Job Title: Associate Manager, Operations

Job ID: 12618

Job Location: Carlstadt, NJ - Onsite

Job Schedule: 9/80 – 9 hours Monday – Thursday, 8 hours every other Friday - 1st Shift

Job Description:

The Associate Manager, Operations will lead a team of operators to safely produce high quality hardware to achieve delivery schedules and company financial performance goals. The successful candidate will be working closely with Operations Management and Quality to ensure safe and efficient factory operations.

Essential Functions:

Supervise direct reports to ensure the delivery schedules are achieved and all policies and procedures are upheld.

Provide direct support of personnel in the day-to-day execution of all work flowing through the shop.

Review and approve timecards for all direct reports.

Ensure that the departments are properly staffed to achieve targeted requirements.

Effectively collaborate and communicate across functional departments to ensure an efficient transition of hardware through the factory.

Ensure employee safety throughout the operation process, supporting the development of Job Safety Analysis (JSA) as required.

Eliminate waste, utilizing lean manufacturing principles, resulting in improved efficiency

Create a team environment, leading to production improvements and increased profitability

Perform audits of the shop to ensure it remains safe, organized and clean.

Maintain and use production/process metrics to improve shop performance and to communicate with management.

Ability to quickly identify technical challenges and effectively collaborate with cross functional departments to render solutions.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum 6 years prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Willingness to assist in additional job duties as assigned by Management is vital is desired

Strong experience implementing a metric driven approach across all Operations functions

Strong record keeping skills

Working with manufacturing engineering to identify and implement process improvements

Proficient in MS Office, Excel and Microsoft word.

Understanding of lean principals around pull systems, mix/max controls, etc.

Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

5S+1 Visual Factory

Experience working with Union shop is preferred

Familiarity with welding, machining, clean line, clean room and pressure testing is a plu s

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.