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Confidential Company · 17 hours ago

Director of Operations

Confidential Company is a privately held, growth-oriented aerospace and defense company seeking a proactive leader for the Director of Operations role. This position is responsible for overseeing all operations at a complex manufacturing site, ensuring quality, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement in processes and talent development.

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Hiring Manager
Beth Tong-Miller
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Responsibilities

Behave as a facilitative leader
Support the development and execution of on-time delivery projects to generate high customer satisfaction
Leads and facilitates improvement teams, workshop teams, and individual improvement projects aligned with plant or department priorities
Stay on the leading edge of automation and technical solutions that can be applied within our environment
Lead various process improvement assignments and projects that yield bottom-line productivity, improved throughput, and better quality
Provide thought leadership to location teams in areas of process technology, automation, and lean manufacturing
Leverage communications to recognize best practices, excellent delivery, and exceptional results
Develop and execute small and broad projects to implement throughput and yield improvements within operations
Operate with a high degree of autonomy and professionalism and prioritize workload in accordance with business goals

Qualification

Aerospace experienceLean manufacturingManufacturing managementData-driven decision makingProcess improvementTeam buildingAnalytical skillsBusiness acumenStrategic thinkingPositive attitude

Required

Bachelor's degree (B.S. Degree in Manufacturing Engineering, and/or Mechanical Engineering desired but not required) from a four-year college or university or a minimum of 5-10 years related experience and/or training
10 or more years manufacturing experience. A minimum of 5 years in Management in a manufacturing environment
Demonstrated data-driven approach to decision making
Aerospace/aviation services experience required
Learns and practices Lean tools and techniques (DMAIC, PDCA, root cause analysis, risk assessment/FMEA, kaizen)
Ability to effectively manage expectations across different functional groups and levels
Takes ownership, shows accountability and urgency
Professional, positive, and can-do attitude
Strategic, critical thinker, analytical and strong business acumen skills

Company

Confidential Company

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Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage

Leadership Team

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Carl Myers MD, MBA
Founder and CEO
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Mike Mileski
CEO
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