Operations Director

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title – Business Operations Director

Job Location – Tewkesbury

Job ID –  41620

Operating at 11 sites in the United Kingdom, L3Harris supports Britain's mission to secure and strengthen the country by delivering sovereign innovation across the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains.

L3Harris in Tewkesbury is part of our Global Spectrum Superiority (GS2) division. In the land domain, our T7 and T4 multi-mission robots deliver next-generation remote capabilities and uncompromised performance. We design and manufacture world-leading land force protection systems, cyber and electromagnetic activities (CEMA), electronic warfare (EW) and encryption capabilities. Our cyber capabilities provide an information advantage in the fields of kinetic conflict, cyber warfare, force protection and counterterrorism.

The Director, Operations is a senior on-site leadership role based in Tewksbury, United Kingdom. This position leads operational execution across the Global Spectrum Superiority (GS2) division portfolio, a >$200M annual sales business with locations in Tewkesbury, U.K., Brisbane, Australia, and Salt Lake City, U.S.  The position will be responsible for production operations, supply chain, integrated demand planning, and alignment between operations, program delivery and other functional areas. The role is central to achieving strong performance in cost, schedule, quality, and customer satisfaction across a complex, mission-critical business.

• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days

• Private medical insurance with optional family cover

• Pension scheme of up to 8% employer contribution

• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)

• Group income protection

• Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover, cycle to work scheme, travel insurance and electric car scheme

• Employee Family Assistance Program providing mental health and wellbeing support

• Professional membership reimbursement (discretionary)

What the role will involve

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• Lead GS2 Operations, Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP), and… [truncated]