Site Operations Lead

Job Description:

• The Site Operations Lead for the Maritime Power Systems Divisions Tulsa OK location will serve as the Site Operations Lead responsible for all strategic and daily execution of the operations function including 50 touch labor and 21 support personnel executing Shop Operations Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering Production Planning Quality Assurance Continuous Improvement EH&S and Facilities for all programs/contracts within the Tulsa MPES Site in the assembly of complex power conversion electronic cabinets with processes including weld cable manufacture/dress and electronics assembly/test. This individual will report directly to the Maritime Power Systems Operations Division leader and have dotted-line reporting to the Site General Manager.

Essential Functions:

• Lead multi-disciplinary operation in manufacturing quality continuous improvement and EH&S
• Develop and implement strategies to meet cost quality delivery customer satisfaction EHS and continuous improvement commitments
• Develop a world-class operations team through staffing training and talent management initiatives while serving as a role model for integrity inclusion and diversity
• Drive employee engagement through:
  • Leader of standard work
  • Factory Gemba walk process
  • Quality improvements and zero defect strategies
  • Comprehensive proactive safety initiatives
  • Lean deployment
  • Mistake Proofing / Poke Yoke
  • 5S1
  • Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
  • Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
• Maintain responsibility for succession planning organizational and talent development
• Facilitate Operations Manufacturing and Quality participation in design development to identify and address manufacturability testability and inspectability issues
• Collaborate with Program Management Supply Chain and other functional organizations across the PhiladelphiaSite
• Lead the organization in the development and implementation of operating philosophies and business strategies
• Develop implement and sustain success metrics incorporating best practices and effectively communicating improvements
• Effectively manage behavior performance and key deliverables across a matrix organization

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree with a minimum of 12 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
• US Citizenship

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Advanced degree in management
• Experience in the following fields of Operational Excellence:
  • Understanding of lean principals around pull systems mix/max controls etc.
  • One Piece Flow or Pull System manufacturing flow
  • Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
  • 5S1 Visual Factory
  • Sales Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP)
  • Gemba implementation
• Demonstrated MRP/MES System adherence
• Knowledge of ISO9001:2015; AS9100D and QMS adherence
• Knowledge of Advanced Product Quality Planning and other proactive quality tools
• Experience deploying proactive safety initiatives to drive zero injuries
• Aerospace & Defense electronics experience mixed model factory experience a plus
• Working knowledge and experience in Earned Value Management and/or comprehensive estimate-at-complete (EAC) establishment and analysis
• Working knowledge and experience in manufacturing labor standards (hours-per-unit) establishment and analysis
• Experience working in a matrixed organization
• Exceptional problem solving skills
• Strong experience implementing a metric driven approach across all Operations functions
• Proven ability to identify performance issues and implement the necessary changes in a timely and effective manner
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment
• An effective communicator at all levels of the organization
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to build stable effective teams and create followership