Impact Solutions Hiring For Bilingual Vice President Of Operations at South Bend, IN, United States Full Time

Job Description

The Candidate
Our Company is eager to add an action-oriented VP of Operations to our team. We are looking for someone with a strong operational background in industrial products manufacturing. The ideal candidate should be excited to help improve the Company’s operations through implementing a lean operating system, technology adoption, and a focus on safety throughout. This candidate should also have participated in business transformations and/or integrations.
Responsibilities
Operations
Oversee and ensure execution of all manufacturing processes including:

• Maintenance
• Production staffing
• Warehouse management
• Logistics
• EHS
• Safety culture in all facets of operations
• Succession planning and development of bench strength
• Achieving operating cost targets and integrating manufacturing in a matrixed environment
• Establishing the right operating metrics and KPIs which ultimately drive financial performance
• Work closely with Sales and Engineering departments to develop an integrated delivery system
• Work closely with the Finance team to develop inventory policies, forecasts, and achieve P&L targets
• Find inefficiencies, process improvements, and opportunities for automation to ensure long-term business goals are met
• Secondary – Work alongside and help manage:
  • Sales process and forecasting
  • Customer service
  • Engineering
  • Finance

Technology and Processes

• Lead the augmentation and enhancements of the manufacturing ERP system
• Implement a Lean Operating System
• Champion an implementation of a Maintenance & Reliability system including CMMS

Skills & Attributes
The ideal candidate will have/be:

• Experience working in a Private Equity environment

• Hands-on manufacturing experience ideally in a known lean organization
• Bilingual (English/Spanish)
• A self-starter with a natural bias for action with a focus on results delivery and customer service; moves with a sense of urgency and easily organizes priorities, follow-up actions and leadership direction; comfortable with ambiguity
• Consistent mindset of continuous improvement and problem-solving
• Excels in high-growth, entrepreneurial environments, comfortable rolling-up his/her sleeves when necessary. Genuine excitement for the mission of the business and consistent with core values
• Strong executive presence with experience working across/through all levels of the organization (including the Board)
• Experience implementing S&OP

ing and Compliance

• Directly s to President