing operations
• Lean certification
• Six Sigma Green/Black belt experience
• Experience in high precision manufacturing including phenolic composite assemblies
• One Safran operating system
• APICS Certification (CPIM)

Candidate skills & requirements

The Director of Operations will report directly to the site General Manager. This position will provide leadership, management, and vision necessary to ensure that the Company has the proper operational controls, administrative and reporting procedures, people systems in place to effectively grow the organization and to ensure operational efficiency.

Annual salary

$117,400 - $198,680 USD

Job location

Job location

North America, United States, California

City (-ies)

2641 Airpark Drive CA 93455 Santa Maria

Applicant criteria

Minimum education level achieved

Bachelor's Degree

Minimum experience level required

More than 8 years

Additional Languages preferred

English (Fluent)

ITAR Controlled Position: Select "Yes" if role requires U.S. citizenship/permanent residency

Yes

About Safran

Safran is a French multinational aerospace and defense company. It designs, manufactures, and sells aircraft engines, rocket engines, and other aerospace components. Safran is also involved in the defense industry, producing optronics, avionics, and other defense systems. The company has partnerships with several other aerospace and defense companies, including General Electric and Boeing. Safran has operations in over 60 countries and employs over 95,000 people.
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