Job DescriptionA Day in the life of a Product Center Leader in the Commercial Electronics team consists of leading day-to-day operations by ensuring that the full team is aligned and executing to business and customer requirements. The Product Center Leader drives Operational Excellence through continuous improvement, LEAN Six Sigma methodologies, and employee empowerment. The Product Center Leader is responsible for creating and executing a 1-2 year operational strategy with clear implementation planning. This strategy includes creating a safe workplace, delivering high quality products, driving high team performance, and improving P&L for their teams. Product Center Leaders are responsible for performing annual performance reviews, merit planning, driving accountability, and setting clear objectives for the team to win the day, week, month, and year. This requires defining manpower needs, determining key performance indicators, implementing manufacturing initiatives, and collaborating cross functionally with different business functions. Our Product Center Leaders are expected to coach, mentor, and develop both hourly and salary team members so that everyone understands the "why" and can see the larger picture, strategy, and vision. An ideal leader will know how to bring out the best in our employees, identify skill gaps, and aid team members with navigating difficult times. The Product Center Leader role requires strong communication skills as this position will not only provide work direction to the immediate team, but also provides status/commits to Customers, Program Managers, Manufacturing Managers, and more.
Because of the need for consistent, in-person collaboration and/or the requirement to perform all work onsite due to the nature of this role, it will be performed full-time on site. This means work will be conducted on location at a BAE Systems facility 100% of the time.
Required Skills and Education- Bachelor's degree in Operational Leadership, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Demonstrated ability to manage a team with difficult and demanding customer expectations.
- Excellent communication (written and verbal)
- Exceptional attitude and interpersonal skills coupled with good judgement to overcome team challenges including resolving conflict.
- Ability to lead in a team-based manufacturing environment and make decisions with minimal supervision.
- Experience working with Microsoft Office Tools.
Preferred Skills and Education- 8 years of related experience leading production or project team members that manufacture high-reliability electronic assemblies or within a production/manufacturing/operations environment.
- Previous experience leading, mentoring and developing employees across multiple shifts.
- Experience implementing Lean-Sigma manufacturing concepts to improve safety and quality through improved product flow, continuous improvement, while lowering overall cost.
- Technical understanding of specifications required in the manufacturing of high reliability electronics.
- Experience utilizing business systems and tools that aid in managing labor, processes, and budgets.
