Job Title: Director of Operations

Job Location: Goleta, CA 

What we offer:

Veoneer develops cutting-edge technology for the Future Car. Our international, agile and highly collaborative teams aim to accelerate the growth in Autonomous Driving and be the leader in Advanced Driver Assistance Systems. We empower our people and are dedicated to their professional development and growth.

With 7500 employees in 13 countries, our growing team has the goal to lead the revolution underway in the automotive industry…and then be the pioneer for what comes next.

What you'll do:

• General leadership and management of all production, logistics, maintenance, and quality teams and personnel

• Lead activities as follows:

• Planning, forecasting, and scheduling

• Ensure production schedules meet customer delivery expectations in a lean manufacturing environment

• Ensure work is performed in a safe and efficient manner, and in compliance to standards

• Drive consistency of operations to ensure the highest levels of part quality & reliability

• Review production and operating results and drive resolution of logistics, operational, manufacturing, and maintenance issues to minimize costs and prevent operational delays

• Develop or revise standard operational and working practices to root out inefficiencies

• Defects Per Million Units (under a Zero-Defect methodology)

• Reduction of scrap/cost of poor quality

• Define and manage Key Process Indicators including contribution and gross margins, Quality, operational efficiency, global manufacturing of thermal products, etc.

• Provide direction to team members based on general policies and management guidance

• Interpret and execute policies and procedures that typically affect reporting organizational units

• Accomplish results with management, supervisors, team members, and/or through experienced salaried employees who exercise significant latitude and independence in their assignments

• Becomes actively involved in daily operations when required to meet schedules or to resolve complex/systemic challenges

• Ensure projects are completed on schedule and within budget

• Provide resources and remove obstacles and barriers

• Participate actively on plant leadership & management team

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field such as engineering, manufacturing, operations

• Minimum 10 years of manufacturing management experience, ideally with automotive and/or camera manufacturing, cleanroom production, maintenance, and/or industrial engineering

• Automotive and electronics manufacturing experience preferred

• Cleanroom experience and knowledge of setting up and running operations in a clean room

• Mems wafer processing experience preferred

• Die bond, wedge bond experience

• Experience with manufacturing planning, forecasting, and scheduling

• Lean manufacturing training and application experience

• Six sigma problem solving and continuous improvement training and application experience

• Ability to solve practical problems using a structured approach

• Preventative risk mitigation knowledge and experience – risk assessments, PFMEAs, control plans

• Manufacturing execution system experience – Leading2Lean preferred

• TS 16949 quality management systems knowledge, and experience preferred

• Well-developed computer and analytical skills

• Microsoft Office computer tools proficiency (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, etc.)

• Ability to read and speak English fluently

• Strong leadership and management qualities

• Demonstrate ability to provide direction, including providing advice and influencing personnel to make good decisions

• Demonstrate ability to prioritize work activities to satisfy changing requirements

• Demonstrate ability to accurately control costs and work performance

• Demonstrate the willingness to accept responsibility and accountability within a larger team of senior managers