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AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices with 2021 sales of approximately $5.5 billion.
AMETEK has 18,500 colleagues at more than 150 operating locations, and a global network of sales, service, and support locations in 30 countries around the world.
Job description:
The Director Operations, SWI has overall P&L responsibility for the business through a team of functional managers and front-line supervisors.
The position ensures increasing levels of customer and employee satisfaction, while reaching the financial goals including the efficiency of manpower, materials and machines.
This position reports directly to the overall Business Unit Operations Management.
- Manages the P&L throughout the year. Forecasts future business, makes budget recommendations, evaluates monthly results and holds departments accountable to expectations.
- Responsible for driving the company to achieve and surpass sales, profitability, cash flow and business goals and objectives.
- Identifies, communicates and drives implementation of approved capital investments and improvement projects.
- Manages material requirements to increase inventory turns and reduce levels on hand.
- Ensures compliance with company standards for cost control, waste reduction, quality, safety, and complete and on-time delivery.
- Balances work cell capacity/loading across the plant.
- Oversight / ownership of EHS policies and procedures
- Provide support and guidance to Engineering function.
- Provides support and guidance to Sales / Customer service team regarding pricing and customer rationalization.
- Provides leadership through the operations planning cycle.
- Manages policy deployment in the areas of lean manufacturing techniques, quality, cost reduction, complete and on-time delivery, safety, customer satisfaction, employee relations, visual controls and plant performance measures.
- Provides leadership for employee relations through effective communications, coaching, training and development.
- Provides leadership for problem resolution to facilitate faster improvements and improved working relationships.
- Determines operations head count needs and ensures compliance with company policies.
- Manages compliance with state and federal regulations
REQUIREMENTS
- Knowledge of Excel, Access, PowerPoint and other related software
- Proven record of success as a “hands on” operations / engineering management leader with at least 5-10 years’ experience in similar role with a history of progressively responsible career progression.
- Must have experience in medium volume / high mix production environments
- Demonstrated history of successful change management and designing and implementing operational excellence improvements such as lean manufacturing, demand flow, and six sigma.
- Strong communications, interpersonal, leadership, and organizational skills.
- Familiar with manufacturing machining environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering (Mechanical/Manufacturing) discipline. Master’s degree Business Administration or Operations/Industrial Management preferred.
- Knowledge of technical sales processes would be an advantage
#CareForTomorrow
At AMETEK STC we believe in building a sustainable future for our customers, colleagues, suppliers, and the communities in which we operate. We take an active role in promoting real change, by contributing to a healthy, fair, and sustainable society in many of the countries our facilities are located. We call it #CareForTomorrow!
