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Job Title: Operations Manager

Job Code: 19482

Job Location: Tempe, AZ

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

L3Harris Integrated Vision Solutions has an availability for an Operations Manager to join our manufacturing facility in Tempe, AZ.

The Operations Manager will be responsible for the safety, cost, quality, delivery, and productivity of the manufacturing teams.  This position will work closely with multiple functional areas to optimize material flow, equipment, and workforce requirements within the area to meet or exceed daily business objectives.  The Operations Manager will provide leadership to the Production Supervisors, Group Leaders, and team members  in this position must drive continuous improvement, remove waste and cost from their product lines, and improve material flows within the manufacturing process.

Essential Functions:

Assist in developing the production build plan; oversee the daily execution of the planReview Daily Management Boards, lead daily production standups and daily/weekly meetingsLead yield improvement activities, drives measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product utilizing Lean Manufacturing PrinciplesIdentify and perform capital equipment justification and process capital equipment request (CER) as requiredDrive advanced data collection and analysis for process mapping & cost reduction opportunitiesCreate & support implementation of cross training initiatives to support short & long term needsEnsure utilization of work instructions, routers, logs, scrap tickets, training matrix, calibration requirements and company proceduresWillingness to lead teams on weekends when requiredProvide & present daily, weekly and monthly status reports as requiredParticipate in the SIOP Process as a Stakeholder providing input on the build plan and Production capacityHolds IPT accountable for Quality Clinic process and manage non-conforming material and MRB inventories, in order to minimize out of WIP cycle.Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance within 6 months of hire

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experienceActive US Confidential Clearance or higher

Preferred Additional Skills:

Experience working with root cause problem solving methodologiesExperience with manufacturing electronics and/or electro-optical productsUnderstanding and utilization of continuous improvement practices.Black Belt/Six Sigma certification or equivalent Lean Manufacturing certifications a plus.Experience with NPI process and transitioning programs from Engineering to Quality

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