The Head of Operational Excellence will lead operational excellence across Shield AI’s Group 3 UAV manufacturing in Frisco, TX (V-BAT) and Group 5 UAV manufacturing in Seattle, WA (X-BAT). Based in Frisco, this leader will create, deploy, and actively manage manufacturing KPIs and performance systems across both sites, embedding operating rhythms that improve accountability, visibility, and results.

Do you have the expertise and leadership to embed excellence into the fabric of autonomous defense manufacturing?

Create, deploy, and actively manage consistent manufacturing KPIs and performance dashboards across both sites to drive visibility and accountability for safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity.

Define, train, deploy, and continually improve operational standards across V-BAT manufacturing in Frisco and X-BAT manufacturing in Seattle, including 5S, root cause analysis, and visual management.

Develop and institutionalize the manufacturing budget process across both sites, including forecasting, controls, and performance tracking.

Set financial targets in collaboration with operations and finance teams and drive adherence to budget and cost goals.

Lead high-impact cross-functional improvement initiatives across both sites to improve quality, delivery, efficiency, productivity, and cost performance.

Prepare and coordinate senior and executive-level reporting packages for Manufacturing leadership reviews.

Partner with production, quality, and engineering teams to deploy Lean and continuous improvement practices, adapting execution to the needs of established production and prototype-to-rate manufacturing.

Own business office functions for Manufacturing across both sites, including goal tracking, KPI dashboards, and process governance.

Coach and train teams and leaders across both sites to elevate operational discipline, share effective practices, and sustain improvements.

Head of Operational Excellence

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Qualification

Required

Preferred

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Company

Shield

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