Test Lab Operations Manager

2 weeks ago


West Simsbury, Connecticut, United States Ensign-Bickford Aerospace and Defense Full time

The Test Lab Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the test lab facilities. This role requires strong leadership and management skills to oversee the team and ensure the smooth operation of the lab.

Main Responsibilities:
  • Lab Supervision: Resolve disputes, initiate timely and appropriate disciplinary action, communicate and enforce company policies and procedures, understand resource allocation and assign appropriate resources to tasks, create and maintain metrics, goals and visual management systems that show on/off track, cross-functional communicate status at Tier, Planning and Revenue meetings, manage the plan, schedules, and priorities to support EBAD financial and customer delivery, manage facility operating costs to achieve profitability goals and understand variances, ensure equipment is maintained, repaired, and calibrated and that critical spare parts are available, evaluate people resources and create hiring and training plans, create and execute capital plans that are on time, on budget and support business needs, create, maintain, and enforce department procedures.
  • Employee Development: Set clear goals and expectations, understand capabilities of direct reports and create plans that identify and address gaps, identify and provide appropriate growth and training opportunities, communicate lessons learned.
  • Technical Leadership: Collaborate with Engineering and provide guidance to resolve technical issues, review and understand non-standard test requirements to ensure test safety and integrity, formulate timely and meaningful root cause and corrective/preventive action, identify and implement opportunities for process improvement.

Requirements:

  • Education: Associate or bachelor's Degree (Mechanical or Electrical engineering preferred)
  • Required Experience/Skills: Supervision of technical personnel in a test lab and/or manufacturing environment, interpretation of requirements defined in customer, government and industry specifications, creation of written procedures for equipment, product and/or facilities, effective written and oral communication, effective problem solving and troubleshooting, working knowledge of various data acquisition and measurement techniques, people management, including goals setting, gap assessment and talent development, scheduling and prioritization of people and equipment resources, familiarity with continuous improvement tools and techniques.
  • Beneficial Experience/Skills: Working knowledge of test methods, data acquisition, energetic materials and devices.

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace and Defense Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status.



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