Director – Operations

The Director of Operations will lead, manage, and develop a manufacturing and continuous improvement strategy across assigned facilities to meet long and short-term objectives. Implement lean manufacturing practices to deliver high standards of operational excellence.  Ensure manufacturing data and metrics are accurately developed, collected, analyzed, and reported to drive continuous improvement and data-driven decision making. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Develops processes, strategies, and budgets to meet company goals, especially those related to productivity, product specification, quality standards, on time delivery, lead time, scrap reduction, and safety. 
• Leads, directs, and oversees all aspects of manufacturing operations and infrastructure for assigned facilities. Takes prompt corrective action when necessary to bring manufacturing performance in line with plans and governing standards. 
• Plans, directs, controls, implements, evaluates, monitors, and forecasts budgets and cost of sales at each facility to achieve financial objectives. Ensures continued financial viability through sound fiscal management, preventative service maintenance and capital expenditure planning. 
• Collaborates with senior leadership, operational leaders/peers, and management teams to refine and implement the lean transformation strategic plan. 
• Drives operational growth through current and future products with an emphasis on streamlining operations and driving productivity throughout assigned plants. 
• Operates collaboratively and cross-functionally to establish and drive working capital improvement programs, optimize planning and scheduling, reduce work-in-process levels, and improve overall inventory turns. 
• Continuously addresses and resolves manufacturing constraints to achieve 100% on-time delivery. 
• Ensures the execution of Lean concepts including but not limited to Kaizen, 5S, value stream mapping, GEMBA walks, poke yoke, KPIs, business statistics etc. 
• Approves and directs the implementation and maintenance of operating policies. 
• Establishes quantitative and qualitative metrics, guidelines, and standards by which the company's efficiency and effectiveness can be evaluated; identifies opportunities for improvement. 
• Provides leadership and coaching to ensure a well-trained, motivated, and goal-oriented workforce driven to attain objectives and satisfactory performance in accordance with established policies and programs.  
• Coaches and develops team members in personal accountability, root cause corrective action, interpersonal communications, and company procedures and policies. 
• Provides effective, inspiring, and motivating leadership by being actively involved and developing a broad and deep knowledge of strengths, opportunities, customers, products, geographic challenges, workforce, etc. 
• Builds bench to ensure growth and succession. Assesses capacity and resources to forecast current and future needs. 
• Clearly defines and communicates goals, key objectives, and metrics as well as new directives, policies, or procedures. 
• Projects a positive image of the organization to employees, customers, industry, and community; leads by example. 
• Provides regular performance updates to the senior leadership.
• Other duties as assigned. 

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in engineering, operations, business, or closely related discipline.

• Master’s degree in business administration, manufacturing or engineering preferred.

• Green or Black Belt Certification and/or Lean Manufacturing Certification preferred. 

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of 10+ years of manufacturing experience; 7 years’ operations management experience; 3 years’ multiple facilities experience required.

• Experience in cost reduction, Lean manufacturing principles or other CI methodologies, design for manufacturability, project management and team building.

• Experience in budgeting, fiscal management, and strategic planning/execution.

• Extensive and diversified background in fabrication and/or chemical manufacturing preferred.

• Understanding of PPV and POV and how to tie it to the P&L.

BENEFITS SUMMARY:

Tremco CPG offers a variety of benefits to its employees, including but not limited to health insurance, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) with company match, Company Pension Plan, Performance Based Bonus/Commission, and continuing education.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.