Vice President Operations

Vice President of Operations

REPORTS TO: President/CEO

Job Description:

The Vice President of Operations develops processes, systems, and targets to achieve and support Company sales and business development. The Vice President of Operations directs and manages all plant manufacturing operations in a multi-shift single site manufacturing team with overall responsibilities for production, quality and other production-related activities. The individual in this role ensures increasing levels of customer and employee satisfaction while improving the efficiency of manpower and materials. The Vice President of Operations must be focused on setting goals and objectives with a group of functional managers and supervisors to achieve a high standard of quality and delivery. This leader must work as part of a leadership team and be capable of contributing meaningful insight to the overall strategic development of the organization.

Job Responsibilities:

• Maintain relationships with customers and vendors, forecast demand, resolve problem areas and ensure technical and quality support
• Plan, develop and implement operational policies and goals to ensure the organization operates at peak productivity and profitability
• Work on product development with the Director of Engineering for new business, product trials, projects and installations
• Work closely with Sales and Business Development to coordinate realistic production forecasts
• Work with the Vice President of Human Resources on labor relations .issues, Health & Safety, OSHA Compliance and company activities
• Determine plans and prioritize programs or operations based on projected sales demand

• Support policy deployment in the areas of Lean Manufacturing techniques, quality, cost reduction, complete and on-time delivery, safety, customer satisfaction, employee relations, visual controls and plant performance measures
• Direct and manage plant operations for production, maintenance, and shipping and receiving
• Develop standards to track progress
• Coordinate plant activities through the planning with departmental managers to ensure that all manufacturing objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost effective manner
• Coordinate plant activities with the materials department to ensure that the total manufacturing objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost effective manner
• Coordinate activities with the management team to implement cost effective systems of control over capital, operating expenditures, manpower, wages and salaries
• Develop and implement manufacturing methods, process improvement programs and procedures that will improve production and machining capacity to handle customer demands
• Develop and control profits, plans, and budget
• Establish and monitor overall plant performance for production and quality standards
• Control and minimize labor overtime, and repair expenses
• Maintain existing plant facilities and equipment; replace, or make adjustments to plant facilities and equipment when necessary
• Provide leadership and training to accomplish the company goals and objectives
• Provide leadership for employee relations through effective communications, coaching, training, and development
• Provide leadership for problem resolution to facilitate fast improvements and improved working relationships
• Manage material requirements to increase inventory turns and reduce levels on hand

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in related field with a minimum 10 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, including high precision, high-tech machining environments
• 1 O+years of experience working with ISO 9000/Quality Systems
• Ability to think ahead and plan over a 6-9 month time span
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills(oral and written)
• Excellent project and program management skills
• Computer proficient, experience with SAP a plus
• Exposure with managing a non-union environment
• Working knowledge of budgets and financial statements
• Background with manufacturing methods, process improvement programs and procedures required
• Solid analytical skills

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