Senior Director of Operations

Primary Responsibilities

The Senior Director of Operations will be responsible for leading the 4 pillars of our Everett Operations organization

• Production
• Service & Calibration
• Materials & Planning
• DFx (Design for Manufacturing) & Engineering
• Drive point of impact results while ensuring safety of our associates, quality of our products and services, and on-time delivery at the minimum investment in cost and inventory.
• Utilize Gemba techniques to foster and extend our FBS (Fortive Business System) and Lean Culture
• Provide leadership for planning and scheduling to support accurate and timely receipts, shipments, and overall material management
• Coordinate New Product Introduction (NPI) and product transitions from engineering to manufacturing to ensure post launch success through process and metrics leadership.
• Set and lead capital, fixed and variable budgets for manufacturing site, providing end-of-month variance reporting and analysis, absorption accounting analysis and forecasting, and corrective actions as required
• Collaborate with HR for organization and talent development, talent risk management, and succession planning
• Lead daily, weekly, and monthly reviews to ensure improvement projects and key performance indicators stay on track. Execution through robust Daily Management/Visual Management and Operational Review cadences to ensure the site meets its customer and business commitments.
• Collaborate closely with the global sales and product organizations to align on customer expectations, delivery timelines, and revenue goals, while driving sustained value creation through effective communication, expectation setting, and organizational capability building. Additionally, work to enhance customer value and operational efficiency by developing solutions that promote shipment linearity within the Operations and Service teams.

Qualifications:

Required:

• 10+ yrs. of progressive operations and cross functional management
• Cross functional business management experience in manufacturing engineering, Service & production operations, continuous improvement, and other support functions
• Proven track record in controlling costs to budget
• Proven track record delivering predictive results for customers
• Lean Manufacturing demonstrated knowledge and results
• Proficient in digital literacy (Microsoft Office products: Project, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Experience successfully implementing lean manufacturing and Fortive Business System processes within depth knowledge of the methodology (or similar)
• Experience leading a service organization
• Experience developing engineering talent
• Excellent communication skills and proven ability to motivate various levels of organization
• Must be able to travel up to 15% of the time

Desired:

• Data analysis skills
• Experience leading >$70M revenue business

Fortive Corporation Overview

Fortive’s essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions.

We are a diverse team 18,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.

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About Fluke Health Solutions

Fluke Health Solutions (FHS), an operating company of Fortive, is comprised of 3 industry leaders – LANDAUER, Fluke Biomedical, Victoreen, and RaySafe. We lead the biomedical and radiation detection markets with innovative products and services to keep customers, patients, and clients safe. Our portfolio of products includes software, biomedical test equipment, radiation measurement and radiation detection.

The Fluke Health Solutions vision is to empower our everyday heroes to focus only on protecting lives.

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