Program Operations Manager - Alpha

Firefly Aerospace•Briggs, TX

18h

About The Position

The Program Operations Manager coordinates with program teams, manufacturing teams, and functional partners to ensure quality, schedule, and cost commitments are met. The role develops and implements production operations strategies to ensure products are manufacturable and meet cost and throughput requirements that support company growth. The successful candidate manages and participates in all phases of program development, from capture and proposals through development, execution, and close-out. This position is based in Firefly Aerospace’s Briggs, Texas location and offers opportunities to grow skills in operations management, technical operations, business communications, and leadership.

Requirements

University degree and at least 10 years of relevant experience; or an advanced degree in a related field and at least 7 years of experience; or 14 years of relevant experience without a degree.
Wide-ranging program leadership or manufacturing operations experience.
Understanding of the product design process.
Proven experience in manufacturing, transition to production, and production ramp.
Self-directed leadership, including ability to execute change management and handle ambiguity.
Proven budget management experience.
Experience with manufacturing automation concepts and implementation.

Nice To Haves

Proven experience developing complex proposals and Basis of Estimate.
Experience as a people leader, including performance management, goal setting, career counseling, compensation planning, employee training and talent development, and managing employee relations.
Understanding of Lean application or Six Sigma.
Experience with ERP systems; Odoo knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary interface between program teams and factory leadership, communicating program priorities and requirements for programs transitioning to Operations.
Collaborate with program, manufacturing, engineering, quality, supply chain, finance, and other functions to communicate and integrate program needs throughout the product life cycle.
Flow down and monitor Operations cost and schedule performance for development builds and deliveries through strategic development efforts and execution of New Product Introduction processes and procedures.
Support proposal generation and contract-funded product development efforts.
Support Supply Chain Management by coordinating with program teams on material constraints and logistics issues to ensure material availability and timely operations.
Collaborate with Manufacturing and Supply Chain to develop capital strategy supporting program and factory objectives.
Allocate factory budgets for tooling, material, direct labor, and support labor.
Allocate should-cost targets by deliverable.
Coordinate program activities across factories and functions to achieve schedule and cost objectives.
Chair production readiness reviews and coordinate inputs and actions.
Coordinate activities to improve first-pass yield, rolled throughput yield, defect reduction, and producibility.
Translate program schedules and work with demand planning and factory leadership to align configuration-specific program schedules and contracts with factory capacity.
Lead, influence, and communicate across all levels of the organization.