What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operations Director position at Core Group Resources?
Operations Director Job Summary
The Operations Director leads engineering, production, safety, and facilities teams within a specialized maritime manufacturing and repair organization. This role ensures that product development meets cost, schedule, quality, safety, and performance targets while adhering to company policies and industry regulations. Working closely with Program Management, Planning and Integration, Finance, Quality, Logistics, and Contracts teams, the Operations Director is responsible for ensuring operational excellence across all functional areas.
Operations Director Responsibilities
The Operations Director leads engineering, production, safety, and facilities teams within a specialized maritime manufacturing and repair organization. This role ensures that product development meets cost, schedule, quality, safety, and performance targets while adhering to company policies and industry regulations. Working closely with Program Management, Planning and Integration, Finance, Quality, Logistics, and Contracts teams, the Operations Director is responsible for ensuring operational excellence across all functional areas.
Operations Director Responsibilities
- Provide budget allocation, tools, training, and leadership for the Chief Naval Architect, Production, Facilities, and Safety teams.
- Oversee safety compliance, ensuring adherence to government, industry, and company policies.
- Implement Lean/Six Sigma methodologies, Design to Cost (DTC) targets, and workforce efficiency initiatives to optimize performance.
- Collaborate with advanced manufacturing and supply chain teams to improve processes, technology, and overall program success.
- Ensure on-time, cost-effective, and high-quality product delivery that meets performance and safety requirements.
- Manage a team of 5–10 direct reports, including at least two Director-level subordinates.
- Bachelor’s degree in Naval Architecture, Manufacturing Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Systems Engineering (Master’s preferred).
- 15 years in marine engineering, production, or program management roles.
- Strong knowledge of DoD 5000.1 & 5000.2, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Rules, Lean/Six Sigma principles, and Value Engineering Change Proposal (VECP) development.
- Experience leading maritime engineering and production teams through product design, development, and delivery.
- Proficiency in developing Integrated Master Schedules, Work Packages, Bill of Materials (BOM), and utilizing ERP software.
- Expertise in cost estimation and historical data analysis for project planning.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Proficiency with MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint).
- Professional Engineer (PE) license
- PMP certification
- Six Sigma / LEAN certification
