Spv I- Ops

BAE Systems•Wayne, NJ

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This position has overall responsibility for manufacturing operation team(s) in a fast paced and dynamic environment and will manage a team of assemblers and inspectors. The individual in this role ensures assembled hardware meets contractual quality, cost, and delivery requirements by planning, organizing, and directing the flow of production. This individual will also need to ensure a safe work environment and will be actively engaged in safety improvement projects. This role requires daily interaction with other cross-business teams to maintain and meet organizational goals and objectives. These groups include: technical support, manufacturing / test / design engineering, maintenance, production control, finance and the program management office. Achieving/exceeding cost, quality, delivery, safety goals and identifying and implementing continuous improvement opportunities using green belt/black belt and lean methodologies are critical performance criteria for this position. The position supports deployment of manufacturing operations strategy, control systems, tools and metrics to accurately measure progress, identify root causes of hardware design, production capacity, quality and staffing issues and develop/implement corrective action plans. In addition to the above, responsibilities include: Workforce planning and forecasting Customer supplied Material logistics coordination Employee hiring and training Time and attendance tracking Area layout and flow management Ensuring the enforcement of company policies and procedures

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalency
2+ years of related work experience in production / manufacturing / operations or similar environments
Previous leadership experience in manufacturing / planning / scheduling / operations or similar environments
Demonstrated ability to manage a team with difficult and demanding customer expectations
Proven ability to manage material demand and supply of customer furnished material
Experience utilizing lean manufacturing concepts with a proven track record of lean/six sigma implementation projects
Previous experience supervising employees
Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering experience in the aerospace/defense/space industry
Excellent communication (written and verbal)
Solid people management and interpersonal skills; uses good judgment to resolve conflict
Ability to lead in a team-based manufacturing environment and make decisions with minimal supervision
Customer focused
Metrics driven and success oriented
Experience with Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma or other similar process improvement methodologies
Experience utilizing business systems and tools that aid in managing labor, processes, and budgets
Experience working with Microsoft Office Tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and Access)

Responsibilities

Overall responsibility for manufacturing operation team(s)
Manage a team of assemblers and inspectors
Ensure assembled hardware meets contractual quality, cost, and delivery requirements
Plan, organize, and direct the flow of production
Ensure a safe work environment and actively engage in safety improvement projects
Daily interaction with other cross-business teams
Achieve/exceed cost, quality, delivery, safety goals
Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities using green belt/black belt and lean methodologies
Support deployment of manufacturing operations strategy, control systems, tools and metrics
Accurately measure progress, identify root causes of hardware design, production capacity, quality and staffing issues
Develop/implement corrective action plans
Workforce planning and forecasting
Customer supplied Material logistics coordination
Employee hiring and training
Time and attendance tracking
Area layout and flow management
Ensure the enforcement of company policies and procedures