Spirit Defense - Senior Operations Engineering Manager
Core
Manage manufacturing operations, optimize production system design, and lead process improvement initiatives for defense and space missions.
Role type
Senior Operations Engineering Manager
Builds
Defense and space mission support products
Domain
Aerospace / Defense Manufacturing
Required skills
Manufacturing Operations leadership, Root Cause Analysis, Industrial Engineering, Budget Management, Supplier Management, Strategic Planning
Preferred skills
Aerospace industry experience, Six Sigma, Lean+, Mechanical assemblies knowledge, Business transformation leadership
Technologies
Manufacturing execution systems, Process improvement frameworks
Responsibilities
Manage and develop employees to achieve high performance, oversee technical approaches and processes, establish and administer policies and resource plans, manage budgets and development projects, define factory vision and strategy, interface with customers and suppliers to drive project priorities, apply industrial engineering techniques to optimize production efficiency, lead process improvement initiatives, provide technical management of suppliers, and interface with executive leadership for status updates.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management scope