Director of Manufacturing Operations & Lean Excellence

Barnes Aerospace; East Granby (CT); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnes Aerospace in Connecticut seeks a Director of Operations to lead day-to-day and strategic production at the site. You will manage a team of production and maintenance supervisors, drive Lean Kaizen/6S initiatives, and optimize safety, quality, productivity, and delivery.

You will develop the manufacturing organization through people development, coach supervisors, track performance, and collaborate with HR to foster positive employee relations and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum of seven (7) years of operations or manufacturing experience; four (4) years of people management.
• Demonstrated understanding of Lean Manufacturing concepts with proven implementation in manufacturing environments.
• Effective at leading/facilitating change leadership; balances consistency with flexibility and promotes positive employee relations.
• Strong leadership and people engagement skills; leads by example and uses leadership effectiveness (EI).
• Understands the technical nature of the products manufactured and provides assistance as required.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate change effectively; ability to influence and build commitment.

Responsibilities

• Leads the day-to-day and strategic production activities of the site; manages a team of production and maintenance supervisors to meet site goals; champions Lean Manufacturing (Kaizen/6S) to increase efficiencies at lowest cost.
• Responsible for internal and external supply chain to meet quality and delivery requirements for the end customer.
• Develop and maintain an effective manufacturing organization through selection, training/development, and motivation of the team.
• Drives operations to ensure safety, quality, productivity and delivery goals are achieved; recognizes and rewards employees for their efforts to drive results.
• Provides coaching and encouragement to supervision, leads and associates to promote growth of the operations team.
• Tracks daily performance; verifies counter measures and recovery plans for missed targets; ensures daily use of cell communication boards.
• Prepare equipment specifications consistent with quality, quantity, delivery and service levels required for the product line.
• Supports new process and product development and implementation.
• Creates an operational excellence culture with Kaizen / 6-S activities and encourages improvement suggestions.
• Collaborates with Human Resources to promote positive employee relations environment with fair application of rules and recognition.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Leadership

Change leadership

Communication

Employee relations

Engineering understanding

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business Management or related field

MS or MBA desirable

Six Sigma or Lean Certification

Job description

Barnes Aerospace in Connecticut seeks a Director of Operations to lead day-to-day and strategic production at the site. You will manage a team of production and maintenance supervisors, drive Lean Kaizen/6S initiatives, and optimize safety, quality, productivity, and delivery.

You will develop the manufacturing organization through people development, coach supervisors, track performance, and collaborate with HR to foster positive employee relations and continuous improvement.