Operations Lead Associate

Job Requirements

Quest Global delivers world-class end-to-end engineering solutions by leveraging our deep industry knowledge and digital expertise. By bringing together technologies and industries, alongside the contributions of diverse individuals and their areas of expertise, we are able to solve problems better, faster. This multi-dimensional approach enables us to solve the most critical and large-scale challenges across the aerospace & defense, automotive, energy, hi-tech, healthcare, medical devices, rail and semiconductor industries.

We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation, but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers.

As a team of remarkably diverse engineers, we recognize that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for us all. If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that truly believes when you win, we all win, and when you fail, we all learn, then we're eager to hear from you.

As a result of GROWTH, we have an immediate need for a Operations Lead Associate at our aerospace location in Phoenix, AZ. The primary focus of this role is to support various manufacturing programs through each stage using tracking unit software.

Duties & Responsibilities include:

• Attend department meetings, manage actions and conduct follow-up with owners
• Attending meetings with customers and providing delivery status and commitments
• Identify long lead parts such as castings, bearings, gears, etc. and gather historical lead time data ensuring orders are released in a timely fashion.
• Work with internal customers such as engineering, Quality, shop floor, shipping and receiving, and other departments.
• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of manufacturing plans as well as hold assembly readiness meetings
• Occasionally work with external suppliers to follow up on lead times, schedule and ship dates.
• Work with shop floor operations supporting personnel to provide priorities
• Provide status updates to the Program Managers and Value Stream Leaders and also update external customers

Work Experience

The ideal candidate will have the following combination of education & experience:

• Minimum AS degree with production 4-6 years of operations/manufacturing support experience BS/BA degree with 2-4 years' experience preferred or in lieu of degree10 years of relative experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools are required
• Experience with SAP, or other MRP system, strongly preferred
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints a plus
• Strong oral and written communication, teamwork, self-motivation, and organizational skills required

Physical Requirements & Work Environment:

• Mostly Office Environments. Occasional Shop Floor involvement
• Substantial amounts of telephone and computer work.
• Heavily Regulated Industries with strict adherence to procedures.
• Flexibility to meet business deadlines by staying late or arriving early.
• Typical 8 hour days plus lunch / 40 hour weeks / core (required) hours are 9 AM to 4 PM
• Ability to use personal transportation to visit customer locations.
• Due to the nature of the work, all candidates must be a U.S. Citizen

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Exempt Salary Range: $85K - $95K DOE

Benefits begin on day one:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Employer paid Life Insurance, Short- & Long-Term Disability

100% onsite, Phoenix AZ

Quest Global is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. EOE/AA