Division Vice President, Operations- Rotron

How You Will Make an Impact

• Ensure the organization is structured and has the talent, resources and organizational capability to meet customer quality and technical expectations and desired customer turn-around times
• Establish strategies, objectives, capital requirements, material and labor requirements and budgets to support customer requirements
• Create and implement the lean roadmap for the businesses to bring operations to the next level of world class lean adoption
• Maintain and control quality, quantity, cost, timeliness and applicability of all materials
• Manage and control expenses in accordance with approved budget
• Meet or exceed measured objectives in sales, profit, turn-around time, employee/facility effectiveness and employee safety
• Participate in the development and implementation of the business strategy and demonstrate a readiness to support business objectives
• Ensure requirements of the customer are met, optimizing product value and ensuring on-time delivery
• Drive and support the overall continuous improvement initiatives within the facility; establishing metrics, measurements and tools to improve efficiency, effectiveness and communication
• Give feedback to leadership on talent needs and organizational capabilities needed to achieve higher levels of production improvement
• People management from hiring and staffing through progressive discipline
• Development and cross-training of technical staff and support groups
• Cook up and present performance reports to customers

What You Will Bring to the Role

• Proven record of success as a "hands on" operations management leader with at least 8-10 years of related experience
• Production/manufacturing management in low volume / high mix product environment preferably in the aerospace industry
• Strong analytical thinking, problem solving skills and communications skills (both written and oral) with attention to detail
• P&L experience in managing working capital, variable costs and expenses
• Extensive knowledge and experience in successfully implementing and leading world class lean operations; prior work experience in working at organizations recognized as lean leading companies is a plus
• Proven ability to successfully handle multiple projects and meet critical deadlines
• Must be a team player with excellent interpersonal skills and a commitment to relationship-building, both internally and externally
• Must be self-directed and can work well under pressure, multi-task, and meet deadlines
• Strong leadership, project management and organizational skills
• From an operations perspective, exposure to continuous improvement best practices, such as lean manufacturing and JIT is necessary in order to achieve operational excellence
• Strong customer relations skills
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, other technical discipline or business-related field is required.

Physical Requirements

• This position requires walking, standing, bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, seeing, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions
• Ability to work around and on industrial equipment
• Ability to ascend and descend stairs and ladders
• Must be willing to work around dust, chemicals, and other substances
• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including but not limited to: hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, steel-toed boots, and hearing protection