VP of Operations

2 weeks ago


Lawrenceville, United States KIK Consumer Products Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

We Create Products and Brands That People Trust to Clean, Sanitize, and Protect Their Homes, Pools, and Cars.

When you join KIK Consumer Products, you are joining a team who cares about the work we do and also about each other. We bring exceptional brands and products to consumers that help them protect the health and wellness of their families, the cleanliness of their homes and pools, and the life of their automobiles. We are committed to building a culture of performance driven by accountability, empowerment, collaboration, and agility that enables timely fact-based decision-making and exceptional execution with unwavering ethics. As one of North America’s largest independent manufacturers of consumer products, KIK helps a large portfolio of brands and retailers bring their products to life.

Your Role at KIK

The VP of Operations supporting the Pool Division will be a hands-on, participative leader/manager. This individual will establish enterprise operational excellence discipline that drives efficiency, cost management, scalability, and value creation.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Drive operational execution that supports cost management and volume growth (cost per lb. basis)
  • Implement continuous improvement and advocate for capital investment strategies to drive operational efficiency and meet required demand volumes.
  • Drive KARS priorities, common TTIs and other measurements that drive operational performance and financial results.
  • Execution of plant-based KPIs to operate under a common framework with clear visibility into plant performance.
  • Review key Operations staff at each plant and determine optimal organization structure to drive efficiency and results. Implement appropriate organizational changes within 3 months.
  • Set the tone for a culture of safety, trust, ethics and integrity with a zero-tolerance approach for counter-behaviors.
  • Drive the implementation and sustainability of the One KIK culture across the network.
  • Actively engage in the implementation of a formal communication strategy, including the use of regular plant meetings with all employees to share/reinforce key messages.
  • Drive a culture of problem solving and accountability, where results and ownership for results are key. Purposely establish strong relationships with ELT members and Operations leaders through regular and ongoing engagement.

What You’ll Bring

  • Bachelor’s degree required; Chemical Engineering degree preferred.
  • 10 or more years of people leadership experience in a manufacturing environment with 5 or more years of multi-site experience
  • Passport required.

What You Will Get

KIK offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including health, wellness, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance. You can plan for your future with KIK's retirement savings options including employer match. KIK also recognizes the importance of continuing education and offers Education Assistance to our employees to encourage continued personal development and growth.

About KIK

We create the products and brands that people trust to clean, sanitize, and protect their homes, pools, and cars. We are one of North America’s largest independent consumer product manufacturers with 20 North American manufacturing facilities. We also operate globally in Europe, Asia, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. We are known for our portfolio of over 40 brands including Spic and Span® and Comet® cleaning products, Clorox® Pool&Spa™ (under license), BioGuard®, and Natural Chemistry® pool chemicals, and Prestone® and Holts® automotive performance chemicals. We are also the #1 producer in North America of store-brand (“private label”) bleach and a leading private-label provider of laundry detergent and additives, dishwashing products, general-purpose cleaning, and other home care products.

Our global team of over 2,500 employees drives our capabilities in product development, product formulation, strategic sourcing, manufacturing, packaging design, brand marketing, project management, quality assurance, compliance, distribution, and logistics.

Our organization is constantly evolving and is driven by a set of “One KIK” values – a dedication to following through on commitments in a customer-focused, profit-motivated way; while never compromising on safety, ethics, or integrity.

KIK is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. KIK does not discriminate against qualified applicants or employees based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, status in uniformed services, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, genetic information or any other status protected by law.

KIK is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application, or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of the job, please contact Human Resources immediately.



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