Director of Flagler Operations

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Come explore opportunities within Brunswick, a global marine leader committed to challenging conventions and innovating next-generation technologies that transform experiences on the water and beyond.  Brunswick believes “Next Never Rests™,” and we offer a variety of exciting careers and growth opportunities within united teams defining the future of marine recreation. 

Innovation is the heart of Brunswick.  See how your contributions will help transform vision into reality.

Position Overview:

Under the direction of the VP of Operations, the Director is responsible for safe, effective, and efficient operation of the facility.  The Director will be required to predictably attain or exceed all operational goals and financial goals for the facility.  Responsibilities include safety, quality, on time delivery, productivity, and morale, with an emphasis on continuous improvement through employee engagement. 

At Brunswick, we have passion for our work and a distinct ability to deliver. 

Essential Functions:

• Lead safety culture: to ensure facility is consistent with Brunswick policies and procedures and all regulatory agencies state, federal and local. Create a vision and drive improvement year over year. 
• Develop operational and team goals aligned with business and financial plans, lead and coordinate team to execute these plans. 
• Create, monitor and maintain production schedules to meet all customer delivery requirements, coordinate schedules across functions and manufacturing areas. 
• Determine plant performance metrics (e.g., manufacturing variances), institute processes and metrics to measure and monitor performance (and to communicate to all levels of the organization). 
• Lead all materials management activities to ensure optimal parts presentation and inventory levels. 
• Analyze and react to plant performance metrics. Develop short term and long-term countermeasures to meet or exceed goals. 
• Develop operational and facility plans for both near-term and long-term. 
• Review overall labor and material requirements to minimize overtime costs without jeopardizing necessary functions and customer delivery (and quality) requirements. 
• Direct the problem-solving activities of the manufacturing operations, driving those activities to the point of impact. 
• Establish and manage budgets and targets for assigned areas of responsibility. 
• Create a continuous improvement culture through the deployment of lean principles. 
• Achieve or exceed financial goals for the facility. 
• Lead and participate in cost reduction activities. 

Diversity of thought and experiences is fundamental when imagining the unimaginable. Certain skillsets/experiences are necessary; however, others can be developed along the way.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Management or other related discipline is required.  An MBA is preferred. 
• 15+ years’ experience in manufacturing environment with progressive responsibility leading a team, preferably leader of entire operations. 
• Proven Lean manufacturing experience and VA/VE (Value Analysis/Value Engineering) experience is required. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills, written and verbal communication skills required. 
• Outstanding analytical and statistical technical skills are required to gather and summarize data to find solutions in product, manufacturing, and services.  
• Technical or professional knowledge of business planning, facility planning, and headcount planning is required. 

Required Leader Competencies:

• Culture: Ability to drive culture change through lean initiatives that drive employee engagement. Previous experience driving culture change is required. 
• Strategic: Taking a long-range broad approach to problem solving and decision making through objective analysis, thinking ahead and planning. 
• Communication:  Stating clearly what you want and expect from others; clearly expressing your thoughts and ideas; maintaining a precise and constant flow of information. 
• Production: Adopting a strong orientation toward achievement; holding high expectations for yourself and others; pushing yourself and others to achieve at high levels. 
• Consensual: Valuing the ideas and opinions of others and collecting their input as p