Vice President of Manufacturing

About the Role

This position reports to the President, is a member of the senior management team, and manages the operations of 3 manufacturing plants located in Grafton, MA, NY, and WI. The position will be based out of the Grafton, MA plant with regular travel to other sites. The work requires an active hands-on manager that will learn and manage the intricacies of the people, plants, products, processes and core technologies. The focus of the work will be centered around taking and managing actions that drive a safety culture, innovate products and processes, develop talent, control costs and maintain a steady and consistent manufacturing operation driven to KPI's and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Drive a lead with safety culture by working closely with the plant EHS managers
• Work closely with cross-functional teams of Finance, HR, Sales, Purchasing to delight our customers through delivering manufacturing excellence
• Manage plant managers and work closely with them to maximize yields, improve throughput, reduce downtime, uphold quality and keep the operations running smoothly
• Evaluate and prioritize capital expenditure needs or opportunities at each plant, including analysis of returns and payback period. Work with finance to create a capex budget and justification for projects
• Oversee personnel issues at the plants. Interview and hire employees, oversee manpower levels, work schedules and overtime. Work with plant managers and HR Director on succession planning
• Scope, plan, and execute new manufacturing engineering projects with the team and manage them to ensure timely completion within budget
• Oversee overall inventory levels across the plants and coordinate with purchasing, sales, and finance to manage inventory at acceptable levels
• Collaborate between sales and R&D on development and manufacturing of new products
• Work closely with maintenance and process engineers to study and improve the plants' mechanical systems
• Set and maintain standards, policies, audits, KPI's and ways of work that manage within a standardized operational system
• Ensuring systems and ways of work follow standardized operating procedures and changes are made in accordance with management of change protocols
• Work with management team on special projects, initiatives, business strategy and decision making

Qualifications

• Bachelors' Degree in Engineering, Business, Operations
• 15+ years of experience in the manufacturing industry, with demonstrated experience and success in the role of operations
• Excellent computer skills, understanding of plant floor PLC systems, automation experience, ERP/MRP/PM platforms
• Experience and training in Lean Manufacturing methodology and systems
• Self-disciplined, self-motivated, curious, detail-oriented, determined, diligent, unflappable
• Materials, mechanical, industrial, and manufacturing background
• Lead and manage within a framework that adheres to standard work and understanding of the methodology of the management of change
• Organized, efficient and comfortable managing a wide variety of non-routine tasks

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive pay, commensurate with experience
• Profit sharing
• Heavily subsidized medical and dental plan
• Employer-sponsored retirement plan
• Company-paid life insurance
• Immediate paid vacation and generous holiday time
• Family-friendly sick and personal leave policies
• Opportunities for career development

Washington Mills aims to deliver a comprehensive compensation package. The compensation provided is the national pay range for this position of $150K-250K per year depending on experience. However, the base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.