Jobs in Bedford, OH

People Architects is excited to recruit for an Executive Director for our client. This position will provide leadership and strategic direction for an Early Childhood Development Center. This role involves leadership and management of overall operations, including staff supervision, financial management, program development, and community engagement.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Leadership and Management

• Provide leadership and direction to all staff to ensure overall program excellence, as aligned with the Ohio Early Learning and Development standards, including financial management and funding, administration, fundraising, communications, and operations.
• In partnership with key staff, manage daily staffing levels, supervise and evaluate teachers, hold staff meetings, and determine in-service training needs.
• Directly supervise and evaluate the curriculum specialist, compliance specialist and enrollment specialist, and hire an assistant director in consultation with the Board of Directors
• Attend Board meetings, provide regular reports on center operations, and participate in special Board and committee meetings as an ex-officio member.
• Review, maintain and revise Center policies in alignment with the Board of Directors.
• Oversee county and state grant programs.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

• Cultivate and maintain relationships with all stakeholders including parents and families, staff, local elected officials, funders and community organizations.
• Facilitate trusting parent and staff relationships through consistent, clear and empathetic communication and follow-through, and with active participation in the parent engagement committee.
• Collaborate with Shaker City Schools (and other school districts) on appropriate service placement of children with developmental challenges and special needs.

FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT

• Manage all fiscal operations, including the center’s budget, tuition, and grants.
• Oversee building vendors and suppliers.
• Innovation and Professional Development
• Partner with staff to identify and fulfill training needs based on teacher evaluations, professional development plans, and observations.
• Consistently reinforce and manage the integration of technology at all staff levels.
• Stay informed of industry trends and best practices to keep the center at the forefront of the early care and education fields.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Highly proficient in child development principles, best practices in early care and education, and the latest parenting trends.
• Exceptional written, verbal communication skills and active listening skills.
• Demonstrated success managing government grants and contracts.
• Board of Director (or other governance board) accountability.
• Highly proficient developing and managing non-profit budgets.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s in early childhood education or related field, or equivalent experience and education.
• State Career Pathway Level 5
• At least 5 years of experience in the management of an early care and education facility at the Assistant Director, Director, Executive, or Administrative level.
• Experience working in a tiered quality rating system.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Salary range - $85,000 to $100,000, commensurate with experience
• Comprehensive benefits program including health, dental, vision, EAP
• Simple IRA
• PTO and paid holidays

If you share our passion for early childhood education and are looking for a place to grow professionally while making a meaningful difference, we encourage you to apply. We look forward to learning more about you!

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. People Architect and our clients are equal opportunity employers and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Applicants for employment with any of People Architect’s clients will ever be asked to provide money (even if reimbursable) as part of the job application or hiring process.

*no external agencies/3rd parties.

Carlisle Brake and Friction

Material Development Manager-Dry Friction

Solon, OH

Description

Manage, develop, and help successfully launch new semi-metallic, non-asbestos organic friction materials for Carlisle’s extensive customer base. Manages a group of formulators of dry and metallic friction products while still being a formulator.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Directly and indirectly develop friction materials in transmission and brakes for off highway (mining, construction, agriculture), aircraft, power sports, recreation, heavy truck, and industrial applications. This will include supervising and some pilot/fabricating of test materials manufactured in plant environments.

· Participate in and sometimes lead project/program management of a typical APQP/stage gate/phased launch process for creating new materials (NPD, NPI).

· Responsible for managing multiple testing plans/DVP&R’s across a broad range of applications, formulas, processes, customers, and plants.

· Regularly report out on program status, team progress, performance and actions.

· Develop personnel performance and development plans in conjunction with company goals.

· Assist in study of markets, customer applications/usage, new technology and regulatory landscape to create technical roadmaps.

· Generates research and development projects with focus on commercialization and product launch.

· Participates in industry associations globally for materials, testing, brakes, and various end-market industry associations.

· Experience in ceramics, polymers, composites, and other materials and material science systems.

· Position requires a strong theoretical knowledge of coppers, steels, non-ferrous powder metallurgy and friction characteristics associated with brakes, clutches and drive trains.

· Experience with composite mixing, molding/bonding, curing/baking, and finishing of dry friction products is desired.

· Some experience with metallic or powdered metallurgy environments is helpful.

· Experience with sintering/brazing and heat treatment of steels is helpful.

· Have the ability to use concepts and tools of Six Sigma as a means to develop materials to meet customer requirements. These can include Design of Experiments (DOE), DFMEA, and the ability to understand a QFD (Quality Functional Deployment) to establish customer critical requirements.

· Interfaces with sales personnel in and on customer visits when necessary. The object is to understand conditions under which the manufactured parts must operate in the longer term from an applications perspective.

