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Job Title: Director, Operations Mgmt
Job ID: 25003
Job Location: Carlstadt, NJ
Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
ARDE Inc., a subsidiary of L3Harris Technologies (formerly Aerojet Rocketdyne) operating out of its Carlstadt, NJ facility is seeking an experienced/ driven individual to serve as Director of Operations, reporting to the site GM.
The Director of Operations is responsible for managing day to day business operations and manufacturing floor. ARDE is an industry leader in the design and manufacture of high performance pressure vessels to the space and defense community. We manufacture fracture/mission critical product for a broad array of domestic and international customers. Our products are controlled by EAR and ITAR.
ARDE is focused on its customer relationships with long term valued with the major prime contracts in space and defense as well as growing relationships with several start-ups in the emerging commercial space sector. Our business is built on a commitment of delivering quality product, on-time, at a fair price. ARDE currently has multiple program startups in the design/development phase for product that are expected to have solid/substantial multi-year production upon design certification.
ARDE maintains core competencies in the design and manufacture of its core products including: high pressure Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessels and Propellant Tanks from an array of metallic and non-metallic materials. ARDE maintains industry recognized expertise in structural/dynamics analysis, fracture mechanics, Material and Process Engineering, metal forming, welding and NDI, along with rigor and discipline in program/project management and systems engineering
Essential Functions:
Manages all aspects of the site operations with direct responsibility for Manufacturing, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, facility maintenance, planning, purchasing, EH&S, and Security.
Drives achievement of organizational objectives including financial performance, on-time delivery, cost of poor quality and safety performance.
Develops and execute staffing plan to support current and future program.
Strategic planning/management of raw material inventory to ensure competitive lead-time for new business, including efforts with parent company Global Trade Compliance of highly controlled material.
Management of site wide capital plan and execution.
Oversight of Continuous Improvement (CI) on manufacturing and test through rigorous application of CI tools to reduce cost and lead times.
In collaboration with Human Resources, mange union collective bargaining agreement and participate in contract negotiations.
Drives EH&S excellence and safety culture.
Collaborates with direct report managers to provide technical direction and leadership to manufacturing and quality engineering.
Leads Business Resilience Team to ensure that the site is prepared to handle and continue operations if an event impacts operations.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 15 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 19 years of prior related experience.
Preferred Additional Skills:
Advanced business knowledge, general management and leadership capability to lead business area or functional teams
Broad experience across multiple related professional disciplines within the organization, combining theory, past practical experience and the organization's business practices.
Previous Aerospace experience
Previous experience with EAR and ITAR
In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in New Jersey is $148,500 to $275,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule @type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
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