Defense contractor involved with product development and manufacturing of various systems for military aerospace and vehicles in the Los Angeles International Airport area is searching for an experienced Operations Manager (Structural Assembly). With a 50 year foundation, The Marvin Group supports all branches of the Department of Defense and allies around the globe on an array of programs and platforms. We support many military prime contractors including Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon.

SCOPE

This position is responsible for planning, directing, coordinating and controlling project-specific activities of employees who are engaged in sheet metal integration and forming, pressing/bonding, assembly, and final testing. Position oversees 6 work-centers within the area with both exempt and non-exempt direct reports. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Interviewing, hiring, and training employees
• Planning, assigning, and directing work
• Identify and Assess risk to safety quality and delivery
• Appraising performance
• Setting, implementing, and managing against KPI’s and metrics 
• Setting and Sustaining budget 
• Setting and maintaining production schedule in coordination with master scheduler 
• Monitoring and troubleshooting of utilization and realization for direct labor
• Addressing issues and resolving problems
• Direct supervision of subordinate employees
• Implement assembly requirement plans needed to ensure customer shipment dates and specifications are met
• Confer and interface with other departmental managers and/or supervisors to coordinate inter-departmental activities to ensure customer deadlines are met per production schedules
• Coordinate and manage project team activities to insure customer needs are met
• Improve processes, methods, and workflow
• Improve and promote quality
• Organize and schedule resources and tasks
• Carry out management responsibilities in accordance with the Company's policies and applicable laws
• Perform other related duties as may be required
• Customer interaction

SKILLS / REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree or six years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience (preferably in the aerospace industry or military)
• Demonstrated ability to have integrated new processes in previous experience
• Working knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma Manufactuing techinques 
• Microsoft Project and gant chart/critical path analysis
• Working knowledge of using risk midigation tools such as SWOT and FMEA
• Ability to read, analyze & interpret professional journals, technical procedures, drawings, specifications and governmental regulations
• Working knowledge of creation of KPI’s and metrics 
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedures
• Ability to effectively present information to and respond to questions from groups of managers and customer representatives
• Must be able to lift up to 35 lbs

This position must meet export control compliance requirements. All applicants must be “U.S. persons” within the meaning of ITAR, as defined: a U.S. Citizen, a lawful permanent resident, political asylee, or refugee.

Interested parties please apply online and submit resume to http://marvingroup.com/career/adp/

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