Assistant Director of Operations; H​/F - SAFRAN LLC

General Information

Safran est un groupe international de haute technologie opérant dans les domaines de l'aéronautique (propulsion, équipements et intérieurs), de l'espace et de la défense. Sa mission : contribuer durablement à un monde plus sûr, où le transport aérien devient toujours plus respectueux de l'environnement, plus confortable et plus accessible. Implanté sur tous les continents, le Groupe emploie 100 000 collaborateurs pour un chiffre d'affaires de 27,3 milliards d'euros en 2024, et occupe, seul ou en partenariat, des positions de premier plan mondial ou européen sur ses marchés.

Safran est la 2ème entreprise du secteur aéronautique et défense du classement « World's Best Companies 2024 » du magazine TIME. Safran Seats est l'un des principaux fabricants mondiaux de sièges d'avion, tant pour l'équipage que pour les passagers. 1 million de sièges d'avion fabriqués par Safran Seats sont actuellement en service dans les flottes aériennes du monde entier.

As a member of the Safran Seats business, you play a major role in teamwork that provides over one million seats to major airlines worldwide. Our commitment to superior quality, comfort and innovation ensure that you can take pride in doing meaningful work that supports the needs of passengers and crews alike.

Objective:
Responsible for all operations (Fabrication & Assembly) related functions dealing with product quality, on time delivery, and employee safety. Also responsible for, manufacturing, scheduling, quality of products, budgeting, costs and gross profit, employee development and processes improvement. This position will operate under the general supervision of the Sr. Operations Director.

• A) Ensures a safe workplace for employees.
• B) Responsible for ensuring we have a clean facility that is always available for customer walks.
• C) Ensures that the product shipped from Safran Seats USA meets quality expectations and standards.
• D) Responsible for schedule adherence.
• E) Prepare monthly manufacturing manpower requirement and annual departmental budget based on sales forecast.
• F) In the absence of the Sr. Director of Operations, manages the managers and supervisors in each department and helps them plan out tasks.
• G) Involved in implementation of JIT/TQCM manufacturing techniques as well as Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma Principles.
• H) Responsible for all excess parts found on floor to return to stock rooms.
• I) Ensures performance measurements are monitored and plans are put in place to improve performance.
• J) Responsible for professional development and identification of training required for supervisors and manager.
• K) Conducts manufacturing meetings, reporting on daily, weekly, and monthly schedules using charts which are to be updated daily.
• L) Reports project status and implements recovery plans as required.
• M) Participate in the recruiting of professional managers/cell leaders.
• N) Collects, interprets, acts upon and reports key assembly statistical data and NC's, RCCA's.
• O) Works with quality management to correct quality problems which are identified with products in the field.
• P) Identifies and makes corrective actions which result in scrap reduction cost which occurs monthly in assembly.
• Q) Ensures proper communications with support groups (Supply Chain, QA, Logisitics, Manufacturing Engineering) dealing with schedule changes or special shift support needs.
• R) Interfaces with all departments to ensure proper information is available to support the job.
• S) Responsible for adherence to union contract requirements.
• T) Responsible for adherence to FAA and OSHA requirements.
• U) Initiates and continuously improves internal quality programs to improve the final product and reduce product variance.
• V) Performs other duties as assigned.

• A. Education &
  
  Qualification:
  
  Bachelor degree in Business, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain/Logistics or 6 years of related Operations experience in lieu of degree. Professional
  
  Qualifications:
  
  PMP certification preferred.
• B. Work Experience - Technical knowledge: 3 years…