Job Title: Director Of Operations

Reports to: SVP and General Manager

Job Summary: 

• Ensures increasing levels of customer and team member satisfaction while improving the efficiency of the shipyard operations, including quality, scheduling, labor, materials, and equipment.  

Education and Experience:   

• Minimum of 12 years of directly related manufacturing leadership experience required.  

• Prior experience with NAVSEA standards and customer product expectations.

• Demonstrated success in deploying Lean Manufacturing principles and process improvement initiatives.

• Experience leading cross-functional teams, including General Foremen, Fabrication Supervisors, Quality, Scheduling, and Engineering.

• Strong background in ISO9001, AS9100, NQA-1, or other quality management systems.

• Proven ability to develop and implement training plans and process standardization.

Required Skills and Abilities:   

• Communicate operational strategy to all levels of the organization

• Strong project planning and forward-looking execution (3–6 month minimum planning horizon).

• Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems and production control infrastructures.

• High-level analytical, organizational, and multi-tasking capabilities.

• Ability to lead performance improvements in safety, quality, cost, and delivery.

• Outstanding interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

• Track record of employee development and team engagement.

• Detail-oriented with a continuous improvement mindset.

• Able to work cross-functionally in a high-performance manufacturing team.

Competencies:  

• Focus on reducing waste, improving efficiency, and ensuring on-time delivery.

• Ability to develop talent, instill accountability, and build high-performing teams.

• Committed to continuous improvement by driving initiatives that increase quality, reduce cost, and eliminate inefficiencies.

• Effectively leads teams through change.

• Understanding of regulatory environments and adherence to safety/quality frameworks.

• Results Orientation and delivers measurable improvements in safety, quality, cost, and delivery.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Develops and implements optimal, cost-effective manufacturing processes and methods in accordance with product specifications, quality standards and on time delivery. 

• Recommends and implements improvements to production processes, methods and controls. Implement effective and efficient workflow in all areas of responsibility.

• Responsible for the operations of the organization in fabrication, machining, steel processing, finishing, production, and on time delivery.

• Implement a fully functional and accurate supply chain management/production control infrastructure utilizing the Company’s MRP/ERP system. 

• Manages policy deployment in the areas of Lean Manufacturing techniques, quality, cost reduction, complete and on-time delivery, customer satisfaction, visual controls and plant performance in support of ISO9001:2015 measurables.

• Ensures compliance with company and regulatory standards for all areas of responsibility. 

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Travel Requirements: 

• Less than 10%.

Physical Requirements: 

• May be required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop or kneel regularly.

• Lift up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment: 

• Exposure is frequent to moving mechanical parts, airborne particles - eye protection is required, and fumes, machine vibration, and noisy conditions, high temperatures, and occasional to a restricted space work area. 

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement 

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all team members and applicants for employment without regard to race, (including traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, service in the uniformed services, status as a protected veteran or spouse thereof, height, weight, marital or familial status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. In addition to federal law requirements, we comply with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which we have facilities. 

To provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, recruitment advertising, hiring, job assignment, promotion, demotion, discipline, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, or rates of pay, benefits, and selection for training. Provisions in applicable laws providing for bona fide occupational qualifications, business necessity or age limitations will be adhered to by us where appropriate.

Management retains the right to add to, or change, the responsibilities and/or duties of this position at any time including the elimination of this position. The team member understands that his/her job description is for operational purposes and is not intended to be an employment contract. The employment relationship remains “at-will.”