Focus Factory Ops Manager OSA and OPS

Are you looking for an opportunity with plenty of growth potential? Do you enjoy working in an
exciting, fast-paced, collaborative environment? Are you interested in working with the world’s most innovative companies to create a more connected world?

Connecting Continents. Impacting Communities.

The backbone of the Internet is a series of high-tech subsea fiber optic cables deployed throughout the globe - SubCom has deployed over 50% of them. Our employees ensure data communications networks are engineered, manufactured, deployed to the highest standards, enabling faster and more reliable connectivity to communities worldwide. Every member of the SubCom team plays a role in an end-to-end process that is critical to enterprises, governments, big cities, and rural towns.

We encourage, expect, and value creativity, thoughtful risk taking, openness to change, and diverse perspectives. Whether you’re a seasoned applicant seeking a new and exciting challenge, or you’re new to the workforce and looking for a flexible, rewarding, and fast-paced position with an innovative and stable organization (since 1953), SubCom has opportunities to advance your career.

A Focus Factory Ops Manager is responsible for the day-to-day manufacturing operations for the focused factory area. The Focus Factory Manager ensures that manufacturing processes run reliably and efficiently to meet company goals. This position reports to Sr. Mgr. OTS Manufacturing.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for the day-to-day operations and longer-term planning for manufacturing functions in OSA and OPS Departments, including manufacturing, production scheduling, inventory control, and quality.

• Defines goals for manufacturing teams and resolves manufacturing problems.

• Develops operations related plans, budgets, and policies and procedures for manufacturing teams.

• Support analyzing customer demand against existing capacity and driving effective and timely implementation of CER's to continuously improve deliveries, costs and quality.

• Responsible for analyzing manufacturing variances and identifying root cause. Assign projects to owning disciplines for implementation of corrective action. Measure for effectiveness to continuously improve manufacturing margins.

• Responsible for continuously improving standard costs associated with the manufacturing processes. Assign projects for standard cost improvements. Measure for effectiveness of improvement to meet customers’ productivity expectations.

• Responsible for analyzing delivery and quality constraints. Measure for effectiveness to continuously improve and control delivery and quality performance

• Use Kepner Tregoe, DMAIC, or other processes to identify root cause and assign projects within team for implementation of corrective action.

• Responsible for assessing skills within the manufacturing team and matching skills to requirements. Identify areas where improvement of skills is required and implement training to meet succession plan requirements.

• Responsible for continuously driving towards lean manufacturing through the elimination of redundancy and waste.

• Plays a key role in the capacity planning process and leads the implementation of new capacity when needed.

• Supports the organization on the introduction of new products in associated work area.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or Business; with advanced degree preferred. 7-10 years of experience in manufacturing management required.

• Project leadership experience, with strong organization and project management skills, required.

• Knowledge of Operations Management and contemporary manufacturing/quality methods and systems required.

• Knowledge of Statistical Process Control, preferred.

• Lean, Six Sigma, TPS, or Kepner Tregoe or DMAIC experience is strongly desired.

• Demonstrated motivational and leadership skills required.

• Previous experience of managing people and effective employee relation skills, required.

• Experience with computer-based Manufacturing Information Systems, desirable.

• Experience with Inventory Management/Control systems, desirable.

• Working knowledge of MRP planning and execution concepts, preferred.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Candidates for positions with SubCom must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Employment eligibility verification will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not
available for this position.

Our selection procedure is based on local, state and federal law. Please be sure to attach a resume to your application. We are not able to consider applications without a resume.

BENEFITS

SubCom offers a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to: competitive salaries, medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverages, FSA, HSA, generous vacation, paid sick leave, paid parental leave, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance, and a 401(k) plan with generous company match. Additionally, some positions may be eligible for shift differential. Note: If the posting is for an internship position, delete all benefit information.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL EMPLOYER OPPORTUNITY
SubCom is committed to providing a work environment that prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability or any other characteristics protected by applicable law or regulation.

SubCom engineers, manufactures, and installs subsea fiber optic data cables - the unsung heroes of global communication. With an unrelenting focus on quality, reliability, and value, SubCom offers flexible end-to-end building blocks for the high-tech networks that are the backbone of the world's digital infrastructure. While the company's origins date back to the mid-19th century, SubCom has deployed enough cable to circle the equator more than 25 times since its entry into the communications industry in 1955.

SUBCOM’S CORE VALUES
Quality - Accountability - Teamwork - Innovation