Director

Element has an opportunity for a visionary Director to lead our Huntington Beach laboratory. This role is a senior leadership position responsible for defining and executing long-term strategy driving sustainable growth and fostering a culture of collaboration and operational excellence across the laboratory.

The Director will work closely with General Managers and key stakeholders to shape strategic direction optimize capital investments and elevate performance across safety operations customer engagement and financial outcomes. This is a Leadership role with full P&L responsibility and accountability for executing on customer delivery leadership operations innovation and strategy that will drive business growth and profitability in line with strategic goals.

Salary: $200000 $260000 base / year DOE Management Bonus Plan

• Develop and execute long-range strategic plans aligned with corporate growth objectives translating enterprise and sector goals into actionable business strategies across the division
• Own full P&L performance (greater than $60M) driving disciplined execution of annual operating plans to achieve revenue profitability working capital quality delivery and investment targets
• Lead growth initiatives to expand market share penetrate new markets and strengthen key customer relationships through effective commercial strategy pricing discipline and executive engagementLead and execute a growth strategy to double laboratory revenue within a two-year period
• Champion a forward-thinking customer-centric culture that drives innovation differentiation and high levels of customer satisfaction
• Ensure operational excellence by integrating front-end and back-end functions optimizing efficiency resource utilization and cost leadership across the organization
• Drive continuous improvement across safety quality delivery and productivity embedding a culture of accountability and high performance
• Ensure full compliance with corporate policies aerospace standards and regulatory requirements (e.g. ISO 17025 Nadcap AS9100)
• Lead develop and inspire a high-performing leadership team fostering a culture of safety integrity inclusion and operational excellence
• Build strong cross-functional alignment with Safety Quality Finance HR Sales and Operational Excellence teams to deliver business objectives
• Oversee capital planning and capability expansion to support growth and evolving customer needs
• Represent the organization externally at industry forums customer engagements and professional associations while leveraging market insights to inform strategy

• Bachelors degree (Engineering Science Business); MBA or advanced degree preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive leadership experience with a strong background in managing full P&L operations
• Proven track record of driving profitability improving EBITDA and leading business turnarounds or expansions in a fast paced agile environment
• Strong financial acumen with the ability to interpret data drive strategic decision-making and take action to maximize performance
• Experience in workforce planning and managing labor productivity to meet business needs and financial targets
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to lead teams and influence outcomes across all levels
• Knowledge of safety quality and compliance in an industrial or laboratory setting is a plus

At Element we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming the worlds most trusted testing partner.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age disability ethnic origin gender marital status race religion responsibility of dependents sexual orientation or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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