Fortive Corporation - Director of Operations - Elizabethtown, North Carolina The Director of Operations will provide leadership, direction, and hands-on involvement while managing personnel and processes involved in Hengstler Dynapar's Operations function in Elizabethtown. The Director of Operations is responsible for enabling and enforcing Fortive's operational priorities of (in order of priority) Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Inventory. To this end, he/she drives continuous improvement in all aspects of Hengstler Dynapar Operations, under full utilization of the FBS toolkit and factory digitalization opportunities. Other than supporting Hengstler Dynapar's strategic and policy deployment objectives, the Director of Operations is responsible for leading the day-to-day operating activities along with production capacity planning, capital project justification, risk analysis, and support for new product/process introductions. He/she holds P&L responsibility for Hengstler Dynapar up to gross profit level, and overall responsibility for occupational health and safety. Responsibilities: Manage the day-to-day operations of the Elizabethtown facility. Manage and mentor the Production Managers, Team Leaders, and other professional staff. Drive continuous improvement and lean principles through leading the application and teaching of the Fortive Business System. Provide input and recommendations for the identification and selection of improvement projects. Participate in, facilitate, and/or train kaizen or improvement project teams. Communicate safety, quality, delivery, and cost-related objectives to motivate the team. Interface effectively with other business leaders to achieve overall goals using shared resources. Organizational design and talent management for the Elizabethtown operations organization. Work with Design and Implementation teams on manufacturability, capability, and reliability reviews. Manage and improve external and internal quality performance. Maintain and support the ISO9001-based quality system. Manage and improve on-time delivery, costs, and labor efficiency. Monitor and improve inventory levels as well as external and internal logistics. Principal owner of Fortive Materials Planning (FMP) processes (Kanban, etc.). Assist in data collection and analysis for new business opportunities. P&L ownership for Hengstler NA down to gross profit level, including budgeting, forecasting, and tracking of actuals. Assist in achieving Policy Deployment and Strategic Plan objectives and participate in monthly PD reviews. Perform benchmarking studies as required. Define manufacturing requirements for suppliers. Support key account and other special customer requests. Responsibility for the Elizabethtown site in general, including facilities and equipment repair, maintenance, health, safety, and environmental compliance. Drive cultural change towards a strong health and safety culture. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field; Master preferred. Minimum of five years of Operations Management experience in a complex manufacturing environment. Demonstrated lean manufacturing experience with proven results. Working knowledge of various manufacturing processes with preferences for assembly, injection molding, SMT production, CNC, plating, and/or machining. Knowledge of quality principles and tools (problem analysis, statistical tools, design of experiments, control charts, etc.). Ability to effectively interface with a variety of people at various technical and management levels. Strong Microsoft Office skills, data entry ability, and knowledge of databases, spreadsheets, and statistical tools. Mechanically inclined or mechanical skill sets are preferred. Ability to travel 25%. This position is also eligible for a bonus as part of the total compensation package. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. J-18808-Ljbffr