Director of Operations

Director of Operations

TTM Technologies, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of technology products, including mission systems, radio frequency ("RF") components, RF microwave/microelectronic assemblies, and technologically advanced printed circuit boards ("PCB"s). TTM stands for time-to-market, representing how TTM's time-critical, one-stop design, engineering and manufacturing services enable customers to reduce the time required to develop new products and bring them to market.

The Director of Operations for the Stafford division is responsible for overall management and coordination of a site manufacturing operations segment to deliver products in the most cost-efficient manner while adhering to safety, quality and environmental standards and procedures; Leads initiatives to improve overall plant efficiency and effectiveness by working with cross functional teams through continuous improvement processes; Works closely with Process Engineering and Equipment Maintenance to ensure manufacturing process are stable, in statistical control and meeting specification; Works closely with the Finance and Production Control Management teams to meet business growth goals and customer expectations for quality and delivery

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for setting the operations vision and strategy to meet overall long and short term company goals. This includes definition and communication of goals, key objectives, and metrics.
• Develop operational plans and financial budgets based on the company's short and long-range business objectives, existing sales, projected sales forecasts, inventory requirements, and other related factors. Stays current with related manufacturing trends.
• Provide direction and leadership for immediate subordinates in the management of their assigned areas to ensure that their responsibilities for attaining objectives and satisfactory performance are met consistent with established policies and programs.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of all assigned functions, operations, and programs to ensure that established objectives will be met in accordance with approved product specifications, quality standards, budgets and timeframes. Take prompt corrective action when necessary to bring operational performance in line with plans and governing standards.
• Executes continuous improvement initiatives including determination of goals and selection and completion of projects.
• Develops and maintains detailed plans to achieve group goals, including but not limited to: revenue, product gross margins, operating budgets, first-pass yields, throughput, inventory, rework, scrap, on-time delivery, employee safety, product quality and customer satisfaction goals. Monitors applied labor, bills of material, shop supplies, scrap, rework and yield for each product against standards and figures used to develop customer quotes. Ensures metrics are in place to monitor performance against the goals and takes appropriate corrective actions as required.
• Maintain the necessary communications and effective relationships with other company functions required to support the operation.
• Supports business development proposals and engineering efforts by providing technical and production resources necessary.
• Develops and maintains an effective operations organization through the selection, training, development, compensation and motivation of all personnel assigned to the operations organization. Recommends and approves organizational structures and staffing requirements in support of company business objectives.
• Responsible for the security of the facilities and compliance with all safety and environmental requirements.
• Comply with and actively support approved affirmative action programs and equal employment opportunity policies.
• Complies with laws, company policy and procedures including but not limited to Equal Opportunity Employment, Affirmative Action, Business Ethics, EPA, OSHA and other federal, state and local regulatory agencies.
• May handle hazardous waste as outlined in departmental work instructions. The following RCRA training is required on initial hire and on an annual basis thereafter: Introduction to RCRA, Properties of Facility Waste, Waste Minimization Accumulation, Container Management, and Emergency Response Plan.

Essential Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong customer service and quality orientation.
• Strong leadership and communication skills. Able to define goals and inspire the organization to achieve them. Provides clear, frequent direction to subordinates, and support functions, in support of production goals.
• Able to maintain personal effectiveness and tolerate stress while handling multiple priorities in a fast paced production environment.
• High performance team building. Uses appropriate methods and a flexible interpersonal style to help build a cohesive team. Ability to effectively manage conflict and create "win / win" outcomes for people and the business.
• Demonstrated structured problem solving skills. Able to lead cross-functional teams to identify the root cause and implement effective corrective actions for problems that may impede the execution of production plans. Experience with LEAN and Six Sigma programs and a demonstrated passion for visual factory management techniques.
• Ability to define, acquire, process, present, and interpret the data and information necessary to monitor all aspects of the manufacturing process important to executing to the production plan.
• Demonstrated business acumen and decision making skill. Able to balance risk, strategic impact and short-long term needs to solve complex business problems.
• Proactively identifies execution risks and applies risk management tools and techniques to mitigate.
• Ability to relate key operational performance parameters to financial performance parameters.
• Working understanding of Sales & Operations Planning processes.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Minimum 8 years relevant experience - 15 years in manufacturing including 5+ years at a senior manager level position directing operations of similar manufacturing facility with direct responsibility to meet production throughput and quality goals.
• Experience working with complex/engineered product lines.
• Significant experience defining and utilizing manufacturing systems, data, and metrics to plan and execute production plans.

TTM offers a variety of health and well-being benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, 401K, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, accident benefits, life insurance, disability benefits, paid vacation & holidays. Benefits are available 1st of the month following date of hire.

Compensation for roles at TTM Technologies varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set and level of experience. As required by local law, TTM provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in New York, California and Colorado. For California-based roles, compensation ranges are based upon specific physical locations.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.