Executive Director, Operations

Overview

Lead Orchard Park site operations, P&L, and cross‑functional teams for manufacturing excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• lean deployment
• automation
• p&l management
• budgeting
• customer interaction
• operational metrics

Tasks

-Develop and nurture an environment of collaboration and accountability by building and maintaining a world class team.Be a key member of the Control Technologies leadership team including developing strategies and executing those strategies to drive above market growth. -Establish a strong culture of World-Class Manufacturing to reduce product cost and lead times, increase throughput, and improve quality. -Set clear vision to ensure performance and growth expectations are understood. Ensure site management takes is aligned and takes accountability for plant/departmental goals that align with site and corporate strategic plan. Continuous long-term planning for the growth of the organization. -Create and drive culture to attract, train, develop and retain talent to ensure succession plans in collaboration with functional leadership team. Enidine strives to be the most sought-after employer in the region. -This position will be a key leader developing the overall strategy and direction of the CT business working closely with the VP/GM -Lead decision maker at the site to ensure resources are utilized effectively. Responsible for the actions to ensure P&L meets or exceeds budget while ensuring quality products and a safe working environment. We deliver on time, every time, to customers’ expectations. -Significant participation in a company’s strategic planning process and preparation of departmental budgets and operating plans -Accountability for P&L and overall operational metrics including inventory, safety, quality, on-time delivery, and production costs for Orchard Park site -Champion and drive operational strategy, direction, and focus for Orchard Park site including rapid deployment of lean and automation actions. -Interact with customers on design, quality, cost, and delivery initiatives along with working with Business Development to identify and win new opportunities to grow the site. -Own the formulation of annual operating and capital budgets of 1-3M for the site. -Effectively communicate, implement strategic business goals, and ensure departments are held accountable to achieve goals while adhering to ITT Core Values, EHS, Quality, Lean and Operational standards. -Ensure annual site goals are defined, implemented, and achieved while driving continuous improvements and action plans through utilization of Technology, Lean Principles, and collaboration with internal and external departments.

Requirements

• lean
• kaizen
• 6s
• bs degree
• mba
• p&l

What You Bring

-Ability to work and lead in a matrixed environment. -Strong skills in manufacturing management and orderly, disciplined safety and quality processes, with the emphasis being placed on timely delivery of quality products to customers. -8+ years of demonstrated leadership skills with a broader knowledge of management practices, business judgement and client/customer interactions. -Proven record of experience creating and maintaining World-Class Manufacturing environments with demonstrated ability to reduce product cost and lead times, increase throughput, and improve quality -Strong working knowledge of Finance and Accounting due to P&L responsibility for this position -Exposure and presentations to C-Level leaders in a business environment -Demonstrated ability to develop, mentor, unify, and lead a site with diversified product lines. -Must have 10+ years’ experience with progressively more responsibility and experience in manufacturing environments with P&L leadership of at least $25M or more in a previous role. -LEAN Manufacturing principles, employing Kaizen and the 6S methodology with demonstrated successful applications. -Requires BS degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, Engineering, or relevant technical discipline. MBA is highly desirable. -Must have demonstrated ability to drive orders, sales, operating income, and cash flow; accurately and proactively communicate budgets, forecasts, outlooks, opportunity pipelines, potential gaps, and remedies.

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About Itt Inc.

-Evolved into a global industrial innovator. -Now based in Stamford, Connecticut, the company is publicly traded. -Typical projects include shock absorbers for vehicles, industrial pumps and valves for chemical plants, and connectors for aerospace applications. -Portfolio features legendary brands like Goulds Pumps, KONI shock absorbers, Cannon connectors, and Enidine absorbers. -Growth stems from both organic innovation (like EV brake pads) and strategic M&A such as Svanehøj and kSARIA acquisitions.

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