THE COMPANY

Our client is a precision manufacturing company.

THE POSITION

The COO will establish a business agenda and vision designed to maintain and profitably grow market share; ensure efficient and profitable operations; maintain customer satisfaction via on-time delivery; drive new product development / innovation and process improvement; and ensure that the company meets the expectations established by the CEO.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBLITIES:

• Working across the executive team, will develop, set, communicate and drive operations strategy for the company while closely managing targets that will likely change with the scale of the business.
• Work closely with senior management to support growth initiatives, which could be of an organic nature or a result of add-on acquisitions; M&A integration experience will be key.
• Collaborate with finance on customer and SKU profitability, KPI development and other reporting / analyses to foster a data-driven culture that best leverages the operations to deliver maximum profitability.
• Drive operational excellence: lead, teach and implement Lean manufacturing, demand flow, production planning and other contemporary operational practices across the business to enhance productivity, quality, working capital utilization and manufacturing profitability. Instill these operating philosophies in all aspects of the operations and create a culture of continuous improvement.
• Drive standard manufacturing scorecard metrics across all operations. Lead Lean efforts, expand these efforts and include people, safety, customer / product quality and performance measurements.
• Communicate best practices between sales, engineering and production and manufacturing to speed response times; provide accurate and competitive pricing; improve quality; and increase customer satisfaction. Ensure that operations are aligned with sales needs to maximize efficiency and reduce waste.
• Foster a culture of inclusiveness through a collaborative and collegial environment that encourages feedback from all members of the organization.

 

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in managing manufacturing operations, material planning, procurement, distribution and logistical aspects of a business – at least seven of which at the leadership level.
• Experience within a metals fabrication / precision machining sheet metal operation.
• Significant experience in a new product development environment, utilizing tollgate controls and other project management tools.
• Proven experience and success within a dynamic, high-growth, private equity environment.
• Experience driving improved productivity and performance, continuous improvement and best practice approaches within an environment new to Lean.
• Well versed in methodologies such as Lean and Six Sigma and have experience implementing them in different environments.