Director, Operations

Ametek, Inc.•Huntsville, AL

46d

About The Position

Abaco Systems is a global leader in modular, high performance, open architecture, standards-based rugged embedded computing for the most demanding applications in defense and industry. Our products and solutions are found in high-profile military/aerospace sea, land and air programs, plus commercial and industrial organizations in which rugged reliability is mission critical. The Operations Director is responsible for the leadership, guidance and direction of the Abaco Huntsville facility. This position requires planning, directing and coordinating the execution of production at a strategic level in the manufacturing and repair shops and will also be responsible for formulating policies, managing daily operational activities, and coordinating the use of materials and human resources toward a goal of maximum productivity. The Operations Director will also be an active partner in ABACO’s Operational Excellence team to ensure we maintain best in class operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or other technical discipline or BS Business Administration with extensive production/manufacturing management experience.
Proven record of success as a "hands on" operations management leader with at least 8-10 years of related experience.
Production/manufacturing management in low volume / high mix (Engineered) product environment preferably in the electronics industry.
Extensive knowledge and experience in successfully implementing and leading world class lean operations.
Strong analytical thinking, problem solving skills and communications skills (both written and oral) with attention to detail.
Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.
Proven ability to successfully handle multiple projects and meet critical deadlines.
Must be a team player with excellent interpersonal skills and a commitment to relationship-building, both internally and externally.
Must be self-directed and can work well under pressure, multi-task, and meet deadlines.
Strong leadership, project management and organizational skills.
From an operations perspective, exposure to continuous improvement best practices, such as lean manufacturing and JIT is necessary in order to achieve operational excellence.
Strong customer relations skills.
Knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project, SAP or other related business software.

Nice To Haves

Prior work experience in working at organizations recognized as lean leading companies is a plus.

Responsibilities

Ensuring a Safe Operating Environment, and actively participating and outlining requirements for Safety Training
Leading our Quality Organization, ensuring compliance to standards, and participating on Kaizen activity focused on further quality improvement
Ensuring that the organization is structured and has the talent, resources and organizational capability to meet customer quality, technical, and delivery expectations for product and desired customer turn-around times for repairs.
Establish strategies, objectives, capital requirements, material and labor requirements and budgets to support customer requirements and meet budget commitments.
Manage and control expenses in accordance with approved budget.
Meet or exceed measured objectives in sales, profit, turn-around time, employee/facility effectiveness and employee safety.
Participate in the development and implementation of Abaco business strategy and demonstrate a readiness to support business objectives.
Drive and support the overall continuous improvement initiatives within the facility; establishing metrics, measurements and tools to improve efficiency, effectiveness and communication.
Give feedback to leadership and HR on talent needs and organizational capabilities needed to achieve higher levels of production improvement.
People management from hiring and staffing through progressive discipline.
Development and cross-training of technical staff and support groups.
Coordinate and present performance reports to customers.