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Job Title: Associate Manager, Operations – 2nd Shift Job ID: 36483Job Location: Carlstadt, NJJob Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off Job Description:

The Associate Manager, Operations- 2nd shift will lead a team of operators to safely produce high quality hardware to achieve delivery schedules and company financial performance goals. The successful candidate will be working closely with Operations Management and Quality to ensure safe and efficient factory operations.

Essential Functions:

• Supervise direct reports to ensure the delivery schedules are achieved and all policies and procedures are upheld.
• Maintain Day-by-Day boards.
• Update Schedule documents (Line of Balance)
• Provide direct support of personnel in the day-to-day execution of all work flowing through the shop.
• Review and approve timecards for all direct reports.
• Ensure that the departments are properly staffed to achieve targeted requirements.
• Effectively collaborate and communicate across functional departments to ensure an efficient transition of hardware through the factory.
• Ensure employee safety throughout the operation process, supporting the development of Job Safety Analysis (JSA) as required.
• Eliminate waste, utilizing lean manufacturing principles, resulting in improved efficiency
• Create a team environment, leading to production improvements and increased profitability
• Perform audits of the shop to ensure it remains safe, organized and clean.
• Maintain and use production/process metrics to improve shop performance and to communicate with management.
• Ability to quickly identify technical challenges and effectively collaborate with cross functional departments to render solutions.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum 6 years prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Willingness to assist in additional job duties as assigned by Management is vital is desired
• Strong experience implementing a metric driven approach across all Operations functions
• Strong record keeping skills
• Working with manufacturing engineering to identify and implement process improvements
• Proficient in MS Office, Excel and Microsoft word.
• Understanding of lean principals around pull systems, mix/max controls, etc.
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• 5S+1 Visual Factory
• Experience working with Union shop is preferred
• Familiarity with welding, machining, metal part chemical cleaning, clean room and pressure testing is a plus
• Knowledge/Experience with Manual and CNC Machining, Welding, Assembly, Metal Chemical Cleaning, Familiar with NDT and dimensional measurement techniques, Creation of Process drawings.
• Knowledge/Experience with Microsoft Office, with high competence with Excel desirable.
• Knowledge of AS9100D
• Experience with GD&T and engineering drawing review.
• Precision assembly of aerospace hardware.
• Experience with lean manufacturing and six sigma principles.

*In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in the State of New Jersey is **$88,000 - $164,000.*This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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