Program Operations Manager - Alpha

supporting the company's growth.

The successful candidate will drive the overall management and participation in all phases of program development from capture and proposals thru development, execution, and close-out.

This position will sit in our Briggs, TX location.

This position will provide professionals with opportunities to grow their skills in operations management, technical operations, business communications, and leadership.

• ◆Primary interface between the program team and the factory leadership team, responsible for flowing all program priorities &

on programs that have a planned transition to Operations.

• ✓Collaborate with program, manufacturing, engineering, quality, supply chain, finance, and other functions to be sure all program needs are communicated, supported, and integrated to meet program commitments throughout the product life cycle.
• ✓Responsible to flow down and monitor Operations cost and schedule performance for new development builds and deliveries through strategic development efforts and execution of New Product Introduction processes and procedures.
• ✓Supporting proposal generation and contract-funded product development efforts
• ✓Provides active support to Supply Chain Management by working with program on identified materials constraints and logistics problems to ensure availability of materials and timely and effective operations.
• ✓Collaborates with Manufacturing and Supply Chain to develop capital strategy in support of program and factory objectives.
• ✓Provides budget allocation by factory for tooling, material, direct labor, support labor.
• ✓Provides should cost allocation by deliverable (e.g. Miranda Engine).
• ✓Coordinates cross functionally on program activities across factories & functions (manufacturing, engineering, program, M&P, supply chain) to ensure program schedule and cost objectives are achieved.
• ✓Chairs production readiness review and coordinates inputs and actions.
• ✓Creates & coordinates activities to improve FPY, RTY, defect reductions, producibility.
• ✓Translates Program schedules, working with demand planning and factory leadership, to ensure alignment by configuration between program schedule / contract and factory capacity.
• ✓Leading, influencing, communicating across all levels of the organization.

• ✓University Degree and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 14 years of relevant experience
• ✓Wide-ranging Program Leadership / Manufacturing Operations experience
• ✓Understanding of product design process
• ✓Proven Experience in Manufacturing, Transition to Production, and Production ramp
• ✓Self-directed leader capable of executing Change Management and handling ambiguity
• ✓Proven Experience managing budgets
• ✓Experience with manufacturing automation concepts and implementation
• ✓The ideal candidate will possess the demonstrated skills and experience from a technical, program, and manufacturing leadership perspective.

and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.