Manufacturing Operations Manager Jobs

CIRCOR International (NYSE: CIR) is one of the world’s leading providers of mission critical flow control products and services for the Industrial and Aerospace & Defense markets. The Company has a product portfolio of market-leading brands serving its customers’ most demanding applications. CIRCOR markets its solutions directly and through various sales partners to more than 14,000 customers in approximately 100 countries. The Company has a global presence with approximately 3,100 employees and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts. For more information, visit the Company’s investor relations website at https://investors.circor.com/.

We are ~3100 people servicing customers in over 100 countries, with a shared purpose of keeping society safe, productive and moving. Together we make the products that endure some of the most severe service and mission critical applications on earth. All around it, deep below it and far above it. But we are more than the products we make. We are more than the sum of our parts. We are people empowered with the means, the expertise, and the company to change the world. We are CIRCOR.

Position Summary

Portland Valves is searching for an Operations Manager to join its Warren Massachusetts team. Portland Valve produces valve products for the defense industry.

Job Responsibilities

• Direct and manage all operations with overall responsibilities for production, quality and other production related activities.
• Coordinate and lead Value Stream activities through planning with departmental support to insure manufacturing objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner while fully meeting customer requests.
• Coordinate and lead plant activities through planning with departmental team leads to insure manufacturing objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner and fully meeting customer requests.
• Communicate frequently and effectively to associates throughout the organization. Establish and maintain effective communication vehicles such as toolbox meetings, employee meetings, roundtables discussions, and one-on-one meetings.
• Support quotes for new products and large bids.
• Establish and monitor measurements of overall Value Steam performance for safety, quality, delivery and cost.
• Implement and manage cost effective systems for control of process improvements, capital and operating expenditures, manpower levels, scheduling and shipping.
• Effective and efficient use of Lean Manufacturing and associated tools in all areas of the organization.
• Provides leadership and employee development through selection/talent acquisition, performance management, training/development, coaching/mentoring and motivation of management, supervisory and hourly employees in alignment with the business goals and objectives.
• Develop key employees. Participate in company dialogues regarding employee performance to assure that deserving employees are recognized and that underperforming employees are given the direction required to improve their performance.
• Provide leadership and training on CIRCOR Operating System (COS) tools to accomplish company goals and objectives.
• Work closely with sales to keep delivery schedules current and participate on customer call as needed.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree is preferred
• Ability to understand the business on an in-depth level such that the right structure and the right people have been deployed resulting in a track record of routinely delivering forecasted outcomes.
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking with demonstrated accomplishments. Proven performance setting and exceeding customer service goals and profit targets.
• Experience in Union environment desirable.
• Impeccable integrity; Superior interpersonal skills; able to communicate and engage personnel at all levels of the organization.
• Track record of continuous improvement.
• Innovative thinker
• Disciplined and persistent work style.
• Keen attention-to-detail.
• 7+ years’ of managerial experience in a CNC machine shop required.
• Demonstrated leadership effectiveness (EI). Must be an effective change leader who challenges the status quo and acts with a sense of urgency to drive results. Effectively balances consistency with flexibility and willing to change ideas in the face of new information.
• Experience effectively functioning in a matrix organization.
• High energy.
• Self-starter.

Other

• US Citizens Only; no visa sponsorship provided.

CIRCOR is an EEO Employer of Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities