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Job Title: Senior Manager, Operations Mgmt

Requisition ID: 19754

Job Location: Carlstadt, NJ

Job Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

ARDE Inc., a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne operating out of its Carlstadt, NJ facility is seeking an experienced/ driven individual to serve as Deputy General Manager, reporting to the site GM. The DGM is responsible for managing day to day business operations of the ARDE. ARDE is an industry leader in the design and manufacture of high performance pressure vessels to the space and defense community manufacturing fracture/mission critical product for a broad array of domestic and international customers. Our products are controlled by EAR and ITAR. ARDE is highly focused on its customer relationships with long term valued relationships with the major prime contracts as well as growing relationships with several start-ups in the emerging commercial space sector. We have experience 15 years of above sector growth built on a commitment of delivering quality product on-time. ARDE has multiple program startups in the design/development phase for product that is expected to have solid/substantial multi-year production upon design certification. ARDE maintains core competency in the design and manufacture of its core products including: high pressure Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessels and Propellant from an array of metallic and non-metallic materials. ARDE possess industry recognized expertise in program/project management, systems engineering, structural analysis, material and process engineering, welding and metal forming, non-destructive inspection and product testing and has initiatives in place to leverage these core competencies for entry into adjacent markets of pressure vessel design and manufacture.

Essential Functions:

Manages all aspects of the site operations with direct responsibility for Manufacturing, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, maintenance, planning, purchasing, EH&S, and Security.   Drives achievement of organizational objectives including financial performance, on-time delivery, cost of poor quality and safety performance. Develops and execute staffing plan to support current and future program.Strategic planning of raw material inventory to ensure competitive lead-time for new business. Manages site wide capital plan and execution. Drives continuous improvement through rigorous application of continuous improvement tools.  In collaboration with Human Resources, mange union collective bargaining agreement and participate in contract negotiations. Drives EH&S excellence and safety culture. Collaborates with direct report managers to provide technical direction and leadership to manufacturing and quality engineering. Leads Business Resilience Team to ensure that the site is prepared to handle and continue operations if an event impacts operations. 

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 12 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.

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