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Strategic operations director.
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- 6 d ago · posted 2026-10-26
- Location
- Fort Wayne, Indiana
Full description
As the Fort Wayne OEM Director of Manufacturing, you will be a key leadership contributor to the success of the Fort Wayne Manufacturing Hub. Reporting to the Hub Director of Manufacturing, you will provide inspirational leadership in a rapidly growing business and have responsibility for all original equipment manufacturing at the site. This role demands a strategic, results-oriented leader with a proven track record of building and scaling rapidly growing organizations. Because of the need for consistent, in-person collaboration and/or the requirement to perform all work onsite due to the nature of this particular role, it will be performed full-time on site. This means work will be conducted on location at a BAE Systems facility 100% of the time.
Key responsibilities include:
Strategic Product Stream Leadership
• Own the strategic direction, execution, and performance of the Circuit Card Assembly and Unit Integration factories
• Serve as the primary point of contact between production and program management
Program Execution
• Oversee execution of manufacturing in alignment with program schedules
• Ensure all contractual obligations (cost, schedule, performance) are met or exceeded
Performance Improvement
• Drive continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma Principles
• Implement metrics to monitor production performance
• Initiate corrective actions to resolve production variances, quality escapes, and manufacturing cost variances
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