What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director Of Operations position at CAES?
About Us:
At CAES, we engineer solutions for the world’s most critical missions. We serve customers in the defense and aerospace markets.
The most important thing we build is TRUST
Overview:
This is more than operations—it’s mission-critical leadership. You’ll command the strategy, execution, and performance of our most vital manufacturing Value Streams, ensuring every product meets uncompromising standards of quality, cost, and delivery.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Salary Range: $157,388.19 - $243,600.83 annually (Lansdale PA)
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Other benefits include:
Delivering mission-critical, electronic solutions that protect lives. Use your creativity and critical thinking to take our products from concept to customer.
At CAES, we engineer solutions for the world’s most critical missions. We serve customers in the defense and aerospace markets.
Seeking a career that offers challenging, diverse projects and opportunities? Looking for a position with a company that offers long-term professional advancement? Searching for a place that values a diverse, team-based environment? One that values YOU. Consider CAES.
The most important thing we build is TRUST
Lead Where Precision Meets Purpose — Director of Operations, CAES Lansdale
At CAES by Honeywell, we don’t just manufacture components—we engineer confidence in the systems that protect lives, secure nations, and explore the final frontier. Our DoD-certified facility in Lansdale, PA is a cornerstone of aerospace and defense innovation, and we’re seeking a Director of Operations to lead it into the future.
This is more than operations—it’s mission-critical leadership. You’ll command the strategy, execution, and performance of our most vital manufacturing Value Streams, ensuring every product meets uncompromising standards of quality, cost, and delivery.
Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities – Your Mission as Director of Operations
Step into a role where operational excellence isn’t a goal—it’s the standard. As Director of Operations at CAES by Honeywell Lansdale, you’ll lead the charge in transforming our facility into a Center of Excellence for aerospace and defense manufacturing. Here’s how you’ll drive impact:
Build a Best-in-Class Operation: Champion a high-performance manufacturing culture focused on growth, innovation, and continuous improvement- Own the Metrics That Matter: Partner with Divisional Leadership to set and deliver on budget, output, quality, cost, delivery, and lead time targets
- Lead Change, Drive Improvement: Cultivate a site-wide culture of operational advancement with measurable year-over-year gains
- Put the Customer First: Align operations with customer priorities—on-time delivery, uncompromising quality, and trusted relationships
- Strategize for Speed & Efficiency: Architect and execute an Operations Strategy that slashes lead times and boosts productivity through deep process analysis and cross-functional collaboration
- Forecast & Fund the Future: Develop department budgets with precision, factoring in cost targets, staffing, materials, equipment, and sales projections
- Direct the Frontlines: Lead Operations and Manufacturing teams to execute the plan with discipline, safety, and excellence
- Accelerate Velocity: Identify and implement changes that reduce cost and scrap, increase throughput, and elevate production standards
- Monitor What Matters: Track and report key KPIs across the site, proactively escalating issues that could impact performance
- Make Progress Visible: Build systems that provide real-time insight into goals, progress, and roadblocks for critical initiatives
- Lead with Integrity: Partner with HR to foster a culture of trust, inclusion, and accountability across all levels
- Plan for Continuity: Establish a robust succession strategy to ensure operational resilience and employee development
- Protect People & Planet: Ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety regulations while upholding CAES’s Zero Harm policy and corporate citizenship standards
Minimum Qualifications:
- A minimum 8 years’ experience in an operations management role, within manufacturing, that includes business management and people leadership.
- This position requires access to technology, materials, software or hardware that is controlled by US export laws. In order to be eligible for this position, you must be a “US Person” under US export laws (or eligible for approval under a U.S. Government export license).
- Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
Preferred:
- Bachelor's Degree preferred.
- Minimum 10 years’ experience leading high-performing teams within Operations
- Directly relevant experience in electronics, Microwave and/or RF (radio frequency) manufacturing leadership.
- Proven commitment to achieving site-wide collaboration and focus on customer (internal and external) satisfaction
- Experience driving site-wide leadership on financial, operational, and cultural achievements.
- LEAN greenbelt training (or ability to undertake).
- Change agent – embracing LEAN (Toyota Production System) and relentless advocate of Continuous Improvement.
- Strategic knowledge of production operations management for quality, yield and cost.
- Experience in strategic decisions involving standard manufacturing work (machining, assembly, etc.), involving cost reduction; materials sourcing; line automation; financials and measures; workforce productivity & flexibility; etc.
- Advanced knowledge of warehouse operations and inventory management.
- Advanced problem solving ability, Strong ERP understanding and Root cause analysis.
- Outstanding communication skills to every level of the organization with a values-based approach to leading teams.
Salary Range: $157,388.19 - $243,600.83 annually (Lansdale PA)
Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base bay. Applicable pay within the posted range may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, geographical location, job function of the position, education, and experience of the successful candidate. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well business results. CAES provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, 401K, paid holidays and vacation.
Employment Transparency:
EMPLOYMENT TRANSPARENCY
BENEFITS
We take care of our people and provide competitive health, wealth and wellbeing benefits – from day one. You’ll also discover learning and development opportunities so you can take your career to the next level – and beyond.
Other benefits include:
- Comprehensive PTO, Paid Holiday and Paid Family Leave Programs.
- Student Loan Repayment Program & Tuition Reimbursement
- 9/80 Alternate Work Week Schedule
- Tailored Management/Leadership Training
- Innovative Medical Programs, Including Family Forming
ABOUT CAES
CAES is the largest provider of analog and radiation hardened technology for the United States aerospace and defense industry. From human spaceflight and space exploration, to missile defense and electronic warfare, to healthcare solutions addressing COVID-19, our talented team develop high performing electronic solutions that work the first time, every time.
WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER
At CAES we welcome differences and celebrate new ideas. We believe the diversity of our people inspires our creativity and drives our innovation. Everyone is welcome here, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability for any part of the employment process, please email CAEScareers@caes.com.
Salary : $157,388 - $243,601
