JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE Operations Manager
REPORTS TO Director of Operations
FLSA Status Exempt
Salary Range 80,000-110,000 with bonus structure
Lite Coms is a high-tech satellite terminal design and manufacturing company with a high energy entrepreneurial environment. As a small business of under 50 employees, our goal is to take awesome care of our employees so they can take awesome care of our customers. You will be getting in on the ground floor of a rapidly growing dynamic business with great opportunities for growth. You will be a key part of shaping a great new organization.
This position will report to the Director of Operations. The Operations Manager is a leadership and hands on position that will help to deliver satcom and telecommunications products and solutions. In addition, the Operations Manager will have both exempt and non-exempt reports. The candidate will lead and execute manufacturing and testing of satcom products, customer service, and quality. Candidate must be able to read and understand design schematics. Candidates must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide day to day leadership to the Assemblers, Test Techs, Material Planning, Group Leaders, and team members
- Assume direct line leadership of Production Team Resources
- Ensure that shift activities are communicated consistently and effectively to production team members
- Lead the development of the production build plan; accomplish the daily execution of the plan, adhering to the On Time Delivery (OTD) schedule
- Keep team informed, clearly communicate goals and objectives to subordinates and assist them as necessary in developing effective daily production plans.
- Responsible for ensuring all deliveries are completed on schedule.
- Monitor daily throughput and address any shortfalls to daily production plan
- Define and hold teams accountable for production KPIs: safety, quality, delivery, cost, etc.
- Review Daily Management Boards, lead daily production standups and daily/weekly meetings.
- Assures conformance to product specifications and work instructions.
- Performs weekly, monthly and quarterly staffing requirement evaluations, identify any excesses or shortfalls in staffing, take action to resolve any deficiencies or excess to the plan.
- Conducts periodic assessments of all work areas for safety and cleanliness. Identify any issues, concerns, or areas for improvement. Lead team in Safety, 5S, ESD, and FOD protocols, be exemplary role model.
- Create & support implementation of cross training initiatives to support short & long term needs
- Continually review and enforce the use and maintenance of work instructions, routers, logs, scrap tickets, training matrix, calibration requirements and company procedures.
- Monitor all inventory in WIP, ensure supply is sufficient to meet plan, participate in regular material planning meetings. Work with engineering and management to solve shortfalls or projected shortfall in materials; responsible for getting material our of Red Tag status
- Willingness to lead teams on weekends when required.
- Provide daily, weekly and monthly status reports as required. Create & present monthly product & program presentations as required.
- Be willing and able to implement all Jobs across the factory
EXPERIENCE/SKILLS
- Bachelor’s degree along with 3 years’ work experience
- 2+ years’ experience in Manufacturing job
- Understanding of manufacturing principles for electromechanical assembly
- Familiarity with configuration management and document control(s)
- Some experience with communication systems and interfaces Strong analytic and problem-solving skills
- Familiarity with Cable/Cable Harness prototyping and production
- Experience with commercial and military product transition from Engineering to Production
- Willingness to cross train to gain proficiency in other test related tasks as assigned
- Ability to manage complexity in a fast-paced environment
- Experience in MRP/ERP systems
PREFFERED QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS
- Familiarity with test equipment(s), spectrum analyzer, power meter, oscilloscope, etc.
- Working knowledge and design of PCBs, board schematic entry
- Use various test technologies to diagnose the cause of test failures to the component level
- DoD Contract labeling requirements
- Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing
TRAVEL
May be required <5%
This position requires the ability to obtain a US Security Clearance for which the US Government requires US Citizenship.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.
- Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception a
- Ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment is that of a typical electronic assembly operation with occasional exposure to dust, vapors, heat, cold and noise.
Lite Coms LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by law