· Comfortable presenting technical data sheets, test results, and failure analysis to both internal and external customers.

· Collaborate on equipment setup, operation and maintenance procedures for laboratory and dynamometers.

· Recommends new and improved test procedures to improve test quality and reduce test time.

· Interfaces with product and manufacturing engineering to introduce and further develop new materials.

· Assist production when difficulties occur in manufacturing parts in the engineer’s product area.

· Interfaces with test engineers to develop new test methods and procedures as well as communicating how test data is analyzed and presented.

· Interpreting dynamometer and analytical test lab results.

· Assist quality control and supplier quality to work on production and developmental issues relating to part quality, standards, testing methods, and analysis of defects.

· Support sourcing via helping to identify new suppliers, assisting with supplier audits as necessary, generating standards/specifications for qualifying incoming products.

· Experience in evaluating new raw material sources due to shortage, va/ve, and performance enhancements is highly recommended.

· Assist with the creation and maintenance of ISO/QS documentation and control systems.

Requirements

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

· Minimum of a Bachelors Degree, in Chemistry, Materials Science, Metallurgy, Physics, Composite Materials & Structures, Chemical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering. Masters or Advanced Technical Degree in these fields preferred but not required.

Experience and/or Training:

· Ideally 10-15 years of experience (more preferred) in compounding/formulating, product development, testing, and launch of materials.

· Ideally 3-5 years of experience (more preferred) in managing formulators/compounders.

· Position requires a strong theoretical knowledge of physical properties and materials science relating to the use of such materials in friction material composites.

· Analytical evaluation typically includes DSC, TGA, FTIR, GC Mass spectroscopy, elemental and phase identification, particle size, optical and electron microscopy, particle sizing and compound identification.

· Experience with the use of these materials in friction applications such as brakes, clutches and drivetrains is a plus.

· Practical experience with the use of Six Sigma techniques is desirable but not essential as formal on-site training is available and encouraged.

· A history of successful commercialization of friction materials is preferred.

What We Offer

• Comprehensive Health Benefits: Enjoy medical, dental, and vision coverage for positions of 30+ hours/week.
• Health Savings Account: Benefit from annual employer contributions to your HSA.
• Company-Provided Insurance: We offer life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment coverage, and short-term disability insurance.
• Voluntary Insurance Options: Choose additional coverage for yourself, your spouse, and your children, including critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity, and long-term disability insurance.
• 401(k) Plan: Take advantage of our 401(k) with matching contributions, fully vested from day one.
• Educational Support: Access tuition reimbursement and scholarship opportunities to further your education.
• Lifestyle Reimbursement: Receive a $150 Amazon gift card upon completion of your annual physical.
• Wellness Program: Participate in health coaching, monthly webinars, quarterly challenges, and earn gift card incentives for participation and earning points.
• Safe Work Environment: Work in a clean and safe environment.
• Generous Paid Time Off: Enjoy 14 paid holidays, including a holiday shutdown between Christmas and New Year’s, plus paid vacation available from day one.
• Paid Parental Leave: Take advantage of paid parental leave to support your family.

We. Are. OneStaff. Medical. An independently-owned, nationally-recognized and amazingly awesome staffing firm ready to work
for you! A work ethic forged in the Midwest, we are here to stand by your side and help you find your dream assignment
anywhere in this great country. We want the same like-minded, awesome candidates to travel with us. Be bold. Enjoy work again.
Let us help.

*Weekly amount stated in the job postings is scaled based on estimated hourly wages and potential stipends available for the
location of the assignment. Hourly wages are based on various factors including but not limited to: experience, demand,
availability, location, etc. Please contact one of our amazing OneStaff Recruiting Specialists for more details.

**Equal Opportunity Employer**

Minimum of 1 year of current work experience providing in CVOR.
Ohio State Healthcare Provider license or willing to obtain one.

This position may require one or more of these certifications: BLS, ACLS

Insurance

We. Are. OneStaff. Medical. An independently-owned, nationally-recognized and amazingly awesome staffing firm ready to work
for you! A work ethic forged in the Midwest, we are here to stand by your side and help you find your dream assignment
anywhere in this great country. We want the same like-minded, awesome candidates to travel with us. Be bold. Enjoy work again.
Let us help.

*Weekly amount stated in the job postings is scaled based on estimated hourly wages and potential stipends available for the
location of the assignment. Hourly wages are based on various factors including but not limited to: experience, demand,
availability, location, etc. Please contact one of our amazing OneStaff Recruiting Specialists for more details.

**Equal Opportunity Employer**

Minimum of 1 year of current work experience providing in OR - OPERATING ROOM.
Ohio State Healthcare Provider license or willing to obtain one.

This position may require one or more of these certifications: BLS, ACLS

Insurance