Operations Leader, Associate Director

Date Posted:

2025-04-21

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HFL04: ASG Jacksonville-Blount Island 6061 BF Goodrich Blvd , Jacksonville, FL, 32226 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Collins Aerospace is looking for an Associate Director of our Manufacturing Operations, in Jacksonville FL who will be responsible for developing, implementing, and managing operational process maturity and performance to ensure a high level of efficiency and customer satisfaction.

While the rest of Collins Aerospace soars into the sky, Engineered Polymer Products dives into the sea! Located in Jacksonville, Florida, EPP specializes in marine applications for surface ships and submarines. Our dedicated teams create specialty naval parts that aid the U.S. Navy in executing their mission, ensuring excellence every day. Consider joining a community focused on culture, quality, and safety, and apply today!

Position is onsite at Blount Island in Jacksonville FL.

The submarine and surface ships within this video highlight the products we have designed and now build in Jacksonville.

https://www.collinsaerospace.com/what-we-do/industries/military-and-defense/submarines-and-surface-ships

The role requires excellent organizational and problem-solving skills, as well as the ability to oversee all Operational aspects of the Value Stream including Production, CNC machining, shop floor management, talent management, process improvement, and schedule adherence, along with people and product safety. You will interact with both internal and external customers and across multiple levels within the organization. 

The Value Stream is responsible for Naval Structures supporting various US Navy platforms.  Production operations are located across two sites and three value streams in Jacksonville, Florida. 
 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manages the execution of operations to meet established targets and metrics within Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and People.
• Develops operational and financial objectives for all operational areas in order to increase profitability and mitigate all risks to the business.
• Direct a multi-functional team to ensure areas meet business strategy objectives.
• Maintains compliance to all regulations, laws and mgmt. systems requirements.
• Proactively reduces EH&S risks and promotes safe behaviors in the workplace.  Supports all safety programs to include behavioral based safety and job hazard analysis; ensures that Operations is flawless executing all safety programs that Operations is responsible for performing.
• Manages capacity, demand, & resource plans to ensure rate readiness and 100% On-time delivery to internal and external customers.
• Supports the Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) process to ensure that adequate capacity and headcount are planned and maintained for the operations teams.  
• Ensures successful implementation of engineering development activities.
• Develops maturity of Business Intelligence tools to ensure efficient material flow.
• Integrates tactical & strategic supply chain functions to ensure delivery and manage risk.
• Manages objectives for operating budgets, capital plans and cost savings targets.  Ensures that utilization and labor efficiency are achieved, and sales output is realized. 
• Achieves inventory improvements and manages manufacturing variances.
• Ensures effective implementation of product and manufacturing technologies.
• Identifies and executes manufacturing technologies & world class manufacturing initiatives aligned with the 5-yr strategic plan.
• Champions change through the active support of Continuous Improvement tools and processes.  Leads and supports all Operational continuous improvement processes and initiatives to include Visual Management Strategy, Layout Linkage Flow, and 5S. 
• Develops the annual operational macro plan and ensures individual projects are implemented to resolve the probl