Operations Director- Small Engine Controls

Woodward's Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Commitment

At Woodward, no matter where you are from, your physical appearance, or how you identify, you deserve the opportunity to reach your greatest potential. We are on a journey to achieve this as an organization and want to work closely with our members to set the right path.

We humbly acknowledge this will be an imperfect journey. Yet, we are steadfastly committed to embracing the power of diverse people, perspectives and experiences for our current members, attracting the best talent across our communities, and creating an inclusive and rewarding workplace for all.

Woodward supports our members' wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

• Estimated annual base pay: $152,000 (minimum) - $190,000 (midpoint) - $228,000(maximum)
• Long-term incentive compensation in the form of equity

*All members included in cash bonus opportunity

*401(k) match (4.5%)

• Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)
• Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members

• 12 paid holidays, including floating holidays
• Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire

• Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits
• Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life
• Member referral bonus

• Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending
• Voluntary benefits, including:

• Home / Auto Insurance discounts
• Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave

Are you ready to make your mark? If you're a Operations Professional, we have an exciting opportunity for you. Reporting to the CoE Vice President this position is responsible for multi-product family scope with high business complexity as defined by multiple products, customers and broad product mix. This position accomplishes objectives through leading a multi-disciplined team to achieve operational excellence in support of company visions, including Safety, On time Delivery, Turn Around Time, Delivered Quality, productivity improvement/cost reductions, purchased goods quality and delivery and OEM and aftermarket lead-time requirements.

What You Will Be Doing

• Oversees the production system process through a group of leaders in a product family structure, which may include any of all of the following functions: Assembly and Test, Planning, Process Engineering, Purchasing (Supplier Management, Supplier Quality Engineer and Supplier Quality Techs) Product Quality Assurance and material handeling.
• Accountable for product family metrics and performance (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Responsiveness and cost).
• Responsible for department budget, capital plans and staffing requirements.
• Collaborates with, and may lead, multi-disciplined teams comprised of Systems Engineering, Development Engineering and Sales, Service and Marketing organization to optimize strategy and approaches to life cycle management, field reliability, customer issues and product improvement.
• Accountable for product family maintenance and adherence to all related work instructions (i.e. safety rules, BDDS, etc.) and Documentation.

What We Are Looking For

• 5 yrs experience of prior product family leadership experience in manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) required.
• FAA FAR 145 Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) experience preferred.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be U.S. Persons within the meaning of the ITAR and EAR, or eligible to obtain all required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce. The ITAR defines a U.S. Person as a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident (i.e., 'Green Card holder'), or a protected person (e.g., asylee, or refugee).

Woodward is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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