Senior Director of Operations

Fortive•Everett, WA

About The Position

The Senior Director of Operations leads the four pillars of the Everett Operations organization: Production; Service & Calibration; Materials & Planning; and DFx (Design for Manufacturing) & Engineering. The role drives operational results while ensuring associate safety, product and service quality, and on-time delivery, while minimizing cost and inventory investment. It advances the Fortive Business System (FBS) and Lean culture through Gemba techniques and operational management practices. The position oversees planning and scheduling, material management, and New Product Introduction (NPI) and product transitions from engineering to manufacturing. It leads site budgets and financial analysis, collaborates with HR on talent and organizational development, and runs daily, weekly, and monthly performance reviews. The Senior Director partners with global sales and product organizations to align customer expectations, delivery timelines, and revenue goals, and develops solutions that improve shipment linearity across Operations and Service teams.

Requirements

10 or more years of progressive operations and cross-functional management experience.
Cross-functional business management experience in manufacturing engineering, Service and production operations, continuous improvement, and other support functions.
Proven track record controlling costs to budget.
Proven track record delivering predictive results for customers.
Demonstrated knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and results applying it.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including Project, Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
Experience successfully implementing lean manufacturing and Fortive Business System processes, with in-depth knowledge of the methodology or a similar methodology.
Experience leading a service organization.
Experience developing engineering talent.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to motivate people at various organizational levels.
Ability to travel up to 15% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Data analysis skills.
Experience leading a business with more than $70 million in revenue.

Responsibilities

Lead the Production; Service & Calibration; Materials & Planning; and DFx & Engineering pillars of the Everett Operations organization.
Drive operational results while ensuring associate safety, product and service quality, on-time delivery, and minimum cost and inventory investment.
Use Gemba techniques to foster and extend the Fortive Business System (FBS) and Lean culture.
Lead planning and scheduling to support accurate, timely receipts and shipments and overall material management.
Coordinate NPI and product transitions from engineering to manufacturing, using process and metrics leadership to support post-launch success.
Set and lead manufacturing-site capital, fixed, and variable budgets; provide month-end variance reporting and analysis, absorption accounting analysis and forecasting, and corrective actions as needed.
Collaborate with HR on organizational and talent development, talent risk management, and succession planning.
Lead daily, weekly, and monthly reviews to keep improvement projects and key performance indicators on track.
Execute robust Daily Management, Visual Management, and Operational Review cadences to meet customer and business commitments.
Collaborate with global sales and product organizations to align customer expectations, delivery timelines, and revenue goals.
Drive sustained value creation through effective communication, expectation setting, and organizational capability building.
Develop solutions to enhance customer value and operational efficiency by promoting shipment linearity within Operations and Service teams.