Head of Operations & Business Management

Base Pay Range
$140,000.00/yr - $165,000.00/yr

Additional Compensation
Annual Bonus

Compensation Target

140-165K base

20% bonus

Keys to the Role

Aerospace experience highly preferred

Metal Fabrication or machining experience preferred

3+ years of prior plant responsibility (management or operations)

Job Description

Lead the direction and coordination of manufacturing operations, including purchasing, production control, fabrication and assembly, short run machining, maintenance, tooling, shipping and receiving, and manufacturing engineering.

Establish the people models for all manufacturing operations balancing productivity, sales, outside processing sources, and machining and personnel capacity to determine optimal personnel requirements. Establish a team‑based work culture and the effectiveness of cooperation and collaboration needed to staff and maintain the performance levels and synergy for optimal results.

Develop, analyze, implement, and maintain budgets for all costs for manufacturing operations. Assist in driving the necessary pipelines to reduce major costs for energy, material/procurement, and productivity improvement. Coordinate and affect the necessary capital expenditures to support efficiency, capacity, and growth activities for improvement.

Coordinate across multiple key business functions including sales, manufacturing engineering, quality, finance, design engineering, etc. to optimize throughput, continuously improve productivity and efficiency, ensuring highest quality standards are met by organization and maintain or improve profitability levels.

Support Group VP in formulating and administering organization policies, manufacturing processes, productivity goals, asset utilization, and efficiency measures needed to meet or exceed business unit shipment goals.

Drive a disciplined focus on daily costs and Profit and Loss metrics throughout the plant.

Required Skills

Hands on leadership to perform both tactical and strategic activities.

Ability to develop, mentor, and coach team members to drive optimal performance.

Possess good written/oral communication skills, as well as the ability to present his/her views in a clear and compelling manner. Positive can‑do orientation. Able to deal effectively with a broad range of personalities.

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple and sometimes conflicting priorities in a fast‑paced environment.

Demonstrated project/team management capabilities that can meet aggressive deadlines.

Strong facilitation skills, conflict resolution, change leadership, coaching, mentoring, and project management skills.

Seniority Level
Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type
Full‑time

Job Function
Management and Manufacturing

Industries
Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing and Defense and Space Manufacturing

Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Disability insurance

Tuition assistance

Paid maternity leave

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