EnerSys Advanced Systems (EAS) is a specialty division of EnerSys (EnerSys is the global leader in stored energy solutions for industrial applications).  EAS specializes in energy solutions for aerospace/defense and medical industries.  (https://www.enersys.com/en/industries/aerospace-defense/).  We are growing and looking for individuals that share a common interest in aerospace/defense/medical industry and want to work in this exciting environment.

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What We’re Offering

3+ weeks of paid time off plus 10 paid holidays Medical/dental/vision for employee and dependents at a discounted rate Life insurance, short term disability, educational reimbursement, flex spending and employee stock purchase plan 401K (we match 100% at 6% contribution level) Culture: We value and strive for excellence in all that we do through innovative technology by creating long lasting relationships with our stakeholders, co-workers, and customers. We continentally strive to foster teamwork, engagement and enhance our employee’s skills and competence by providing appropriate training. Job Purpose

The Sr. Operations Manager is responsible for planning safe and efficient production operations that meet company profit and customer delivery expectations. The Sr. Operations Manager has significant bottom-line impact to the business, both in the short term, as well as strategically.  The Sr. Operations Manager is responsible for leveraging and expanding manufacturing competency to support the business’s overall growth plan by meeting and exceeding customer expectations, and by defining, demonstrating and implementing continuous improvement initiatives.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

•    Schedule manufacturing activities effectively to produce and deliver on-time
•    Prepare contingency schedules to reduce impacts from resource deficiencies
•    Review schedules with customers, program management, manufacturing departments, production control, purchasing and engineering to ensure resource availability and on-time deliveries
•    Work with Inventory Control, Purchasing and Suppliers to ensure adequate inventory to support production schedule
•    Schedule engineering work orders to meet development date requirements
•    Evaluate and assess productions capacity, cycle times, and through-puts to meet forecasts and demands
•    Maintain high morale and sense of teamwork
•    Review department work times, over-time, time-off, sick- time
•    Review production schedules and adjust resourcing as needed
•    Monitor equipment functionality and repair progress
•    Assess staffing levels and labor hour demands, and initiate adjustments
•    Work with other departments to facilitate development, technology and engineering projects are managed through production (Experience and skill in a matrix environment)
•    Over-see facilities and maintenance operations
•    Identify, evaluate and initiate cost reduction opportunities using 6-Sigma and Lean manufacturing concepts
•    Maintain 5S principles and score of 3 or higher.
•    Hold regularly scheduled department meetings to review schedules, problems, performance results and trends.
•    Effectively communicate to personnel daily, schedules, assignments, problems and needed information
•    Regularly update Program Management and GM of schedule statues and problems
•    Communicate with customers as required, schedules, improvements, processes, capacities, capabilities
•    Emphasize and re-enforce safety standards and procedures
•    Review safety procedures for adequacy
•    Provide key department metrics to the GM and other functions
•    Clear understanding of Constraint Theory in manufacturing environment. 

Qualifications

•    Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Related Science; an advanced technical and/or business degree is preferred. 
•    >10 years of experience in the thermal battery or chemical process industries
•    Previous experience in managing special processes (i.e. spot weld, soldering, TIG, laser welding)
•    Experience in qualifying production processes for thermal batteries, including revision of cell process equipment, ovens and presses.
•    Experience in working in DOD and AS9100 quality environments for manufacturing and documentation
•    Customer relationship experience in a DOD environment and experience solving and demonstrating data during failure analysis
•    Knowledge in constraint theory for manufacturing
•    Understanding of hydraulic press manufacturing and capacities
•    Ability to read, write, and understand English
•    Experience with M.S. Office and ability to learn legacy applications
•    Six-Sigma Certified at the green belt level. Black belt preferred
 

General Job Requirements This position will work in an office setting, expect minimal physical demands.

 

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