Site Leader

Armtec Site Leader, Armtec Defense Technologies 

Armtec Defense Technologies (Armtec) is an operating unit of the Transdigm Group (NYSE: TDG), an industry leader in aerospace and defense products and services. Armtec is comprised of three business units producing subcomponents for ordnance in Coachella, CA; decoy countermeasure flares in Camden AR; and radar countermeasure chaff in Lillington NC. At Armtec, we welcome skilled and enthusiastic people who share our determination and high standards to join us in our mission-critical work supporting the US and allied war-fighters who serve us all by defending democracy and protecting freedom. 

The Site Leader drives Operational Excellence initiatives throughout the heavily matrixed organization and implements effective continuous improvement in support of plant, business units and customer requirements. This position is responsible for providing managerial leadership and direction to the plant/manufacturing facility, maximizing capital and human resource utilization in attaining all financial and operations objectives for assigned plant(s). In addition to creating and executing financial budgets and plans, this position is accountable for leading safety, security, quality, operations, engineering, and supply chain teams for the purpose of producing assigned products according to customer requirements.  

Company Profile 

Company: Armtec Defense Technologies is an operating unit of the TransDigm Group (NYSE: TDG). 

Industry: Manufacturing Combustible Ordnance and Countermeasures 

Job Overview 

Title: Site Leader 

Job Family: Management 

Reports to: VP of Operations 

Works with: Senior Leaders, Site Senior Staff, Managers and Supervisors. 

Location: East Camden, Arkansas

Type:  Full-Time 

Expectations 

• Create strategic vision for plant operations including multi-year improvement goals for development of people, automation of processes, upgrades to equipment, changes in plant lay-out, et al for the purpose of increasing productivity during the processing of customer orders 

• Collaborate with the Business Unit Manager in the development and execution of facility operations budgets, expenses, and systems to meet or exceed the annual targets 

• Ensure 100% compliance in safety, environmental and all other regulations by facilitating and leading awareness, training, investigations, and positive preventative behavior relative to compliance requirements 

• Facilitate and lead the development of plans, procedures and systems specific to meeting customer needs and satisfaction, timeliness and delivery of goods and services. 

• Generate quality system to ensure product quality aligns with technical requirements 

• Develop master production schedule to align program deliverables with customer expectations    

• Build and develop a team of high potential, top performers driven towards excellence in the execution of assigned tasks 

• Continually improve all aspects of the facility through the relentless pursuit of identifying and eliminating waste and inefficiencies across all plant and people operations 

• Accountable for all results of plant performance 

• Maintain the highest ethical standards, even when challenged from above 

• Understand and live by Armtec’s ethics and business conduct policies 

Other Requirements 

• Travel as required by Vice President of Operations (<15%) 

• Work closely and align decisions with Business Unit Managers throughout the day to day execution of customer programs 

• Collaborate with support functions (finance, engineering, human resources, etc.) to ensure plant goals and performance are aligned with the overall Business Unit performance expectations 

• Report results and/or progress to all operations activities and requirements 

• Evaluations and appraisals of employee performance at minimum annually 

• Reporting all barriers to excellent performance of responsibilities immediately once identified 

• Other duties as assigned 

Qualifications/Education 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain or other operations curriculum  

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. 

• To conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorization from the U.S. Government. 

• Must have formal training and/or experience with continuous improvement tools such as Six Sigma, 5-S, Lean Manufacturing, etc 

• Must have had previous P&L responsibilities and strong financial acumen 

• Extensive experience in a leadership role in a manufacturing environment  

• Strong organizational skills, decision making skills, interpersonal skills 

• Demonstrated proficiency in the execution of ERP systems 

Preferred Qualifications 

• MBA with operations focus 

• Six Sigma Certification (Black or Green Belt) 

• Government Federal Acquisition Regulations experience 

• International vendor relations 

• Cross functional experience – Quality/Supply Chain/Production etc. 

• ITAR compliance experience 

Core Competencies 

• Teamwork/facilitates collaboration. 

• Communication 

• Customer focus 

• Integrity & trust 

• Continuous improvement/innovation management 

• Strategic agility 

• Accountability/drive for results 

• Planning & organizing/project management 

• Critical thinking/learning agility 

• Global business & technology acumen 

• Change Management 

• Day to Day Management 

• Safety Oriented 

Work Hours  

• 4X10 workweek with occasional overtime on Fridays or weekends as necessary, to meet program objectives. 

To Apply 

Please apply on-line on the Armtec Career Website,

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Protected Vet