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L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.
L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 50,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.
Description:
Job Title: Operations Program Manager
Job Location: Gardena, CA
Schedule: 9/80 1st Shift
L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.
About L3Harris Technologies:
L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 47,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.
Job Description:
The Operations Program Manager (OPM) works closely with both Operations and the Program Management office to align production work in support of program objectives. The OPM is responsible for prioritizing production schedules based on product design release, equipment availability, personnel resources and materials supply. The OPM also works with Programs to understand the costs associated with allocation of labor and then drives decision making in support of these cost targets. In doing so, the OPM ensures alignment between safety, quality, delivery, productivity and cost objectives. Additionally the OPM will liasion as required between the customer and the daily/weekly execution of our operational objectives
Essential Functions:
- Develop and implement strategies to meet safety, quality, delivery, customer satisfaction and continuous improvement commitments.
- Serve as a role model for integrity, inclusion, and diversity.
- Manage production schedules in support of Customer/Program objectives
- Work closely with peer groups in Quality, Materials, Design and Manufacturing Engineering to ensure the right level of support in driving production objectives.
- Drive LOE (Level of Effort) support resource execution
- Drive employee engagement through:Facilitate Operations, Manufacturing and Quality participation in design development to identify and address manufacturability, testability and inspectability issues.Support the organization in the development and implementation of operating philosophies and business strategies.
- Comprehensive, proactive safety initiatives
- Quality improvements and zero defect strategies
- Mistake Proofing / Poke Yoke
- Lean deployment
- 5S+1
- Leader of standard work
- Factory Gemba walk process
- Develop, implement and sustain success metrics, incorporating best practices, and effectively communicating improvements.
Qualifications:
Requires practical knowledge in leading and managing the execution of processes, projects, tactics, and employees within a team. Typically has strong knowledge and skills within a specific technical or professional discipline with understanding of the impact of work on other areas of the organization.
- Bachelors Degree.
- Minimum four (4) years relevant work experience.
- Proven ability to multi-task and prioritize assignments.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment.
- Working knowledge of MS Office products such as Project, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Demonstrated knowledge of computer based project management tools associated with resource planning, scheduling and cost monitoring.
- U.S. Citizenship required.
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Significant operations management experience with increasing responsibility
- Experience with materials (planning and procurement) is highly desired.
- Experience in mechanical environment is highly desired.
- Experience with both electronics assembly and test.
- Experience with EVMS (Earned Value Management System) is preferredDirect experience with defense contracting industry is a strong plus.Customer Facing Experience
- Direct experience working Triple Constraint Management and resultant trade-off’s
- Experience applying Cost Account Management (CAM) principles and operating cost
- Ability to attain and maintain a security clearance.
In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $90,500MIN – $168,500MAX annually. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
