VALUE STREAM OPERATIONS MANAGER

NORDAM; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

NORDAM in Tulsa, OK is seeking a VALUE STREAM OPERATIONS MANAGER to plan, direct, and coordinate activities for designated product lines, ensuring cost, schedule, and profitability goals are met.

You will lead a multi-disciplinary team, drive Lean and Continuous Improvement, and work with stakeholders to optimize productivity while ensuring FAA standards are followed and reports are prepared for management.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 Year / Bachelors Degree in an appropriate discipline.
• If applicable, a combination of experience and training may be substituted for the education requirement.
• 8-10 year(s) related experience and/or training; supervisory/management experience included.

Responsibilities

• Manages a multi-disciplined team for assigned product lines and is responsible for the complete cost, technical and schedule performance.
• Implements processes using lean techniques to eliminate waste and improve process value in the short to mid-term.
• Establishes milestones and monitors adherence to master plans and schedules; identifies product line problems and develops methods to increase productivity and gross margin.
• Develops and manages the department's budget including staffing levels and routine expenses.
• Ensures the Company and FAA standards and procedures are followed; maintains effective communications between departments.
• Reviews status reports for operational performance and prepares monthly, quarterly and annual reports.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

Req ID

Req ID: req1785

Job Title

Job Title: VALUE STREAM OPERATIONS MANAGER

Division

Division: Interiors and Structures

Shift

Shift: First Shift

Job Summary

Plans, directs, and coordinates activities of designated product lines to ensure the cost, schedule, technical, gross margin and profitability goals or objectives are accomplished. Ensures the plans and performance of the organization are in consonance with the division and the Company. Develops and provides leadership to institutionalize the processes of Continuous Improvement in accordance with organization goals and objectives.

Essential Functions & Key Responsibilities

• Manages a multi-disciplined team for assigned product lines and is responsible for the complete cost, technical and schedule performance of these product lines. Participates in the proposal and contract negotiating team for all change activity. Responsible for all phases of product line after initial production demonstration to sustaining production. Acts as primary customer contact for product line activities, leads product line review sessions with the customer to discuss cost, pricing, schedule and technical performance.
• Implements processes using lean techniques to eliminate waste and improve process value in the short to mid-term. Leads or participates in preparation of business plans and work statements and development of technical and administrative specifications, and operating budgets.
• Establishes milestones and monitors adherence to master plans and schedules. Identifies product line problems and develops methods to increase productivity, gross margin and profit. Directs the work of Stakeholders assigned to the product line from technical, manufacturing and administrative areas.
• Develops and manages the department's budget including establishing staffing levels, overtime requirements and routine expenses. Recommends budget levels for department inventories and supplies.
• Ensures the Company and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards and procedures are followed. Maintains effective communications between all departments.
• Reviews status reports for operational performance and modifies schedules or plans as required. Prepares monthly, quarterly and annual reports for customers, management and others as required.

Performs other duties as required. These duties may include assignments in job classifications and departments other than the primary assignment.

Minimum Qualifications

Education Requirements

Minimum 4 Year / Bachelors Degree. In an appropriate discipline.

If applicable, a combination of experience and training may be substituted for the education requirement.

Experience Requirements

8-10 year(s) Related experience and/or training.

Supervisory/Management Experience year(s)

Minimum Years of Experience year(s) Description

The supervisory/management experience requirement is included in, not additional to, the overall experience requirements. year(s)

Skills and Competencies

• Communicates effectively using electronic media and in written and verbal forms.
• Makes telephone and direct personal contact with internal and external personnel and makes formal presentations to small or large groups.
• Competent in the use of standard software applications such as Microsoft Word and Excel.

Physical Requirements

Must be able to work in excess of eight (8) hours per day and five (5) days per week, if required. Additionally, those who work at NORDAM Repair Division must be able to ascend and descend stairs.

Demand - Frequency

Walk - Frequent

Use hands to handle or feel or manipulate - Frequent

Reach with hands and arms - Frequent

Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl - Occasional

Talk and hear - Frequent

Use close vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust - Constant

Travel between facilities (drive) - Occasional

Stand - Occasional

Climb stairs - Occasional

Weight - Frequency

25 pounds - Occasional

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the Stakeholder is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Supervision

• May directly supervise from 20 to 40 supervisors, professionals, clerical, Leads and production personnel.

EEO Statement

The NORDAM Group LLC is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.