Vice President of Operations/Site Director

Vice President of Operations/Site Director

Apply locations US - Rancho Cordova, CA (TDY)

Time type: Full time

Posted on: Posted 3 Days Ago

Job requisition id: REQ25864

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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

A key member of upper management, the Vice President of Operations/Site Director serves as site leadership responsible for ensuring that the company's everyday activities run smoothly. This professional will set parameters to judge how efficiently and effectively the operations organization is operating. Accordingly, the Vice President of Operations will be responsible for overseeing Manufacturing and Manufacturing Engineering. This position will report directly to the Vice President and General Manager of the TMS group of businesses.

The VP of Operations/Site Director will be responsible for targeting specific areas in which a company may need to improve operational efficiencies including ownership of achieving revenue and shipment targets, monitoring revenue margins, worker productivity, supply chain and inventory management, as well as driving product lead time reductions as well as implementing new directives for growth. The VP of Operations will also be responsible for setting guidelines for personnel evaluations, recruitment, and advancement.

These duties will include working closely with the VP and General Manager in the formation and execution of the annual business plan, along with responsibilities to provide consistent accurate information for the purposes of daily, weekly and monthly forecasting against this plan. Critical daily tasks will be weighted heavily to making business decisions that will allow for predictability in our monthly and quarterly performance. In specific, this position will lead the coordination of our business flow, from purchase order review to procurement of materials and services, to production planning and execution of orders through shipment of product to customers.

The Vice President of Operations/Site Director will have regular contact and involvement with our customers to assure alignment of our business and the customer needs and requirements.

• Responsible for providing management oversight to Supply Chain Management, Material Planning/Control and Manufacturing.
• Responsible for managing day to day business of operations department to drive on-time deliveries, vendor management and predictable production flow.
• Build and maintain strong working leadership with different functional leaders, particularly with Quality and Engineering, to meet the company’s objectives in manufacturing.
• Responsible for all aspects of material management to meet production targets, mitigate risk, meet unexpected demand, while managing inventory effectively and meeting Key Performance Indicators (KPI) targets.
• Responsible for making make/buy decisions for manufacturing processes and for building a long-term strategy for contract manufacturing.
• Responsible for meeting with key customers to address operational issues.
• Review and contribute to determining contractual commitments in major contracts.
• Ensure all required Operations’ processes are in place and effectively followed to ensure on-time delivery of products that meet Quality Management System requirements inclusive of operational systems, processes and infrastructure.
• Responsible for monitoring Sales Forecasts to ensure production rates are set at optimal level.
• Responsible for preparing and presenting Operational scorecard and high level presentations and reports to senior leadership and corporate executives.
• Implement and lead best-in-class business processes including manufacturing systems optimization, contract manufacturers and supply chain development.
• Identify, lead, and implement process improvement initiatives to improve efficiency, performance and productivity.
• Provide stewardship and effective management of resources including oversight of resource requirements, departmental budgets, staffing plans, management of vendors, and service.
• Oversees technical and professional development of the Manufacturing Operations function.
• Manages direct reports in Material Planning/Control, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing, Facilities, Government Property and Security.

Requirements

• At least a minimum of ten (10) years’ of relevant experience in leading and managing a manufacturing organization, with a strong preference for a background in Defense and/or RF Microwave. High Power Vacuum Electronic Device experience is preferred, but not required.
• Experience running a $50M+ highly technical manufacturing operation.
• Bachelor’s degree required, MBA or Operations related postgraduate degree preferred.
• US Citizen and able to attain Security Clearance.
• Understanding of standard manufacturing practices, AS9000 /ISO9001 quality requirements.
• Successful track record for building, and maintaining, strong internal and external customer relationships.
• Demonstrate ability to exercise sound judgment and make timely business decisions.
• Demonstrate understanding of financial impacts of decisions.
• Demonstrate champion of diversity and inclusion.

Preferred

• 4 year Technical Degree or higher.
• Prior experience in improving manufacturing outputs, standardized practices inclusive of implementing lean manufacturing principles and supply chain management.

Salary Range: $250,000.00 - $300,000.00

Pay Transparency

The anticipated salary range listed for this role is only an estimate. Actual compensation for successful candidates is carefully determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, education/training, work experience, key skills, and type of position.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.

About Us

You may not realize it, but Teledyne enables many of the products and services you use every day.

Teledyne provides enabling technologies to sense, transmit and analyze information for industrial growth markets, including aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, energy, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.