Position Function:
This position reports to the Division President and will be responsible for all aspects of manufacturing operations for the Horton Pedestrian Access Solutions Division. The VP will be a hands-on leader who is collaborative, strategic and detail-oriented, with proven operations, supply chain, logistics, quality and management experience. The primary focus will be developing and executing an integrated operations strategy which delivers low cost, high quality products and delivers industry-leading flexibility, quality and customer satisfaction.
Reports To:
President, Horton Pedestrian Access Solutions Division
Supervises:
Director of Supply Chain, Production/Plant Manager (2), Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Quality Manager, Maintenance Manager and Customer Care Manager

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
People Leadership

• Ensure key roles are filled with people who possess the aptitude, skills and drive necessary to meet our growth and financial objectives.
• Employ sound leadership skills to build trust and engage a high performance, results-driven, customer intimate team.
• Create a compelling vision, gain buy-in and support the team to execute on the vision.
• Implement regular two-way communication processes that ensure consistency of focus.
• Provide opportunities for Team Members to increase their effectiveness, achieve ambitious performance goals as well as their personal growth objectives to ensure appropriate succession strength.
• Develop a culture of execution through focused performance goal setting, coaching, letting neither good nor poor results go unnoticed and actively removing barriers to success.
• Provide and ensure sound, consistent operational processes built upon industry best practices and those that represent peak efficiency.
• Ensure the commitment to customer service is upheld through demonstrated decisions and actions made by the organization.

Strategic Leadership

• Effectively balance the need to grow and enhance customer loyalty with the need to maintain efficiency, costs and terms that achieve the division’s financial goals.
• Lead manufacturing operations strategic planning process, from development through to implementation, ensuring all business plans, operating and capital budgets support the organization’s goals.
• Identify, evaluate and establish operations plans for growth opportunities including flexible manufacturing.
• Constantly evaluate market conditions and build a network of contacts that will ensure the Business Unit has access to all opportunities consistent with its strategic goals.

Operational and Fiscal Accountability

• Function as a member of the executive team and contribute to strategic management of the division.
• Recommends and implements strategic changes in manufacturing throughout the organization. Lead operations to drive a result for world-class manufacturing management operation.
• Experience with component manufacturing and final product assembly business that serves a very demanding customer base.
• Build and maintain dealer/distributor, relationships.
• Manage and improve operations that feature a configured to order, high product mix.
• Builds, develops and manages operations leadership team capable of carrying out needed operations strategies.
• Ability to optimize operational competencies that support the business strategy.
• Implement the operations plan to drive significant process improvement to drive bottom line performance.
• Ensure that the operations capacity is defined and expanded; ensuring continued improvements and enhancements are made in an effort to have them operated in a safe, secure, efficient and effective manner.
• Continually assess and benchmark operational processes with those of other product and service providers and leading organizations outside the industry to promote the highest levels of effectiveness and efficiency.
• Ensure appropriate reporting tools are in place to monitor results with a focus of driving continual improvement, efficiency, and effectiveness of key business processes.
• Optimize resources, including inventory, facilities, budget dollars, physical and capital assets, and talent.

Other Responsibilities:

• Travel up to 30 %

Skills/Experience Requirements:

• Minimum 15 years business and operations leadership experience in multiple network manufacturing environment with the responsibility to lead strategic planning, execution, growth and change management through operations team.
• Six-Sigma black belt certification preferred, experience with lean manufacturing processes.
• Results driven, with a strong focus on growth and an understanding of the nuances associated with running a multi-location manufacturing organization.
• Ability to influence and interact within a matrix based organizational structure and external stakeholders.
• Strong personal presence, self-confidence and infectious sense of urgency.
• Must have a proven track record of transforming strategy into an actionable plan that delivers measurable business results.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and communicate with people all at levels of the organization. Must be comfortable on the plant floor and with customers.
• Proven track record of leading successful change management initiatives and supporting cultural shifts.
• Relationship building and maintaining clear lines of communication with individuals based on a high degree of trust and credibility.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Operational Leadership, Engineering (Electrical/Mechanical) or Business is required. MBA is preferred.
• Previous training in Demand Flow, Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Kanban, Six Sigma, ISO 9000 preferred.

Job Type: Full-time