IPT Operations Leader: Lean, Schedule & Quality Impact

Armtec Defense Technologies; Camden (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Armtec Defense Technologies, Camden, AR, USA, seeks an IPT Operations Leader to oversee day-to-day manufacturing for assigned programs. You will serve as the primary operations integrator between the Program Manager, engineering, planning, and shop-floor teams, ensuring safe, compliant, and on-schedule production of countermeasures.

This role emphasizes LEAN initiatives, productivity projects, and capacity planning, with close collaboration across functions to meet safety, quality, delivery, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, or a related field.
• 7–10 years of progressive manufacturing/operations experience.
• Experience leading or managing production operations, preferably within cross-functional IPTs.
• Demonstrated success implementing LEAN, continuous improvement, and productivity initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provides operational leadership for all manufacturing activities within the IPT, including chemical mixing, extrusion, tooling, and related processes.
• Develops and monitors realistic production schedules and risks to delivery.
• Optimizes staffing, labor utilization, equipment availability, and material flow to meet targets.
• Drives KPIs: on-time delivery, first-pass yield, cycle time, throughput, OEE.
• Leads LEAN-based improvements and capital equipment integration.

Skills

Operations Leadership

LEAN / CI

Production scheduling

Cross-functional collaboration

Safety leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Operations/Business

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Armtec Defense Technologies, Camden, AR, USA, seeks an IPT Operations Leader to oversee day-to-day manufacturing for assigned programs. You will serve as the primary operations integrator between the Program Manager, engineering, planning, and shop-floor teams, ensuring safe, compliant, and on-schedule production of countermeasures.

This role emphasizes LEAN initiatives, productivity projects, and capacity planning, with close collaboration across functions to meet safety, quality, delivery, and