Operations Manager II

The Operations Manager II will have program and supervisory responsibilities for multiple small-to-medium size programs (or a major subset of a larger program) conducted under limited supervision of the VP Business Unit Mgr. /VP Ops.  The Operations Manager II holds  financial accountability for the program and will maintain customer satisfaction by ensuring the Overhaul & Repair of quality products delivered within budget and on or ahead of schedule.  The Operations Manager II supervises production operations and personnel for the assembly or precision components, subassemblies, complex parts or finished goods based on established methods and prints involving a variety of specialized techniques, equipment and skills and will ensure positive communication and employee relations and the consistent application of company policies. Responsibilities & Tasks: Under limited supervision of the VP Business Unit Mgr./VP Ops, lead the functional team(s) supporting assigned program(s) to achieve production and customer schedules and the manufacture of quality products within cost and schedule requirements.Ensure compliance with contract terms.Assist Buyer/Planner with production scheduling and cost approval.Assist in proposal preparation, including profit projections, risk analysis and risk avoidance recommendations. Coordinate activities with Production Engineering (Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering) to prepare BOE’s and present to Director of Manufacturing for approval.Prepares production plans, schedules, manpower requirements and staffing plans.Supports the program manager with customer or customer representatives on program matters.  Effectively communicates program status, negotiate issues and maintain positive relations.Proactively identify problems, their root cause and recommend (or identify and lead team to recommend) suitable solution(s) to management.  Drive the implementation of improvements to remedy issue.Expand or maintain knowledge of state-of-the-art Over-haul & Repair practices like Lean, DFT, etc. through study, seminars and networking.  Recommend proven, world-class manufacturing practices to senior management.  Champion those initiatives approved by management internally throughout the organization and externally to the customer.Drive cross-functional teams to implement continuous improvement projects in Continuous Improvement manufacturing and appropriate quality standards/certifications.Regularly provide constructive, performance feedback.  Proactively correct performance deficiencies using the Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) process through all the required steps.Supervise the timely and accurate reporting of labor and production data. Perform Labor Administrative Requirements for Represented Staff members on IPT.Monitor labor and expense budgets and institute necessary cost controls to meet company’s profit goal on assigned programs. Identify cost and schedule impacts and coordinate recovery activities.Prepare and conduct presentations to senior management and external representatives.Ensure adherence to federal and state laws and company policies and procedures including:  Human Resources, labor, safety, and housekeeping practices, etc.Commitment to Business Units for on-time deliveries, at established cost & quality standards.Coordinate, prepare, and disseminate budgets for Product Line.HPU Budgets as well as Support BudgetsManage Budgets and develop recovery plan for variance.Provide product status in accordance with Master schedule.Program material and technical problem resolution, coordination and oversight.  Elevate and eliminate obstacles to ensure 100% OTD.Provide program status to BU, Support EAC/EVMS Reviews with Program Manager.Participate in make or buy decisions.Ensure Manufacturing Process/Procedure Integrity.Coordinate activities with Support Engineering/Industrial Engineering & Operations Directors to determine capacity/equipment requirements.Participate with Continuous Improvement Teams.Assist in Operator & IPT member Skill enhancementResolve “priority” issues within the Product Line and Common Process.Update Monthly Program Scorecards and open action item list.Ensure a Safe working area for all employees.Other related duties as assigned by the manager.Authorities: Determine priorities in conjunction with customer requirements and Master Schedule.Commit to Business Unit on cost, schedule, and quality.Authority to make Personnel AssignmentsAuthority to make Personnel Performance Assessments.Authority to make Personnel Hiring & Discipline Decisions.Authority to Request Resources Business Relationships:Business Unit - Program Managers, Directors, and Operations VP.Manufacturing Directors.Production Managers, Manufacturing Engineers, Quality Engineers, Planners and ESL Project Managers.Common Process Managers.Material Managers and Buyers/Planners.Test Support Engineers and Manager.Sustaining Engineers and Manager.