Sr. Director of Manufacturing, Integrated Mission Systems

Company: L3Harris Technologies
Location: Palm Bay, FL

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Job Title: Senior Director of Manufacturing, Integrated Mission Systems

Job Location: Palm Bay, FL


Job ID: CHQ20190904-110682


Job Description:
Senior Segment Manufacturing Operations Leader for L3Harris Integrated Mission Systems Segment. Responsible for leading manufacturing and manufacturing engineering with over3,000 employees in 45+ locations domestic and international. Develop short term plans and long term strategies that drive a one operations organization vision to ensure perfect delivery, quality and safety, while achieving additional operations and financial objectives.Position reports directly to the Segment Vice President of Operations.

Key Accountabilities:
  • Meet segment manufacturing objectives for cost, quality and delivery of material and services
  • Achieve an injury free work place through execution of EHS strategies
  • Create manufacturing strategies to meet segment Annual Operating and Strategic Growth plans
  • Achieve critical manufacturing productivity goals by developing and deploying best lean manufacturing practices.
  • Develop and executive manufacturing technology roadmaps
  • Design for manufacturability partnering with Engineering in the new product development process
  • Achieve FAR/DFAR compliant processes
  • Develop a world class operations organization through various staffing, training and talent management initiatives
  • Deliver and sustain positive measurable results

Core Skills:
Operational Excellence experience implementing Lean Manufacturing and Quality Improvement tools
  • Cellular standard work and standard WIP
  • One Piece Flow or Pull System manufacturing flow
  • Kanban systems
  • Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
  • Mistake Proofing / Poke Yoke
  • Factory Gemba walk process
  • Strategic Goal Deployment
  • Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
  • Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
  • Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
  • 5S+1 Visual Factory
People Management
  • Develop effective and harmonized organizational construct
  • Effective coach/mentor
  • Ability to hold team accountable to achieve business plans
  • Drive employee engagement through gemba process
  • Succession planning, organizational and talent development
  • Ability to communicate at all levels of the organization
Leadership
  • Accountable, but gives credit to team for accomplishments
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross functional teams
  • Build effective relationships across business with staff, peers, factory associates, and other functional disciplines
  • Employee advocate, approachable, trust worthy, empowering
  • Role model for ethics, integrity, diversity and inclusion
Execution
  • Effective management operating system for multi-site operations
  • Demonstrate a sense of urgency while achieving results the right way
  • Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize
  • Strategic ability to develop, implement, and execute strategy
  • Effective decision maker
Business Acumen
  • Understand commercial drivers of business and how they impact the P&L
  • Understanding of defense contracting (FARs, DFARs, etc.)
  • Ability to manage factory costs to achieve planned overhead rates

Qualifications:


Education and Experience:
  • BS Degree (technical degree preferred, i.e. Engineering)
  • MS Degree preferred, MBA a plus
  • Lean expert certified
  • Active Secret Clearance a plus
  • 10+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience
  • Knowledge of manufacturing strategies in production and development environments
  • Strong verbal, written and presentation skills
  • Extensive knowledge leading and executing structured lean manufacturing systems
  • Demonstrated experience developing manufacturing technology roadmaps