Operations Manager

Ducommun • Appleton, WI • 1d ago

Operations Manager

Provide leadership, supervisor, coordination, and direction for operations to ensure conformance to quality standards, meeting delivery targets, and financial goals.

Who are we?

Founded in 1849, Ducommun is the oldest company in California. Starting as a hardware supply store during the California Gold Rush and eventually assisted in the birth of the aerospace industry in Southern California by providing aircraft aluminum to early aerospace pioneers like Lindbergh, Douglas and Lockheed.

Today Ducommun is a global provider of innovative manufacturing solutions for customers in the aerospace, defense and industrial markets. We specialize in electronic and structural systems, producing complex products and components for commercial aircraft platforms, mission-critical military and space programs, and sophisticated industrial applications.

Our Facility in Appleton, WI manufactures state-of-the-art circuit boards for Aerospace and Defense as well as Industrial and Medical Industries.

Job Summary

Provide leadership, coordination, and direction for all production operations, engineering, planning, and facility maintenance to meet budget

Facilitate the establishment and implementation of continuous improvement, lean manufacturing cycle-time reduction concepts, and plans

Create shipment forecast and oversee scheduling

Oversee the management of inventory levels, manufacturing costs, and on-time delivery to customers

Promote the concept of individual responsibility for product quality

Provide leadership and management for facility maintenance for safety and regulatory compliance (OSHA, EPA, etc.)

Prepare annual departmental budget, including sales bookings, shipments, and responsible for performance to plan

Manage performance to key performance indicator goals (for example, on-time delivery, quality, safety, cycle time, overhead efficiency, and productivity per employee)

Complete weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports to management

Manage the expansion of facilities and the acquisition and installation of capital equipment

Provide leadership for and development of direct reports - establishing priorities, accountabilities, and allocating resources; guiding achievement of performance measures

Ownership for plant layout for all production areas

Participate in recruiting, selection and development of all operations personnel through maintaining discipline and personnel relations, interviewing screened applicants

Provide input for hiring, terminations, transfers, salary adjustments, and promotions

Required Skills and Qualifications

Working knowledge of manufacturing operations, scheduling, staffing, safety, and maintenance.

Working knowledge of SPC, TQM. Lean Manufacturing, and ISO standards; Mil Specs required at CAS facilities.

Demonstrated project management experience-planning, budget, allocation of resources.

Demonstrated ability to communicate with customers

Negotiation and conflict management skills together with demonstrated experience troubleshooting and problem-solving

Intermediate level of computer skills in email, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access

Ability to write and speak effectively with employees at all levels within the organization

Detail oriented with attention to accuracy

Excellent written and verbal skills to interact with people at all levels and functions inside and outside Ducommun

Ability to quickly and accurately assess and address complex problems using creative approaches

Demonstrated strategic thinking skills that portray the ability to conceptualize business requirements in a proactive manner

Required Experience and Education

Bachelors degree in Electrical/Manufacturing Engineering, Business Administration or relevant discipline

Minimum 7-10 years experience showing progression in production management, with supervisory experience

Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled

2222 East Pensar Drive

Appleton, Wisconsin, 54911

United States

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