VP of Operations and Manufacturing Engineering
| Company | Watts Water |
|---|---|
| Location | Andover, MA, USA, Monroeville, PA, USA, Lumberton, NC, USA, Concord, NH, USA, Menomonee Falls, WI, USA, Woodland, CA, USA |
| Salary | $250000 – $300000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, MBA |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Minimum of fifteen years manufacturing and operations experience.
- Ten years progressive supervisory and leadership experience in a manufacturing environment, with emphasis on employee relations, safety compliance, quality control, and process improvement.
- Strong financial acumen, including budget management, capital equipment / cost requests and financial reporting.
- Understanding of lean manufacturing principles, product costing, six sigma methodology, kaizen.
- Must possess appreciation for six sigma methodologies and robust quality systems: including standard work.
Responsibilities
- Lead manufacturing engineering and operations for the Americas, achieving revenue and profit plan(s) through operational excellence, cost reduction, quality improvement, new product introduction, acquisition integration and outsourcing.
- Drive operational efficiency, scalability, strategic and growth plans to achieve expected Watts financial commitments.
- Establish goals and KPIs that deliver real-time actionable information across manufacturing engineering and operations, holding subordinate staff and self-accountable for success.
- Champion a safety-first culture, instilling this culture throughout the organization.
- Propagate key operational metrics and goals to drive ongoing continuous improvement, efficiency, product value and on time delivery, while collaborating with cross-functional team to develop process improvements and results.
- Develop manufacturing operations financial strategies by estimating, forecasting, and anticipating requirements, trends, and variances; align monetary resources; develop action plans; measure and analyze results; initiate corrective actions; minimize the impact of variances.
- Engage and inspire team of manufacturing engineering professionals to produce products that meet customer expectations; formulating, installing, and enforcing good manufacturing engineering practices; develop and improve production processes, procedures, methods, and techniques; enhance the application of staff; design production planning and control systems and procedures; develop and enforce inspection and quality assurance standards, procedures, and methods.
- Responsible for the development of the operations and manufacturing engineering annual operating plans and cost budgets to be accomplished by working in concert with finance.
- Evaluate results on a continuous basis; compare against developed standards and take action to ensure that appropriate measures are taken to continuously improve performance.
- Develop and execute plans for efficient use of all resources, to include materials, equipment and personnel.
- Review and evaluate production costs and product quality, and drive production and inventory program improvements to maintain and enhance profitable operations.
- Evaluate and ensure the timely implementation of process improvements and controls aimed at continuous and significant production improvements.
- Prepare capital requirements budget and recommend specific appropriations to management.
- Ensure that the responsibilities, authorities, and accountability of all direct subordinates are defined and understood.
- Mentor and develop subordinate staff, ensuring talent gaps are addressed in a timely and efficient manner.
- Act as a change management champion, driving employee engagement action plans toward positive results.
- Lead team to ensure successful integration of new products into manufacturing environment, including ensuring design for manufacturability standards and work instructions are set.
- Direct the activities of safety awareness, facilities improvement, 5-S, Visual Measurement System, Standard Work, single piece flow system, material procurement/kanban replenishment, shipping/receiving and preventative maintenance. Monitors these departments to analyze their present and future needs and initiate actions to meet business needs. Develop procedures and techniques to optimize operations.
- Ensure manufacturing efficiency and cost reduction through optimum utilization of resources, as well as on-going evaluation and improvement of processes and people development.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain or similar business degree preferred, MBA a plus.