Director of Operations: Lean Manufacturing & Delivery

Whelan Machine; Louisville (KY); Sur place; USD 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Whelan Machine is seeking a Director of Operations to lead day-to-day manufacturing across machining, welding, assembly, offload, and materials. You will drive safety, quality, on-time delivery and cost, reporting to the General Manager.

Lead and develop multiple managers and coordinate production priorities to meet schedules and customer dates. The role requires 8+ years in manufacturing with 5+ years in supervisory roles, a Bachelor's in a relevant field, and strong Lean/IT/ERP skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business or related field.
• 8+ years in manufacturing with 5+ years leading supervisors or managers in machining, fabrication or assembly.
• Proven record improving safety, quality, on-time delivery and cost.
• Must be a U.S. Person as defined by ITAR (export-controlled data)

Responsabilités

• Set daily, weekly and monthly production priorities that meet customer schedules and contract delivery dates.
• Lead and develop the operations managers: Maintenance; Weld, Assembly and Offload; Machining; Production Control; and Materials/Warehouse.
• Run the daily production meeting and track safety, quality, on-time delivery, throughput, labor efficiency and scrap.
• Balance capacity across work centers and decide overtime, shift coverage and outside work.
• Champion safety (OSHA, machine guarding, lockout/tagout, PPE) and partner with Quality to fix nonconformances at root cause.
• Build and manage the operations budget, labor plan and capital requests, and lead continuous improvement (Lean, 5S, setup reduction, standard work).
• Ensure ITAR, CUI and AS9100 requirements are followed on the floor and with suppliers; support customer visits and audits.

Connaissances

Continuous Improvement

Coaching & Mentoring

ERP & MRP Systems

Budgeting/Forecasting

Production Scheduling

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business or related field

Outils

ERP/MRP Systems

Description du poste

Whelan Machine is seeking a Director of Operations to lead day-to-day manufacturing across machining, welding, assembly, offload, and materials. You will drive safety, quality, on-time delivery and cost, reporting to the General Manager.

Lead and develop multiple managers and coordinate production priorities to meet schedules and customer dates. The role requires 8+ years in manufacturing with 5+ years in supervisory roles, a Bachelor's in a relevant field, and strong Lean/IT/ERP skills.