THE COMPANY

Our client is a global leader in the industrial powertrain solutions market.

THE POSITION

The Director of Operations will be tasked with driving a growth-focused operations strategy and providing hands-on leadership in a highly matrixed environment across production, continuous improvement, HR, safety and finance. This person will be responsible for delivering top-line revenue growth and bottom-line profitability.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Full plant manufacturing operations responsibility for the location, leading all aspects of the manufacturing operations, facilities, planning, tactical purchasing, materials management and associates.
• Maintains a safe work environment that’s compliant with all regulations and drives environmental health and safety (EHS) metrics and continuous improvement initiatives that promote safety.
• Leads the plant operations team to deliver on Annual Operating Plan (AOP), monthly, quarterly and annually.
• Establishes and sustains strong visual daily management, gemba culture, root cause corrective action, problem solving and Lean flow, including regular presence on the operations floor with consistent attendance at gemba.
• Drives CI mindset, with clear future factory vision, to significantly improve productivity and efficiency across their plant and drive employee engagement.
• Responsible for synthesizing action plans, timelines and budgets for project and product goals and adjusting these plans accordingly to effectively respond to changing demands of the operation.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field, or a combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 12 years of progressive manufacturing experience that includes manufacturing, supply chain, finance, safety, inventory, quality, manufacturing engineering, including a minimum of five years leading and managing people.
• Experience in a high-mix/low-volume, configured-to-order industrial manufacturing environment.
• Expert operational acumen and financial acumen with a background managing a P&L.
• Experience leading strategic business transformation and change management.
• Proven successful applications of multiple Lean and continuous improvement tools.