Vice President of Manufacturing Operations

At Milwaukee Tool, the bookends of our success are our People and Culture. Our employees work with a passion to never settle and always improve in all aspects of their careers. We know that the only way to sustain growth and success is to invest in the continuous development of our employees.

Senior Leaders at Milwaukee Tool are challenged to build strategic plans and drive them through execution to help us deliver breakthrough innovations that further entrench us with our core end users. Because of our commitment to growth, you'll have the support and resources of the fastest growing brand in our space to accomplish those goals.

Year after year, our team makes significant breakthroughs in the industry. The most exciting thing is that we are just getting started

Your Role on Our Team

The VP of Operations is a senior leadership position in the Milwaukee Tool Power Tool Accessories organization. This role reports to the Group President for Professional Accessories and is responsible for setting the strategic direction and meeting operational goals for five domestic accessories manufacturing sites.

A successful candidate must lead with strategic clarity, drive cross-functional alignment, and deliver measurable outcomes across safety, talent, and the entire supply chain. In a dynamic environment, success also hinges on clear communication, responsiveness, and a strong commitment to culture and team development. This individual will be a strong people manager with the ability to effectively manage multiple layers of management across a highly time-sensitive, multi-site network. Our operations leaders must thrive in a fast-paced customer-oriented growth environment fueled by innovation, new products, and operational excellence.

You will be empowered to effect change through these duties and responsibilities:

• Lead and drive all aspects of multi-site manufacturing, including developing and managing leadership teams, defining and articulating strategy and vision, and optimizing total costs, quality, on-time delivery, new product introductions, and capital investment.
• Critically assess existing methods and lead changes that are necessary to keep up with overall corporate growth and expansion. Continuously implement improvements to processes, KPIs and dashboards to enhance our operational effectiveness and delivery to customers.
• Modernize high volume legacy manufacturing lines to leverage data and analytics to improve OEE and quality.
• Oversee line transfers and significant new capital equipment installations.
• Deliver new products and new manufacturing technologies.
• Develop and manage capital, operating, and staffing budgets, ensuring effective oversight of resources, assets, and expenses.
• Anticipate and proactively manage short and long-term operating plans in response to changes in demand and other external factors to deliver high fill rates to customers.
• Facilitate candid and solution-oriented dialogue across all levels of leadership to drive alignment, accountability, and operational excellence.
• Demonstrate the ability to grow leadership skills and talent capacity, focusing on bench strengthening and succession planning.
• Be a role model of the company culture through leadership style, expectation setting, and active coaching.
• Be an agile and dynamic leader who is flexible and able to change direction as the needs of the business shift.

The TOOLS you'll bring with you:

• Bachelor's degree in operations management or engineering.
• 15 or more years of strong, stable, progressive on-site operations leadership experience.
• Significant experience supporting new product introductions in a high growth environment.
• Experience with high volume automated manufacturing utilizing advanced controls for precision parts.
• Demonstrated ability to influence through direct and indirect reporting relationships.
• Proven track record of operational strategic planning, cost management, MES implementation, and advanced quality systems.
• Passion for driving the culture throughout all areas of the operations and building trust with the team.
• Ability to communicate candidly and encourage candid feedback from cross-functional teams at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated track record of developing appropriate risk mitigation strategies.
• Demonstrated strong business judgment and decision-making skills with the ability to identify, prioritize, and articulate the highest impact initiatives.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and comfortable working with a range of technology tools and systems.

Other TOOLS we prefer you to have:

• Experience managing multi-site manufacturing operations, including significant plant-level daily leadership.
• Experience leading agility in an environment with large demanding customers that can drive unplanned activity.
• Advanced degree.
• Oracle Experience.

Scope and expectations of the role:

• 50% travel; 10% international travel.
• Leadership over five manufacturing facilities in North America with 1200 employees and $330M in SCOP.
• Ability to take on more responsibility as Milwaukee drives an aggressive growth plan.
• Critical member of the Accessories Business Unit Leadership Team.

We provide these great perks and benefits:

• Robust health, dental and vision insurance plans.
• Generous 401 (K) savings plan.
• Education assistance.
• On-site wellness, fitness center, food, and coffee service.
• And many more, check out our benefits site HERE.

Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.

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