Director of Operations

Crane Aerospace & Electronics supplies critical systems and components to the aerospace and defense markets. You’ll find Crane Aerospace & Electronics in some of the toughest environments: from engines to landing gear; from satellites to medical implants and from missiles to unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

Our product line includes power management products and sophisticated electronic radio frequency components and subsystems. As a total solution enterprise, we offer our customers electronic manufacturing services, engineering support services, product development, and production service sets. Our products are found in the most complex commercial and defense applications.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Director of Site Operations at our Chandler, AZ facility

Job Summary:
The Director of Site Operations is responsible for all site activities related to: (1) Planning and executing a production plan to provide high quality parts and on-time delivery consistent with external customer’s demands and timing; (2) Developing and executing strategies and plans to reduce the cost of operations by driving down material costs, making transactional and manufacturing processes more efficient, and eliminating waste; (3) Upgrading intellectual capital within areas of control; (4) Continually upgrading the facility to maintain a safe environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect; (5) Playing a major role in developing and maintaining a positive relationship with the bargaining unit (where applicable); and (6) Making significant contributions to economic value added (EVA) for the site and Crane Aerospace & Electronics.

Essential Functions:

• Coordinate the efforts of Manufacturing, Manufacturing Engineering, and Materials departments to assure that adequate labor, material, and services are available to meet the sales forecast in a timely and efficient manner
• Work closely with Quality Assurance to achieve high quality levels for parts and products
• Establish targets and monitor all elements of manufacturing costs including labor, material, and performance to standards, set-up, process variance, lost time, scrap, and rework to assure they do not exceed projected levels
• Control operating actual vs. expense budgets for all Operations’ departments to achieve efficient facility operation
• Control inventories to achieve forecasted annual inventory turns and/or target levels
• Actively reduce the cost of operations by reducing waste in all processes
• Maintain overall cognizance of plans to reduce material costs, improve supplier performance, reduce purchased part inventories, and improve internal materials processes
• Promote productivity improvement/cost reduction through methods, process, and tooling improvements, and the procurement of necessary machinery and equipment
• Develop operations leadership team intellectual capital by providing challenging assignments, performing regular assessments of performance, and generating developments plans to assure all members are ready for promotional opportunities; Assure this approach is flowed down to all members of the Operations team
• Provide annual plans to upgrade the facility and surrounding grounds to provide a safe working environment as well as a pleasing appearance to our customers and visitors
• Act as member of the management committee in grievance handling, negotiations, arbitration, and administration of bargaining unit contract (where applicable)
• Provide sales forecast, by product line and market, personnel requirements, projected capital investment, inventory, productivity improvement projections, and associated schedules for the site’s operating plan
• Administer Affirmative Action Program within area of responsibility
• Comply with all health, safety, and environmental procedures and regulations
• Any other task assigned by supervisor or management

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience: 8+ years of experience in various phases of plant operations applicable to assembly and test operations
• Knowledge: In-depth knowledge of the manufacturing industry
• Skills/Abilities: Strong administrative aptitude; Ability to delegate and hold others accountable; Outstanding leadership skills; ability to motivate, train, develop, and evaluate subordinates; Capable of communicating with plant personnel at all levels; Ability to review machinery/processes in a plant environment; Demonstrated track record of significant performance improvement through the successful development of a lean culture
• Education/Certification: BA or BS degree in a related technical field

Preferred Qualifications:

• Aerospace and Electronics experience
• MBA

Special Work Conditions:

• Eligibility requirements include U.S. Citizens Only

Crane Aerospace & Electronics offers competitive salaries and outstanding opportunities for career growth and development. Visit our website at CraneAE.com for more information on our company, benefits and great opportunities.

In our efforts to maintain a safe and drug-free workplace, Crane Aerospace & Electronics requires that candidates complete a satisfactory background check. FAA sensitive positions require employees to participate in a random drug test pool.

This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Crane Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law.

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