Senior Director of Operations at Flex in Buffalo Grove, Illinois

Job Description:

Flex is a leading sketch-to-scale™ solutions company that designs and builds intelligent products for a connected world. With more than 200,000 professionals across 30 countries and a promise to help make the world Live Smarter™, the company provides innovative design, engineering, manufacturing, real-time supply chain insight and logistics services to companies of all sizes in various industries and end-markets. For more information please visit our careers page at www.flex.com. 

                      

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  Industry: Electrical / Electronic Manufacturing


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  Type: Public Company


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  NASDAQ: FLEX


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  Headquarters: 2 Changi South Lane, Singapore, 486123


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  Company Size: 10,001+ employees


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  Website: www.flex.com
  

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Job Description

The Senior Director of Operations will be based in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. The Senior Director of Operations will be responsible for managing day-to-day operations and core functions of operations in order to achieve and maintain operational excellence.

We are looking for someone who demonstrates:

• Intense collaboration


• Passionate customer focus


• Thoughtful, fast, disciplined execution


• Tenacious commitment to continuous improvement


• Relentless drive to win

Here is a glimpse of what you’ll do…

• Establish and communicate Business Unit objectives and assignments.


• Lead in a way that encourages teamwork, cooperation, and productivity.


• Define and execute operational programs in line with strategic plans and annual operating objectives.


• Meet with Executive Leadership at least monthly to review and evaluate KOI’s.


• Attend quarterly business reviews with key customers.


• Partner with other leaders to establish strategic plans and objectives.


• Direct and control the activities of leaders in purchasing, production control, planning, manufacturing engineering, test engineering, maintenance, manufacturing and logistics.


• Implement appropriate HR strategies and actions to recruit and retain a qualified and motivated workforce.

Here is some of what you´ll need…

• 10+ years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.


• Lean Manufacturing experience


• Experience with end to end manufacturing process


• Operational Excellence experience

Here are a few of our preferred experiences…

• Medical Device /Medical Molding industry experience


• Six Sigma Black Belt preferred


• Food manufacturing experience

Here are a few examples of what you’ll get for the great work you provide…

• Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision


• Life Insurance


• Matching 401K


• PTO


• Tuition Reimbursement


• Employee discounts at local retailers

Job Category

Operations

Relocation

Eligible for domestic relocation only

Is Sponsorship Available?

No

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