Sr. Director of Site Operations

Crane Company • Burbank, CA

4d • $227,000 - $280,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Crane Aerospace and Electronics has an exciting opportunity for a Sr. Director of Site Operations at our Burbank, CA location. About Crane: Crane Aerospace & Electronics supplies critical systems and components to the aerospace and defense markets. You’ll find Crane Aerospace & Electronics in some of the toughest environments: from engines to landing gear; from satellites to medical implants and from missiles to unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Every 1.2 seconds, product built at our Crane Aerospace & Electronics Burbank facility is stopping aircraft – delivering passengers and military personnel safely to their destination. Home to our Landing & Cabin Systems team, Crane A&E’s brake control systems and premium cabin actuation solutions are flying on tens of thousands of aircraft throughout the world. You’ll join a business with a long track record of engineering excellence, set in the wonderful town of Burbank filled with great community atmosphere, schools, weather and no shortage of entertainment. Start the next chapter of your career with Crane Aerospace & Electronics! Job Summary: Reporting to the Sr. VP of Operations, the Sr. Director of Operations will be responsible for manufacturing operations for the Burbank, California site, which is the primary location for the Landing and Control Systems (“LCS”) solution. The total organization size of Crane Aerospace and Electronics (“CA&E”) is 2600 associates, with the Burbank Site having approximately 650 associates, over 375 of whom report up through this role. Functions reporting to the Sr. Director of Operations role include Operations, Supply Chain, Continuous Improvement (Crane Business Systems – CBS), EH&S and Manufacturing Engineering. The Sr. Director of Operations is a key member of the leadership team whose peers include other CA&E Site Operations Directors as well as functional directors within the Burbank site including Sr. Controller, Quality Director, Director of Human Resources, Business Director, Director of Business Development, Director of Program Management and Director of Engineering. As a key member of the leadership team, the Sr. Director of Operations will participate with peers to continuously evaluate and establish the direction and strategy for the business. A critical skill in the role is the proven ability to drive a disciplined cadence of site metrics and reviews for consistency across the location, while also coaching and mentoring direct staff and influencing other functions for the outstanding delivery of Safety, Quality, Delivery and Productivity metrics in support of sales growth goals. Further, Crane is well known for its world class operating model known as the Crane Business System, which encompasses best in class processes around lean and advanced six sigma deployment as well as AS9145 quality management systems. The ideal candidate will have familiarity driving results within this type of environment. As the leader of all Manufacturing Operations in Burbank, this role must elicit personal trust and confidence from both internal and external customers as well as other team members by maintaining the highest ethical standards. This individual must be at home in an environment where responsiveness to customers is a strongly held value and can be instilled across the entire operations team.

Requirements

• 15+ years of manufacturing, operations, and/or supply chain experience in high mix/low volume Aerospace, Defense, and Space manufacturing environments, or top tier Automotive electronics manufacturing experience with an ability to learn a new, dynamic regulatory environment, and at the correct leadership level to be dealing with prime/tier 1 customers and challenging suppliers.
• 10+ years in a management/leadership role.
• Must be a proven leader with an outstanding cadence of metrics and reviews monthly.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively develop and lead a team of individuals within a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience deploying lean manufacturing tools to achieve breakthrough results.
• Expert in running a business within either a AS9100D, AS16949, or ISO9001 Quality Management System.
• Familiarity or ability to learn FAA, EASA, and CAAC Quality Management Systems for aftermarket spares and repairs services.
• Familiarity or ability to learn DOD and DCMA government logistics and oversight.
• Strong Knowledge in OSHA laws & regulations, robust environmental and site safety auditing practices.
• Working knowledge of Sustainability metrics and measures including scope 1, 2 and 3 reporting.
• In-depth knowledge of electronics and machine shop manufacturing processes, systems, and technology.
• Technical knowledge of environmental and safety laws.
• Technical expertise in functional areas including materials management and ERP, in addition to hands-on knowledge of Systems Controls (TQM).
• BS degree in Engineering, or other related field; Six Sigma or successful Lean experience.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree Engineering, or another related field

Responsibilities

• Providing leadership to the operations functions including guiding, delegating, developing, and training the team to meet current and future customer's needs while keeping employees engaged and safe. Safety of employees is the first and most important priority of the role.
• Using a metrics driven cadence and a focus on coaching to drive root cause and corrective action. Use effective 5-why and problem-solving methods to get to root cause, and then a passion to read across corrective action to other parts of the business.
• Continuously implementing improvement processes through Kaizen, Six Sigma, and JDI (Just Do It) events, utilizing Crane Business System (CBS) tools such as, Value Stream Mapping, Standard Work, Problem Solving, Transactional Process Improvement (TPI), Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), and 5S as needed to reduce cost and increase throughput.
• Directing, motivating, and appraising performance of reporting departments and personnel while providing the necessary coordination between activities. Strong focus is required on the IC (Talent) process, succession planning, and ensuring effective development plans are available to all associates.
• Developing and presenting to all levels of the organization on organizational, strategic, financial, and operational proposals aimed at continually advancing manufacturing effectiveness.
• Lead the Sales Inventory Operations Planning Process to assure that adequate labor, material, and services are available to meet the sales forecast to improve on-time-delivery and inventory turns
• Provide leadership and oversight to the Supply Chain team to reduce material costs, improve supplier performance, reduce inventory, and improve transactional processes
• Collaborate closely with Quality Assurance team to ensure high-quality standards for parts and products, and to implement AS9145
• Establish targets and monitor all elements of manufacturing costs including labor, material, and performance to standards, set-up, process variance, lost time, scrap, and rework to assure they do not exceed projected levels
• Provide sales forecast by product line and market, personnel requirements, projected capital investment, inventory, productivity improvement projections, and associated schedules for the site’s operating plan
• Any other task assigned by management

Benefits

• Health care, dental, vision, life and disability insurance starting the first day of the month
• 15 days of paid time off that start accruing your first day at Crane and 12 paid holidays per year.
• 401k plan with company match
• eligible after 90 days of employment
• Education Reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director