We have an exciting opportunity for a Director of Product Line & Fabrication Manufacturing to join our Electromagnetic Systems (EMS) Group located in San Diego, Ca. This position will report directly to the Vice President of Manufacturing Operations and is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of manufacturing activities to support world class technology developed by General Atomics (GA) and its affiliated companies ensuring we meet production safety, quality, schedule, and cost objectives.
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Directs all phases of commercial and military manufacturing operations including Capacitors, Gulftronic Separator Systems, RMS (Radiation Monitoring Systems), Battery Systems, TAP (Terminal Automation Products), and miscellaneous commercial and space system products as well as oversite of all GA-EMS Welding Engineering and fabrication activities.
Oversees the Product Line Manufacturing Engineering Team that is dedicated to the Product Line factory floor support.
Performs senior manufacturing floor management oversite at both the GA-EMS Tupelo and GA-EMS San Diego Manufacturing sites, including management of direct manager reports at both locations.
Oversees direct manufacturing touch labor at both locations according to established budgets, as well as meeting schedules and delivering the highest quality of all responsible products.
Identifies and provides senior leadership oversite of various capital and IR&D Projects related to manufacturing floor improvements as well as identifies all necessary regulatory, safety, training and compliance improvements as required.
Directs the planning, scheduling, and management of manufacturing operations and touch labor to achieve business, safety, quality, and financial objectives.
Acts as the primary contact for the Product Line Program Office and will assign Manufacturing Operations personnel to directly support the Program Office as required.
Acts as the primary contact for high level manufacturing activities and manages progress planning and review sessions to discuss schedule and cost.
Ensures a proactive approach to continuous improvement and directs the implementation of lean principles.
Champions production schedules based on product introduction, equipment efficiency, and materials supply.
Identifies manufacturing issues and provides leadership in developing solutions.
Provides guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements that best utilize the facilities equipment and manufacturing techniques.
Ensures manufacturing leadership and excellence is maintained by overseeing the planning, attraction, selection, retention, and development of the required management, professional, and technical talent.
Provides high level manufacturing expertise to the development of new and expansion of existing business opportunities to enhance the capabilities of the organization.
Maintains the strict confidentiality of sensitive information.
Performs other duties as assigned or required.
Job Qualifications
Typically requires a Bachelors degree in business administration, engineering or a related discipline and fifteen or more years of progressively complex manufacturing experience with at least nine of those years managing manufacturing operations. May substitute equivalent experience in lieu of education.
A technical degree with an MBA or advanced technical degree is preferred along with the required years of experience.
Must have a detailed and comprehensive understanding of the principles, concepts, theories, and practices of manufacturing operations; extensive experience demonstrating a broad application of operations practices, techniques, and standards; as well as comprehensive project management and leadership skills, including organizing, planning, scheduling, and coordinating workloads to meet established deadlines or milestones.
The ability to develop new processes or systems and communicate new concepts to all levels.
Must possess the ability to resolve unusually complex management and technical problems.
Strong communication, leadership, presentation, and interpersonal skills are required.
Travel Percentage Required 25% - 50%
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