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Leonardo DRS

Manager Operations

Leonardo DRS, West Plains, Missouri, United States, 65775

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Manager Operations Location: West Plains, MO, US, 65775

Job ID:113387

The Leonardo DRS Land Systems business is a recognized leader in the design and integration of complex technologies into new and legacy systems and platforms for global military and commercial customers. We are a 5 year running Top Workplace in the Greater St. Louis area.

Job Summary Ensures cost, schedule, and quality targets for manufacturing sites, product lines, or work cells are consistently met. Operations manager responsible for leading a large paint team across multiple programs, buildings, and shifts. Will be responsible for direct leadership and development of supervisors that manage union technicians on the production floor. Needs to manage schedules and critical paths to allow multiple internal customers to meet contractual requirements while maintaining process control and monitoring KPI's.

Job Responsibilities

Capable of resolving complex issues/problems utilizing comprehensive understanding of manufacturing processes

Manage the development, and monitor execution, of manufacturing schedules

Develop budgets and manage activities to accomplish financial objectives

Communicate professionally and effectively with customers, peers, senior managers and the team members

Technical ability to learn understand relative processes (CARC Paint Processes) to maintain control among team and prepare bid and proposal estimates

Develop and recommend short- and long-range objectives, consistent with organization guidelines

Coordinate operations and communications within, between, and among various functional areas

Ensure operations conform to the organization’s policies and procedures, values, and federal, state, and local regulations

Establish, monitor, and ensure customer satisfaction

Engage in the typical responsibilities of a manager requiring planning, evaluating, organizing, integrating, and controlling

Coordinate team members recruitment and selection, career development, and performance assessment

Drive continuous improvement through deployment of best practices, such as Lean Six Sigma

Continually identify and assess risks and deploy proactive mitigation plans

Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization

Attend applicable internal or external customer meetings

Participate on special project teams

Support and lead new product introduction activities

Maintain knowledge of current manufacturing and continuous improvement trends in the industry

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, management or related field, or equivalent

Proficient technical expertise with demonstrated application

Knowledge and familiarity with standards (ISO, AS, etc)

Excellent interpersonal, leadership, negotiation, communication and writing skills

Proven experience (typically 5-10 years) in an industrial painting environment, paint shop or similar manufacturing environment preferred

Taking care of our people is a top priority at Leonardo DRS. We are proud to offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a company contribution to a health savings account, telemedicine, life and disability insurance, legal insurance, and a 401(k) savings plan. We champion wellness programs that focus on physical, emotional, and financial well-being. We develop our talent by offering programs and activities to support career-growth, professional development, and skill enhancement. And we understand there is more to life than work, and the importance of offering flexible work schedules with our 9/80 program, competitive vacation, health/emergency leave, paid parental leave, and community service hours. *Some employees are eligible for limited benefits only

Leonardo DRS, Inc. and its subsidiaries provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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Our Vision. To be the leading mid-tier defense technology company in the U.S.

Our Values. The Leonardo DRS culture is defined by our Core Values and Principles:

Integrity

Agility

Excellence

Customer Focus

Community & Respect

Innovation

We strive to uphold them in all aspects of our business practices to inspire our employees and provide outstanding support for our customers.

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