The Opportunity | Director of Operations
We are looking for a Director of Operations, reporting to the Senior General Manager of the Fleet Solutions business unit. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced Operations leader to step into a challenging role, own it, drive success, lead change, and quickly expand your career at Curtiss-Wright.
Our Fleet Solutions group supports the US Navy aircraft carrier, submarine, and various support vessels repair work. We provide technical direction primarily associated with shipboard installation and overhauls of Curtiss-Wright and OEM partnership equipment. This unique opportunity will have full Operations responsibility for the entire Fleet Solutions business unit, including facilities in Chula Vista (San Diego), CA., Chesapeake, VA., and Mayport, FL.
Compensation Range: $150,000 - $200,000 per year
Please note that the salary range information provided is a general guideline only, reflecting a position based in California. Criteria such as the candidate’s qualifications and relevant experience, the scope of the specific position, as well as market and business considerations will be evaluated when extending an offer.
Your immediate task will be to familiarize yourself with the Business Unit, its activities, our market, customers, product lines, capabilities, current strategy, business plans, and policies.
As our Fleet Solutions Director of Operations, you will have broad responsibility for the strategic direction and guidance of each of our three facilities and the site leadership teams, including administration, program management, contracts, engineering, support functions, procurement/sourcing, operational excellence, EHS, field service, and manufacturing employees.
This position has a peer relationship with our Director of Business Development and will be asked to work closely with our BD team in support of our clients' needs.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Build out a standardized and stable Operations team and manufacturing locations that work consistently, collaboratively, and effectively.
2. Provide leadership guidance to the office and manufacturing teams towards successfully achieving key business metrics (P&L, Program execution, On-Time Delivery, Quality, EH&S, etc.).
3. Monitor the financial performance of all three sites and the Business unit as a whole to ensure targets are being met.
4. Translate customer requirements into state-of-the-art manufacturing/business strategies and processes to ensure a growing and profitable business.
5. Develop and implement evolving staffing plans/requirements to meet customer expectations and location budgets.
6. Establish overarching and cascading objectives to move our Fleet Solutions sites forward and raise the standard of operational excellence.
7. Help establish and deploy a LEAN operating framework utilizing the CW Way programs, our Integrated Master Schedule, and drive performance metrics with visual indicators throughout via PowerBi.
8. Work proactively with your site management teams to ensure that site efforts and project initiatives are aligned with business needs and strategic direction.
9. Take ownership of coaching and developing your staff and all of the Operations team members; providing cross-training initiatives that foster an environment of employee involvement.
10. Maintain tight control over business performance and ensure operating management responds quickly and effectively to any problems and/or adverse trends.
11. Develop a comprehensive Operations Strategic Business Plan during the first 3 months of employment by evaluating existing business processes, identifying areas of gaps or risks, and developing formal action plans to reduce risks and continuously improve the business.
12. Build and maintain strong customer business relationships in domestic and international government markets and commercial shipyards.
13. Maintain oversight to ensure compliance with industry regulations, regulatory agencies, export laws, and technology transfer as they apply to proposal development, contract negotiations, and program execution.
14. Assist and/or lead Program Reviews with customers.
15. Champion change through the business to continually improve performance.
16. Develop, maintain, and execute on yearly capital expenditure programs.
17. Manage compliance with local, state, and national regulatory bodies, as needed.
Your Expertise
Must be a sole U.S. citizen with the ability to maintain government security clearances.
Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Operations, Engineering, or Financial Management.
Minimum of 7 years of practical relevant business leadership is required.
Repair/manufacturing and shipyard industry experience with related leadership responsibility is a strong plus but not required.
LEAN and/or Six-Sigma experience and knowledge strongly preferred.
A career demonstrating increased responsibility and acknowledged as a leader in best practice management.
Thorough knowledge of production, manufacturing, and systems operations.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build and develop effective working relationships with internal and external customers is a must.
Entrepreneurial and innovative spirit and sense of urgency.
Strong collaboration and partnership skills with the ability to listen, solve complex problems, and deal with ambiguity.
Proven ability to develop and implement new strategies in a complex business environment.
Ability to develop talent, both with individuals and diverse teams.
Strong customer focus is a must in this role.
Curtiss-Wright Fleet Solutions is comprised of three service centers that focus on the US Navy fleet support and maintenance market. The Fleet Solutions group provides turnkey overhaul/repair, testing, and parts sales for air compressors, main propulsion steam turbines, valves, steam turbine generators, auxiliary turbines, dehydrators, pumps, strainers, PLCs, blowers, and water purification.
We offer a competitive salary and a complete benefit package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurances, retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, and vacations/holidays.
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