Director of Operations

Job description

Are you looking for a new career opportunity with an exciting Defense/Aerospace company?! Then we've got the right team for you! In this role, you're responsible for the duties listed below.

Immediate opening for a Director of Operations in Hauppauge, NY who possesses:

8+ years of management experience within electronics production, distribution, mechanical manufacturing, or aerospace manufacturing

Experience overseeing 3 or more functional departments

Strong understanding of Operational Excellence, Lean, and Six Sigma

Demonstrated ability to create value stream mapping optimizations and operational efficiencies

Electronics, electronic components, semiconductor, or related technical operations experience

FULL DESCRIPTION:

We are seeking a Director of Operations to lead multiple production, warehouse, quality, operations, and value-added service teams within an electronic components environment. This permanent, onsite role is responsible for improving operational efficiency, maximizing asset utilization, supporting on-time delivery, eliminating bottlenecks, improving throughput, overseeing departmental budgets, optimizing staffing, and driving process improvements across production and distribution operations. The ideal candidate will have strong operational leadership experience, electronics or semiconductor industry experience, Lean/Six Sigma knowledge, value stream mapping experience, and the ability to help grow revenue and throughput without simply adding headcount.

The selected candidate will be responsible for:

Overseeing multiple operations teams to ensure processes are carried out according to plan

Supporting on-time delivery of customer orders

Ensuring prompt processing of expedites, schedule changes, customer returned product, and production or warehouse priorities

Overseeing manufacturing orders, customer orders, product-related items, and non-product items across production and warehouse departments

Ensuring orders and operational priorities are processed accurately, on time, and according to department needs

Proactively identifying and resolving internal capacity and operations constraints

Working with Supervisors, Assistant Supervisors, department heads, and team members to eliminate bottlenecks and delays

Identifying labor-intensive processes and developing improvement opportunities

Facilitating cost savings measures and operational efficiencies

Driving Operational Excellence, Lean, Six Sigma, and value stream mapping initiatives

Evaluating asset utilization, staffing, workflow, throughput, equipment capacity, and process flow

Helping optimize operations to support business growth without unnecessary headcount expansion

Approving and monitoring department budgets and purchases

Reducing costs, managing expenses, and eliminating waste across areas of responsibility

Analyzing staffing needs on an ongoing basis to ensure optimal coverage

Supporting cross-training initiatives to cover key functions and accommodate fluctuations in work volume

Serving as the head of Material Review Board operations

Ensuring material is dispositioned in a timely manner

Supporting rework, additional processing steps, and related action items as needed

Providing data and information to assist Quality with disposition recommendations

Overseeing inventory accuracy

Serving as final approval for changes to standards and methods related to handling, processing, packing, stocking, cycle counting, and shipping

Ensuring Operations works cooperatively with Materials to communicate anticipated delivery issues and output problems

Conferring with Quality on rejected product and inspection-related issues

Supporting root cause analysis for product quality requests

Reviewing and responding to reports and inquiries related to operational, manufacturing, and maintenance issues

Supporting minimum cost, maximum efficiency, and prevention of production delays

Overseeing equipment coordinators to ensure optimal operational performance and equipment utilization

Supporting minimal downtime and timely resolution of equipment issues

Researching new or replacement equipment

Preparing cost and ROI proposals for equipment-related requests

Making recommendations and overseeing equipment release to production

Overseeing preventive maintenance and calibration efforts for production equipment

Collaborating with Engineering to resolve production failures and yield issues

Collaborating with new product development teams on processing capabilities, equipment needs, process mapping, lead times, and work instruction requirements

Overseeing production departments, including cleanroom, finishing, production control, production test, QC, and operations technical teams

Overseeing warehouse departments, including inventory, packing, receiving, and shipping

Providing leadership, direction, coordination, and evaluation across assigned departments

Managing responsibilities directly or through Supervisors and Assistant Supervisors

Supporting interviewing, training, planning, assigning work, performance appraisal, coaching, discipline, complaint resolution, and problem solving

Performing other duties as assigned

The selected candidate will also possess:

High school diploma or GED required

Bachelor's degree preferred

8+ years of management experience in electronics production, distribution, mechanical manufacturing, aerospace manufacturing, or a related operational environment required

10+ years of management-level production experience preferred

Experience overseeing 3 or more functional departments required

Previous experience with electronic components required

Experience with discrete semiconductors, semiconductor distribution, or value-added electronic component services preferred

Experience with production, upscreening, value-added services, QC, cleanroom, and warehouse operations preferred

Experience with semiconductors in packaged or bare die form preferred

ISO 9001:2015 experience preferred

Operational Excellence experience required

Lean and Six Sigma experience required

Value stream mapping experience required

Experience optimizing asset utilization, process flow, staffing, throughput, and operational efficiency required

Ability to identify bottlenecks, constraints, waste, and process improvement opportunities required

Ability to support growth initiatives without relying solely on headcount increases required

Strong understanding of electronics, voltage, current, or electrical components preferred

Experience in distribution, supply chain, production, warehouse, testing, screening, inspection, or related technical operations preferred

Experience managing budgets, purchases, labor planning, and cost reduction initiatives

Experience with ERP systems required

AS/400 experience preferred

Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams required

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business periodicals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations

Ability to write reports, business correspondence, procedures, and work instructions

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, team members, and customers

Ability to apply mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations

Ability to create timely machine schedules and production estimates using established production rates

Strong leadership, organization, planning, business acumen, and strategic thinking skills

Strong analytical, communication, follow-through, and decision-making skills

Ability to remain calm under pressure and adapt to complexity and change

Ability to work onsite in Hauppauge, NY

Ability to support a standard Monday through Friday schedule

Ability to support a full-time, permanent opportunity

Physical Requirements:

Ability to sit or stand for prolonged periods while leading operations, reviewing data, attending meetings, analyzing reports, and working at a computer

Ability to walk throughout production, warehouse, cleanroom, QC, operations, equipment, office, and related work areas as needed

Ability to see, reach with hands and arms, and use hands and fingers for computer work, documentation, reports, production information, equipment review, and standard operations tasks

Ability to regularly lift up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift up to 25 pounds with or without assistance

Ability to review operational reports, production schedules, budgets, inventory data, ERP information, quality records, customer order information, and computer screens for extended periods

Ability to communicate by phone, email, video meeting, and in person throughout the workday

Ability to work in environments where there may be occasional exposure to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, vibration, and moderate noise

Ability to wear required PPE and follow applicable production, warehouse, quality, cleanroom, equipment, and safety procedures

Salary Range:

$140,000 to $170,000/year plus approximately 20% bonus potential

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Worksite address

hauppauge, NY, 11788, US

Who can apply

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