Director, Operations Management

About the role

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers' mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and management of inert and energetic operations for the Camden, Arkansas site.
• Provide leadership to a diverse team and mentor the team in achieving operational excellence.
• Develop operations leaders and operators by ensuring we have leaders and operators that are ready for the next level through deliberate training and succession planning.
• Lead site visit interactions with external customers and government officials.
• Ensure compliance to both safety and QA regulatory offices.
• Ensure that both commercial and government QA certifications are maintained through site compliance.
• Lead all site activities to ensure products are produced to schedule and budget.
• Interface with Program Managers to ensure alignment of resources and capabilities to meet business demands.
• Lead site activities that ensure standard business practices are in place and practiced across all of Operations.
• Work with Human Resources to improve employee experience within the Operations Division, resulting in attrition reduction and talent attraction.
• Able to obtain US Secret Security Clearance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 15 years of prior related operations experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 13 years of prior related operations experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 19 years of prior related operatons experience.
• 8+ years experience leading manufacturing/production operations within the aerospace and defense industry.
• 5+ years experience managing a DOD compliant Earned Value Management budget system.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Experience leading production operations in a DOD energetic facility.
• Experience using LEAN principles leading production operations.
• Thorough understanding and demonstrated use of ERP systems.

Pay

The pay range for this role is not specified.

Schedule

The job schedule is 4/10: Employees work 10 hours per day, 4 days a week.