Ducommun

Operations Manager

Ducommun$88K — $105K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-10 years of progressive experience in production management with supervisory roles
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Manufacturing Engineering or Business Administration
  • Working knowledge of manufacturing operations, scheduling, and safety compliance
  • Familiarity with lean manufacturing, TQM, SPC, and ISO standards
  • Strong negotiation and conflict management capabilities
  • Intermediate proficiency in MS Office suite and email communications
  • Ability to write and communicate effectively across all organizational levels

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate production operations to meet budget and quality targets
  • Implement continuous improvement initiatives and concepts to enhance efficiency
  • Create shipment forecasts and manage scheduling processes
  • Oversee inventory management and ensure on-time delivery to customers
  • Ensure safety and regulatory compliance across facility maintenance
  • Prepare and manage the departmental budget, tracking performance versus plan
  • Guide the development of direct reports, managing priorities and resource allocation

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
  • Generous paid time off and holidays
  • Opportunities for professional development and growth
  • Employee recognition programs
  • Collaborative and innovative work environment
  • Commitment to safety and compliance standards
Full Job Description
Operations Manager

Provide leadership, supervisor, coordination,and direction for operations to ensure conformance to quality standards,meeting delivery targets, and financial goals.

Job Summary
  • Provide leadership, coordination, and direction for all production operations, engineering, planning, and facility maintenance to meet budget
  • Facilitate the establishment and implementation of continuous improvement, lean manufacturing cycle-time reduction concepts, and plans
  • Create shipment forecast and oversee scheduling
  • Oversee the management of inventory levels, manufacturing costs, and on-time delivery to customers
  • Promote the concept of individual responsibility for product quality
  • Provide leadership and management for facility maintenance for safety and regulatory compliance (OSHA, EPA, etc.)
  • Prepare annual departmental budget, including sales bookings, shipments, and responsible for performance to plan
  • Manage performance to key performance indicator goals (for example, on-time delivery, quality, safety, cycle time, overhead efficiency, and productivity per employee)
  • Complete weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports to management
  • Manage the expansion of facilities and the acquisition and installation of capital equipment
  • Provide leadership for and development of direct reports - establishing priorities, accountabilities, and allocating resources; guiding achievement of performance measures
  • Ownership for plant layout for all production areas
  • Participate in recruiting, selection and development of all operations personnel through maintaining discipline and personnel relations, interviewing screened applicants
  • Provide input for hiring,terminations, transfers, salary adjustments, and promotions


Required Skills and Qualifications
  • Working knowledge of manufacturing operations, scheduling, staffing, safety, and maintenance.
  • Working knowledge of SPC, TQM. Lean Manufacturing, and ISO standards; Mil Specs required at CAS facilities.
  • Demonstrated project management experience-planning, budget, allocation of resources.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate with customers
  • Negotiation and conflict management skills together with demonstrated experience troubleshooting and problem-solving
  • Intermediate level of computer skills in email, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access
  • Ability to write and speak effectively with employees at all levels within the organization
  • Detail oriented with attention to accuracy
  • Excellent written and verbal skills to interact with people at all levels and functions inside and outside Ducommun
  • Ability to quickly and accurately assess and address complex problems using creative approaches
  • Demonstrated strategic thinkingskills that portray the ability to conceptualize business requirements in aproactive manner

Required Experience and Education
  • Bachelors degree in Electrical/Manufacturing Engineering, Business Administration or relevant discipline
  • Minimum 7-10 years experienceshowing progression in production management, with supervisory experience


2222 East Pensar Drive
Appleton, Wisconsin, 54911
United States

About Ducommun

Ducommun Incorporated is a publicly traded company that operates in the aerospace and defense industry. The company was founded in 1849 as a hardware store and has since evolved to become a leading provider of engineering and manufacturing services to the aerospace and defense industries. Ducommun is headquartered in Carson, California and has operations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The company is committed to providing innovative solutions to its customers and has a strong focus on research and development. Ducommun is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol DCO.
Learn more about Ducommun
Size
2,480 employees
Market Cap
$598.6 million
Industry
Net Income
$29.1 million
Founded
1849
5 Year Trend
+3.2%
Revenue
$628.9 million
NASDAQ

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