Director of Operations Excellence
4 days ago
Location: Sunbury on Thames, SRY, GB, TW16 7EF
Business Unit: Air Technology
Posting Date: Jan 2, 2025
Job Description:
Scope of Role:
AMETEK Airtechnology (AAG) seeks an experienced Operations Excellence Director to lead the operational transformation of the business. This individual will lead the transformation of the business from a vertically integrated manufacturing business to an assembly and test business. Through a full review of make versus buy assessment, this individual will review the business case and drive for business simplification.
In addition, this leader will drive operational excellence across all levels in the business through the introduction and maintenance of best in class visual and non-visual processes. This leadership position is responsible for analysing, developing, driving and tracking cost reductions/improvement (through life cost), employee training, and deploying lean & efficiency improvement thinking across the business. The successful leader will have a focus on operational excellence and bring experience of a best-in-class factory set up.
The role holder will be a member of the Airtechnology senior leadership team and support in delivering a customer On Time In Full in of 95% or above and forecast accuracy of +/- 5%.
Reporting to the DVP/MD, the Operations Excellence Director will introduce strategies and processes to ensure the delivery side of the business transforms into meeting the internal goals and utilising strategic tools. This role is part of the AAG leadership team.
Main Duties/Responsibilities:
- Work with the CI Manager, operations team and quality to transform business delivery and turn the factory into a modern day working establishment.
- Take full ownership of Operational Excellence and focus on improving On-Time Delivery, Quality Performance and Make versus Buy assessments.
- Deliver strategic transformation projects on time and to budget.
- Improve, develop and implement an operational excellence strategy with clear policies and procedures flowed through the business, including the development of improvements and use of visual tools.
- Oversee the delivery of transformation projects on a daily basis with regard to cost, risk and schedule.
- Implement measures to understand operational excellence and improving business performance.
- Investigate and solve internal bottlenecks, which may be complex or long-standing.
- Conduct a full Make versus Buy assessment to support the transformation of the business into an assembly and test value add business.
- Own the business CAPEX and improvement spend process.
- Design, implement and monitor performance metrics across the delivery functions to track cost reductions and improved budget adherence.
- Operate under a continuous improvement approach by defining and implementing new processes and procedures to optimise the team's productivity.
- Provide hands-on leadership, presence and energy to the delivery team across sites, with a focus on motivating and training to deliver a high standard of performance.
- Establish and drive KPIs to manage key performance ensuring agreed Business KPIs.
- Create an atmosphere of teamwork with other members of the SLT.
AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.0 billion. AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers' most complex challenges. We employ 21,000 colleagues, in 35 countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK (NYSE:AME) is a component of the S&P 500. Visit www.ametek.com for more information.
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