Title: Director of Operations
Reports to: VP of Operations
Job family: Operations

THERE ARE 2 OPENINGS ONE IN NH ONE IN CA 

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Job purpose

Director of Operations provides comprehensive solutions across the entire product lifecycle, leading through its innovative technology and engineering design services, leveraging its optimized supply chain, and delivering world-class manufacturing services. The industries we serve include commercial aerospace, defense, medical, medical, and semiconductor capital equipment. Oversees management of Production Operations, Manufacturing Engineering (Test, Product and Process)

Duties and responsibilities
• Participates in the development and execution of division business plans based on corporate objectives.
• Oversees production engineering and production operations departments to attain maximum efficiency and Quality in the test, manufacturing, and production of our product.
• Supports the adherence to a production master schedule and respond as appropriate to significant deviations and changes to satisfy customer requirements and to optimize resource utilization.
• Develops, recommends, and implements manufacturing procedures that result in continuous improvement in competitive positioning, profitability, and customer satisfaction.
• Develops, monitors, and reports on operating costs within functional areas; Develop and implement action plans related to same.
• Ensures that orders are manufactured according to specifications/quality requirements and that manufacturing cost standards are met.
• Manages department budget and control expenses effectively.
• All Operations procedures

Qualifications
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Effective multitasking skills and the ability to take on additional responsibilities as required.
• Effective organization and prioritization skills.
• Demonstrate high attention to detail.
• Ability to work with diverse groups.
• Demonstrates discretion, confidentiality, independent judgment, and professionalism.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and guidance, exercising discretion and independent judgment.
• Understanding of and ability to use continuous improvement tools.
• Strong customer service and client focus.
• Working knowledge of productivity tools, including Microsoft Office products and conferencing software.
• Demonstrated leadership and people management skills including ability to effectively coach and mentor employees at all levels.
• Enthusiastic and motivational communicator with multi-cultural experience.
• Demonstrates effective customer interface skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact and influence individuals, internally and externally, across all levels, functions, and geographies.
• Use of discretion with the ability to gain trust of business leaders and others to discuss and respond to sensitive and critical business issues.
• Effective negotiation and problem-solving skills.
• Effective analytical, planning, and organizational skills.
• Collaborate and influence cross functional peer leaders to obtain support for process improvements.
• Solid financial understanding, risk analysis ability, relationship building and project management.
• 8+ years electronics manufacturing and Contract manufacturing preferred.
• Ability to drive solutions to complex planning issues with limited supervision.
• Lead participates in a continuous improvement activity with complete documentation, including a follow up review with the team in a presentation format, or at least.
• 8+ years progressive manufacturing operations, leadership and strategy experience in low to medium volume manufacturing environments; demonstrated working knowledge of ISO standards, such as ISO 13485, AS9100, ISO 9001
• Excellent team building, communication, verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Possess a high level of professional ethics, good judgment, and ability to take decisive action.