About this role
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><em><strong>Job Title: Associate Mgr., Operations Management </strong></em></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><em><strong>Job Code: 40507</strong></em></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><em><strong>Job Location: Tempe, Arizona</strong></em></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><em><strong>Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off</strong></em></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><strong>Job Description:</strong></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Responsible for leading, developing, and coaching high performance work teams within an assigned manufacturing operation, this position will have responsibility for the safety, cost, quality, delivery, and productivity of an assigned team. This position will work closely with multiple functional areas to optimize materials flows, equipment, and workforce within the area to meet or exceed daily business objectives. The leader in this position must drive continuous improvement and remove waste from the information and material flows within the manufacturing process.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"> </p> <p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><strong>Essential Functions:</strong></span></span></p> <p> </p> <ul style="margin-bottom:11.0px"> <li style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Develop, coordinate, lead, and execute daily production plans in the achievement of company goals, including driving compliance to business requirements, such as reporting time and attendance, safety, audits, etc.</span></span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Collaborate with various Project Managers, Planning, Engineering and Quality Assurance personnel to ensure timely on-time shipments of multiple product lines to our valued customers.</span></span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Ability to adapt and succeed in a dynamic environment with ever-changing customer requirements.</span></span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Report performance and analyze data to identify potential problems and issues: Assume ownership of the problem-solving process and develop sound plans and corrective actions to ensure adherence to quality standards, delivery schedules, cost performance, and safe working conditions.</span></span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Develop and implement sound process controls; confirm routine quality and Team Leader checks and ensure all processes and procedures are executed using controlled methods and in accordance with work instructions.</span></span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Ensure consistent and effective shift-to-shift coordination.</span></span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Provide leadership and coaching that foster high team morale and effectiveness.</span></span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Develop and cross-train team members to support operational plans; ensure training plans are effective and documented.</span></span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Participate in tactical planning process.</span></span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Lead and/or facilitate continuous improvement efforts and projects and incorporate continuous improvement into the daily operations.</span></span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Create and maintain an environment where team members recommend and implement changes in procedures to improve value-added activities and eliminate non-value-added activities.</span></span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Maintain neat and clean work areas and ensure compliance with safety and 5S standards; Ensure a safe work environment for all employees.</span></span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Meet goals and metrics that include Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Productivity.</span></span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Ability to obtain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance as needed.</span></span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><strong>Qualifications:</strong></span></span></p> <p> </p> <ul style="margin-bottom:11.0px"> <li style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif">Bachelor's Degree with 6 years prior experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.</span></span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><strong>Preferred Additional Skills:</strong></span></span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Ability to effectively flow down goals from Manager into measurable tasks to subordinate levels.</span></span></li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Ability to provide effective coaching and mentoring to develop a high performing work team.</span></span></li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Systems.</span></span></li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Strong problem solving and analytical skills.</span></span></li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Desire to learn and continually improve.</span></span></li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma Green Belt certification</span></span></li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Previous experience with vacuum technology and/or semiconductor processing. </span></span></li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Previous experience in a high volume/high quality test environment.</span></span></li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Prior experience in an electro-optical testing environment under low-light conditions.</span></span></li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Previous Aerospace/Defense industry experience.</span></span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="color:white;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">#LI-CB1</span></span></p>