Operations Manager

With our strong investment in research and development and our culture of continuous improvement, Hexcel is the industry leader in the manufacturing of advance composite materials, including carbon fiber, woven reinforcements, resins, prepregs, honeycombs and additive manufactured parts. We invite you to join the Hexcel team at various manufacturing sites, sales offices, and R&T centers around the globe. Become a part of the “strength within.”

Hexcel is currently seeking an Operations Manager for our Casa Grande, AZ, USA location. The Operations Manager will have responsibility for providing leadership to the site in support of the manufacturing of honeycomb material. A successful candidate will achieve success through the collaborative alignment of process engineering, quality, and supply chain with a strong emphasis on safety, customer satisfaction, cost, supporting new product development, and continuous improvement initiatives.

The selected individual will be responsible for but not limited to the following obligations:

• Develop processes to fully meet customer requirements, giving cost, quality, delivery, safety, and employee morale equal consideration. Solves problems using cross-functional teams and utilizing continuous improvement techniques (LEAN and Six Sigma tools).
• Increase throughput, reduce inventories, and reduce operating expenses to continually reduce overall costs.
• Utilize Process Management Team efforts to meet quality, capital improvements, inventory, training, and environmental objectives.
• Establish specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time bound (SMART) objectives. Monitor progress through effective follow-through, linking to Plant and Strategic Objectives. Manages Business Objectives to meet strategic plans.
• Inspire, develop, and retain team members to create a strong succession plan and pool of professional talent.
• Ensuring the Environmental Management System (EMS) is effectively implemented across all areas of responsibility; and that employees are engaged and supporting EMS.
• Actively support and interact in monthly and/or plant refresher safety training using available resources and prescribed goals to determine and subsequently help eliminate actual and potential safety issues, unsafe acts and/or conditions to preclude accidents, to keep Hexcel employees safe, and to achieve the Department/Plant and/or Corporate Safety goals and objectives. 
• Demonstrate/model the Hexcel Values and operate in compliance with all Hexcel policies including Hexcel Safety Policy, Quality Policy, and Code of Business Conduct.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (B.S.) required. Preferably in business or related technical field. Master’s degree preferred but not required.
• Minimum of five years related on-the-job experience in management, operations, manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, or other related experience.
• Proven ability to improve processes and metrics through continuous improvement.
• Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to speak to large groups and to provide effective group and individual leadership.
• Demonstrated self-motivation with excellent interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Additional preferred qualifications include Lean Six Sigma training and/or certification; Aerospace industry experience including understanding of AS9100; Materials management, logistics, and supply chain experience.
• Proficient in the use of ERP/MRP/MES (Microsoft AX and Dassault Systems DELMIA Apriso preferred) and full Microsoft Office Suite of products including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Experience with statistical software also preferred.

Eligible candidates must be a:  U.S. citizen, U.S. national, person lawfully admitted for permanent residence, temporary resident under sections 210(a) or 245(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, person admitted in refugee status, or person granted asylum. Hexcel (NYSE: HXL) is a global leader in advanced composites technology, a leading producer of carbon fiber, and the world leader in honeycomb manufacturing for the commercial aerospace industry.

Hexcel is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected class.