Director of Operations

5 days ago


Watertown, United States Movement Search & Delivery Full time

Compensation Target:

-170-200K

-25% bonus

-Relocation Package available (lump sum)


Keys to the role:

-Multi site experience with 2+ locations 300+ associates, or single larger site experience.

-Preferably experience in an environment of manufactured, painted, assembled, and inspected final product. Made to order is ideal.

-Can develop Ops strategy and execute to deliver results

-Lean and CI oriented

-Metric Driven

-Currently a $100M business


Summary:


The Director of Operations leads all resources and activities related to the production of trailers. Production areas include cutting, welding, painting, assembly, and shipping/receiving. Functional areas include Operations, Safety, Quality, Continuous Improvement, Production Efficiency and Maintenance. This individual will work in partnership with the President and other members of the leadership team to redefine how this business operates and will help architect the growth plan going forward. This will entail assessing current capabilities in operations management, quality, safety, service and cost and crafting a strategy to take the business to the next level. Ultimately the goal is to positively impact the overall culture of the organization.



Key Responsibilities:


  • Define current capabilities, processes and systems and work collaboratively with all levels of the organization to help develop a transformational growth strategy.
  • Ensure all products are manufactured according to specifications and safety and quality standards in most efficient manner
  • Meet or exceed budgets as well as other key financial manufacturing performance goals; Ability to analyze P&L and balance sheet to achieve financial objectives
  • Drive continuous improvement activities and lead Lean transformation initiatives
  • Execute operations plan to assure on-time completion of production orders
  • Establish and administer KPIs to ensure customer and company business needs are consistently achieved and provide timely information to executive management team to drive effective business strategies
  • Build a world class team of operational leaders. Develop direct staff performance goals and objectives aligned with organizational goals
  • Manage warranty issues


Key Leadership Capabilities:


The successful candidate will exhibit the following exemplary leadership capabilities:


  • Driving Results
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Leading Change
  • Leading People
  • Collaborating & Influencing
  • Building People Capability
  • Functional Expertise


POSITION REQUIREMENTS:


  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Business or related field.
  • At least ten years’ operations management experience in a discrete manufacturing environment, strong track record of success and an action orientation.
  • Pedigree Lean training and enterprise-wide transformation experience. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Toyota Production System methodologies such as: Process Flow Mapping, Value Stream Mapping, 5S/Visual Factory, A3 Development and Management, TPM, SMED, Standard Work, Process Problem Solving, Built In Quality, Just In Time, Kaizen/Continuous Improvement, Hoshin Kanri (SD, X Matrix), and Lean ROI
  • Outstanding leadership. Ability to communicate a compelling strategic vision for the operations team across the organization and demonstrate in a hands-on way how to get material results and positively impact culture.
  • Excellent analytical skills. Ability to quickly analyze, interpret and recommend solutions to key stakeholders and to visualize new business processes across process boundaries.
  • Ability to communicate effectively to direct and motivate team and others, maintaining a persuasive and credible presentation style at all levels of the organization.
  • Multi-site experience a plus



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