Manager, Operations Mgmt

Job Title: Manager, Operations Program Management

Job Location: Anaheim, CA

Job Description:

The Operations Program Manager (OPM) directs the development and implementation of activities in production areas to production goals, quality, cost and delivery objectives. The OPM is responsible for prioritizing production schedules based on product design release, equipment efficiency, personnel resources and materials supply. The OPM plans and oversees production with respect to budget and schedules. The OPM develops budgetary estimates for area of responsibility, input to capital expenditure recommendations and provides daily oversight to direct and/or indirect labor. The OPM selects, develops and evaluates personnel to ensure the most efficient utilization of personnel resources. The OPM leads, directs and reviews the work of direct report (s) who exercise latitude and independence in their assignments.

Key Candidate Skills/Attributes Needed to be successful in this role:

• Significant operations management experience with increasing responsibility

o Experience with materials (planning and procurement) is highly desired.

o Lean implementation / visual management / Gemba background.

o Experience with both electronics assembly and test.

• Ability to work in two modes

o As an individual contributor and driving results in a cross-functional environment.

o As a direct people leader with responsibility for hiring, training, coaching, promoting and performance managing teams.

• Experience with project management

o Direct experience working tradeoff’s, triple constraint management.

Experience with resource allocation and optimization.

• Customer facing experience.

Essential Functions:

• Develop and implement strategies to meet cost, quality, delivery, customer satisfaction, EHS, and continuous improvement commitments.
• Develop a world-class operations team through staffing, training, and talent management initiatives while serving as a role model for integrity, inclusion, and diversity.
• Demonstrated Leadership
• Earn Value Management
• Communication Systems Level Integration and Test Experience.
• Project Management
• Material/Production Planning and Scheduling
• Drive employee engagement through:
• Leader of standard work
• Factory Gemba walk process
• Quality improvements and zero defect strategies
• Comprehensive, proactive safety initiatives
• Lean deployment
• Mistake Proofing / Poke Yoke
• 5S 1
• Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
• Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
• Maintain responsibility for succession planning, organizational and talent development.
• Facilitate Operations, Manufacturing and Quality participation in design development to identify and address manufacturability, testability and inspectability issues.
• Support the organization in the development and implementation of operating philosophies and business strategies.
• Develop, implement and sustain success metrics, incorporating best practices, and effectively communicating improvements.
• Ability to attain and maintain a security clearance.
• Effectively manage behavior, performance, and key deliverables across a matrix organization.

Education Qualifications/Qualifications:

Requires practical knowledge in leading and managing the execution of processes, projects, tactics, and employees within a team. Typically has strong knowledge and skills within a specific technical or professional discipline with understanding of the impact of work on other areas of the organization.

• Bachelors Degree.
• Minimum six (6) years relevant work experience.
• Proven ability to multi-task and prioritize assignments.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment.
• Working knowledge of MS Office products such as Project, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated knowledge of computer based project management tools associated with resource planning, scheduling and cost monitoring.
• U.S. Citizenship required.

Desirable & Highly Preferred Experience/Comments:

• BS in Engineering / Computer Science with electronic manufacturing and system integration and test experience.
• MS Engineering Management / Industrial Engineering or MBA.
• One year working experience with earned value management (EVM) system.
• Experience applying Cost Account Management (CAM) principles and operating cost is highly preferred.
• Direct experience with defense contract industry is a strong plus.

§ Demonstrated knowledge in the assembly and test of electronic components or systems.

o Direct experience working tradeoff’s, triple constraint management.

o Experience with resource allocation and optimization.