Operations Manager

Business Profile

PCC Fasteners offers comprehensive product lines that cover virtually every aerospace fastening application. We produce fasteners, precision components, tooling, and engineered system solutions for the automotive, defense, industrial machinery, and other performance-driven markets.

PCC Fasteners products' manufacturing operations are spread over four continents, forming a network of industry-leading companies, which enables our customers to utilize our experience and deep product knowledge wherever they need it. Embedded in a culture of continuous improvement, our assets and industry leadership ensure that we will consistently deliver our customers the best value in the markets we serve.

Headquartered in Irvine, CA, Shur-Lok manufactures fastening systems with superior locking devices for critical requirements including engine module assembly, structural assembly, rotor blade attachment, and aircraft engine shaft and spindle applications. Operations at the Irvine location include CNC Machining, CNC Waterjet Cutting, Laser Marking, Heat Treating, NDT, and EDM.

The Area Manager is responsible for setting direction for an operating area, ensuring goals and improvement plans are communicated and executed to plan. The focus of this role is to drive safety, quality, labor productivity, throughput, and customer OTD. As a focal leader in the plant leadership team, this role will be critical in transforming the operations team into a customer centric focused engaged workforce.

• Provide a high level of leadership for the employees within their departments, leading the operations team to achieve daily production KPIs.
• Drive the overall performance of Manufacturing Units or Value Streams, defined by Product Line, Group or Family for multiple lines.
• Ensure a safe work environment.
• Achieve targets in safety, 6S, scrap/rework, variable cost/ESH, dock, sales, throughput, and OTD.
• Develop a technically qualified, competent, reliable, and flexible workforce.
• Develop/maintain the capacity/manning model for the area production departments to ensure there are adequate resources & operators to meet the needs of the customer for both the short & long term. This also includes developing plans to expand the workforce and equipment as needed for future growth.
• Reduce operating cost and inventories through incremental & continuous improvements projects.
• Work closely with EHS, Maintenance, Quality, and Manufacturing Engineers to drive process improvements for the site; supporting Lean events and process improvements that improve safety, quality, productivity, cost and OTD.

• Lead and influence all elements of their area (material, manpower, machines, etc.) from material inputs to parts shipment including overall responsibility of Safety, quality, maintenance, manning and Process Improvement to effect maximum level of productivity, quality and on-time-in full delivery of product.
• Manage productivity levels within the departments. Continuously improve productivity, flow, changeovers, etc. through the implementation of Lean principles.
• Lead the development of current and future state value stream maps and continuous improvement plans, as well as the implementation of those plans across the value streams.
• Be highly visible to associates and promote hands-on, high involvement approaches to problem solving.
• Support new product development by driving the operations requirements.
• Review/Ensure success of the day-to-day production KPI's and activities within their area. Drive cross-functional execution and track daily performance using TOC boards daily ensuring counter measures are identified. Emphasize prevention of potential problems and hazardous conditions.
• Ensure effective communication with team members by holding daily stand-up meetings.
• Conduct safety investigations as needed. Perform 6S audits.
• Develop and monitor standard work and quality standards. Perform layered process audits and quality audits using leader standard work.
• Conduct OTD analysis of departments and proactively update gaps. Manage resources of the assigned areas of the value stream. Manage assigned resources to or below budgetary levels.
• Ensure accuracy and proper management of inventory. Ensure timely disposition of scrap and non-conforming materials.
• Coordinate department's vacation schedule to ensure adequate coverage and completion of departments work schedule. Provide input and make recommendations for requisitioning, placing, and training employees assigned to designated production areas.
• Develop and deliver complete, fair, accurate and meaningful employee performance reviews.
• Responsible for team's adherence to company policies and procedure.
• Ensure timekeeping system is updated daily and certified weekly.
• Ensure cross training of employees is conducted for development and skills matrix is updated.
• Identify product/production problems, review production re-work and…