The Director of Operations will provide leadership, direction and hands on involvement while managing personnel and processes involved in Hengstler Dynapar's Operations function in Elizabethtown. The Director of Operations is responsible for enabling and enforcing Fortive's operational priorities of (in order of priority) Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Inventory. To this end he/she drives continuous improvement in all aspects of Hengstler Dynapar Operations, under full utilization of the FBS toolkit and factory digitalization opportunities. Other than supporting Hengstler Dynapar's strategic and policy deployment objectives, the Director of Operations is responsible for leading the day-to-day operating activities along with production capacity planning, capital project justification, risk analysis, and support for new product/process introductions. He/she holds P&L responsibility for Hengstler Dynapar up to gross profit level, and overall responsibility for occupational health and safety.
Responsibilities:
Responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the Elizabethtown facility
Responsible for managing and mentoring of the Production Managers, Team Leaders, and other professional staff
Drive continuous improvement and lean principles through leading the application and teaching of the Fortive Business System, to achieve goals for safety, quality, delivery, cost, digital capabilities, manufacturing processes, and inventory
Provide input and recommendations for the identification and selection of improvement projects
Participate in, facilitate, and/or train kaizen or improvement project teams
Communicate safety, quality, delivery and cost related objectives in a way that motivates the team to achieve them
Interface effectively with other business leaders to achieve overall goals using shared resources
Organizational design and talent management for Elizabethtown operations organization
Work with Design and Implementation teams on manufacturability, capability, and reliability reviews
Management and improvement of external and internal quality performance
Maintain and support the ISO9OOl-based quality system
Management and improvement of on-time delivery, costs, and labor efficiency
Manage labor availability to complete workload and work to enhance cross-training for increased labor flexibility
Responsible for monitoring and improving inventory levels as well as external and internal logistics
Principal owner Fortive Materials Planning (FMP) processes (Kanban, etc.)
Assist in data collection and analysis for new business opportunities
P&L ownership for Hengstler NA down to gross profit level, including ownership of budgeting process, monthly forecasting, tracking of actuals, and all related improvement activity.
Assist in achieving Policy Deployment and Strategic Plan objectives and participate in monthly PD reviews.
Perform benchmarking studies as required
Define manufacturing requirements for suppliers
Support key account and other special customer requests
Responsibility for the Elizabethtown site in general, including facilities and equipment repair, maintenance, health, safety, and environmental compliance
Driving cultural change towards a strong health and safety culture
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field; Master preferred
Minimum of five years of Operations Management experience in a complex manufacturing environment
Demonstrated lean manufcturing experience with proven results leading an organization from the beginning of their lean journey.
Working knowledge of various manufacturing processes with preferences for assembly, injection molding, SMT production, CNC, plating and / or machining
Knowledge of quality principles and tools (problem analysis, statistical tools, design of experiments, control charts, and other quality methodologies)
Ability to effectively interface with a variety of people at various technical and management levels
Strong Microsoft Office skills, data entry ability, and knowledge of databases, spreadsheets, and statistical tools
Mechanically inclined or mechanical skill sets are preferred
Ability to travel 25%
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