DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, SITE LEADER
Company: IDEX
Location: Bristol
Posted on: October 14, 2024
Job Description:
If you're looking for a special place to build or grow your
career, you've found it. Whether you're an experienced
professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between,
IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn
new ones in an environment where you can make an impact.With
interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply
chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40
diverse businesses
(https://www.idexcorp.com/our-businesses/business-segments/) around
the globe, chances are, we have something special for you.Who is
IDEX Health & Science (IH&S)?As a business unit of IDEX
Corporation, IH&S has a long history of driving growth in life
sciences and healthcare by embracing innovation and redefining the
supplier-customer relationship. The work we do every day allows us
to discover key insights and break new ground to create some of the
most meaningful technologies that have a lasting impact on
companies, industries, and society. One of business segments is
called Life Science Optics and we are looking to add more talent to
the team.SCOPE OF ROLE:The Director of Operations will provide
tactical and strategic leadership over all aspects of the delivery
of industry-leading products, ensuring efficient, cost-effective,
and timely operations that enable total customer satisfaction,
company profitability, and growth. Special emphasis will be placed
on the ability to effectively transform current processes using
best practices for change management and operational efficiency,
quality, and effectiveness. This role will have responsibility for
the following areas: production, quality, safety, manufacturing
engineering, planning, production control, inventory, shipping,
receiving, facilities/maintenance, regulatory compliance, and
capital investment strategy. The Director of Operations has direct
responsibility for achieving product quality, on-time delivery,
continuous improvement and cost reduction goals.ESSENTIAL
DUTIES:
- Lead all aspects of production including, work centers, capital
expenditures, direct labor staffing, procurement and inventory
management, forecasting and managing production capacity, yield
improvement and cost reduction, efficient process development,
career development of direct and indirect reports, and workplace
safety.
- Ensure appropriate staffing levels of qualified personnel to
meet current requirements; devise strategic and tactical plans to
meet future staffing requirements and to raise staff performance
levels. This includes succession planning for critical roles.
- Lead the site utilizing all aspects of the IDEX Operating Model
including Daily Management, Monthly Business Reviews, Goal
Deployment, 80/20 Focus, and the Organization and Talent
Cycle.
- Create and implement effective, deterministic,
operations-related processes and procedures.
- Put in place structured scheduling and planning processes.
- Ensure that facilities are structured to meet present and
future operations requirements, including definition and proposal
of building and layout modifications, and proposal and
justification of capital equipment expenditures.
- Ensure manufacturing operations are completed in standard times
and at standard costs; in the event of variances, determine root
cause and ensure implementation of effective corrective
actions.
- Manage all production processes to assure that manufacturing
consistently ships quality product on time.
- Maintain current ISO certification by following ISO policies
and processes, participating and managing audits, and training
employees as required.
- Responsible for planning and executing Annual Operating Plans
and overall responsibility for achieving Manufacturing Profit
targets.
- Improve manufacturing and material management processes through
use of LEAN principles and productivity measurements.
- Drive JDE and improvements to the ERP system functionality in
order to facilitate better decision making and efficiency.
- Partner with centralized Supply Chain team to develop and
implement effective supply-chain management practices to reduce
overall costs, improve product quality and assure stable sources of
supply.
- Effectively manage, train, and motivate all direct and indirect
subordinates, as a team, to maximize the overall productivity of
operations.
- Manage preventive maintenance program for equipment and tooling
in support of process and product excellence.
- Drive safety throughout Operations and identify preventive
plans to prevent accidents.
- Develop and implement programs to eliminate safety and/or
ergonomic hazards.
- Maintain effective accountability for the performance of all
team members.
- Other duties as assigned.EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- B.S. degree required, advanced degree a plus.
- Ten or more years in a related manufacturing operations
management position.
- Lean Certified a plus.OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:
- Demonstrated operational experience with results driven through
continuous improvement with sustained results
- Experienced, well-trained practitioner of the continuous
improvement culture/techniques
- Ability to develop and implement creative solutions to systems
and processes
- Must be able to lead and drive change of production
operations.
- Must be results oriented.
- Must be innovative, and able to implement conceived
innovations
- Business Savvy - Must understand how actions impact the
IH&S business (growth, cost, working capital and profit) both
in the short and long term.
- Ability to work through conflict and appreciate the points of
view of other functions inside and outside of the organization
- Demonstrated understanding of ERP software concepts
- Must have excellent communication skills both verbally and in
writingIDEX Health & Science LLC., a Unit of IDEX Corporation is an
Equal Opportunity Employer committed to workforce diversityAre you
ready to join a different kind of company where our people, our
culture, and our commitments are centered around providing trusted
solutions that improve lives around the world?Total RewardsThe
compensation range for this position is $147,800.00 - $221,800.00,
depending on experience. This position may be eligible for
performance based bonus plan.Benefits PackageOur comprehensive U.S.
benefit offerings include: Health benefits, 401(k) retirement
savings program with company match, PTO, and more. More information
on our benefits and rewards can be found on our career page:
https://www.idexcorp.com/careers/our-benefit-and-rewards/IDEX is an
Equal Opportunity Employer and Affirmative Action Employer. IDEX
gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without
regard to race, color, religion, creed, genetic information, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status,
age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any
other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal,
state or local laws (Minorities/Females/Protected
Veterans/Disabled).Attention Applicants: If you are an individual
with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to
complete any part of the application process, please let us know.
Likewise, if you are limited in the ability to access or use this
online application process and need an alternative method for
applying, we will determine an alternate way for you to apply.
Please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at
lfcareers@idexcorp.com for assistance with an accommodation. These
contact tools may be used only by individuals with a disability for
accommodation requests. Do not inquire as to the status of an
application.Job Family: General ManagementBusiness Unit: IH&S
(Bristol)
Keywords: IDEX, Pawtucket , DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, SITE LEADER, Executive , Bristol, Rhode Island
Didn't find what you're looking for? Search again!
Loading more jobs...