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Operations Director - Corporate Facilities and Expansion ProgramsÂ
Full Time + Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k with Company Match, PTO)
Job Type: Onsite
Salary Range: $175,000 - $220,000 DOE
Location: Milpitas, CA
Fralock is an engineered solutions provider of specialty components and subassemblies using advanced materials for high reliability, severe environment, and technically challenging applications. We develop and manufacture custom integrated solutions. Established in 1967, we are a critical solutions provider to Fortune 500 corporations, government, and targeted OEMs in a variety of industries including Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturing, Medical and Life Science, Aerospace and Defense, Industrial, Electronics, and Energy. Fralock is headquartered in Valencia, CA with manufacturing locations located throughout Northern and Southern California.
VISION
To be recognized by our customers as a leading solutions provider of proprietary engineered advanced materials for high reliability, severe environment, and technically challenging applications.
MISSION
To create value, profitably grow, and share our success with all stakeholders.
CULTURE
- Respect – We treat others the way they want to be treated.
- Integrity – We practice a high standard of ethics in our business dealings with customers, suppliers and employees.
- Responsiveness – We have a sense of urgency in responding to internal and external requests and work proactively to solve problems.
- Excellence/Competence – We empower our people to continuously improve and execute high-quality work.Â
- Teamwork – We work together to achieve Fralock business objectives by communicating at a high level, by listening and having clarity in our expectations of one another.Â
- Individual Accountability and Personal Responsibility – We do what we have committed to do when we committed to doing it.Â
- Continuous Improvement across all segments of the company
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This position requires access to information controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the successful candidate must be a "U.S. person" as defined in the ITAR and EAR (which generally means (i) be a citizen or national of the United States; or (ii) be a lawful permanent resident of the United States; or (iii) have been admitted to the United States as a refugee, or have been granted asylum, as specified under applicable law.
Main Functions
The Director Operations will develop and implement capital equipment expansion programs across Fralock sites, by close coordination with site Directors, Operations to develop detailed Capex implementation plans, coordinate resource requirements, both external and internal, and drive activities to ensure capacity expansion programs are executed to plan.
The Director Operations will also assess Facilities and Maintenance requirements for Fralock sites, develop detailed plans for site maintenance staffing and preventative maintenance programs to ensure reliable operational infrastructure is available for site heads of operations. In addition, this Director Operations will be interface point of contact for EHS to coordinate effective implementation of safety requirements and facilitate 3rd party inspectors and permitting requirements.
Key ResponsibilitiesÂ
- Develops plan capital equipment expansion programs to increase Fralock capacity.
- Develop resourcing plans, both internal and external vendors, and contractors to complete capital equipment expansion programs.
- Develops and implements preventative maintenance programs for capital equipment across Fralock sites.
- Develops resourcing plan for facilities and maintenance staffing across Fralock sites.
- Interface with EHS staff and Director of EH&S to ensure effective implementation of site safety requirements, 3rd party facility inspections
- Oversees and participates in the recruitment, hiring, and training of manufacturing, facilities and maintenance employees.
- •Oversees schedules and assignments for the division.
- Conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive.
- Handles discipline and termination of employees as needed and in accordance with company policy.
- Oversee the manufacture of products, ensuring production, performance, and quality standards are consistently met.
- Reviews production reports ensuring safety, quality, financial, and delivery goals and standards are met.
- Ensures a healthy and safe working environment, and compliance with federal and state regulations, through collaboration with environmental, health, and safety staff.
- Assists the COO with long-range operating goals, expansion efforts, and implementation of new and advanced technology.
- Identifies and shares training opportunities for staff to build and improve skills.
- Organizes departmental management structure and teams for optimal, efficient operations.
- Works with the Division Controller to develop an operating budget.
- Delivers progress and production reports to executive team members as requested.
- Supervises equipment purchase, maintenance, and layout.
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Required Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational and managerial skills.
- Thorough understanding of the policies and practices used in the manufacturing division.
- Ability to set long-term goals and communicate them to others.
- Ability to motivate and organize multiple efforts to accomplish goals.
Preferred Skills
- APICS Certification
- Fluent with M2M MRP/ERP system
- Knowledge of military and commercial specifications and standards
- Lean manufacturing /six sigma training and experience preferred. 
Education Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in any Engineering Field or APICS Certification
Experience Requirements
10+ years in a manufacturing/production environment
Physical Requirements
- Most time is spent sitting
- Critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Planning and organizing
- Decision-making
- Communication skills
- Must be able to lift 25 pounds.
All offers of employment at Fralock are contingent upon clear results of a background check. Background checks may include some or all the following depending on job title and responsibilities:
- Social Security Verification
- Prior Employment Verification
- Criminal History
- Personal and Professional References
- Motor Vehicle Records (only if applicable for the position)
- Credit History (only if applicable for the position)
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of a position.Â
Fralock provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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