VP of Operations
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Lead Afinitas's global Equipment & Automation operations, providing strategic leadership for all global manufacturing locations. Guide the business and improve operations, driving direct margin performance and level loading across all sites.
Responsibilities
- Develop a strategy for level loading across the E&A platform, focusing on operational efficiency and margin optimization
- Drive engagement and accountability for Safety, pursuing genuine leadership and individual ownership for team members' safety and wellbeing
- Create, manage, and control global operational budgets, monitoring expenditures, and driving initiatives to reduce costs and maximize profitability
- Direct and measure global manufacturing processes, ensuring finished goods meet required quality standards, delivery targets, and customer expectations
- Implement robust quality assurance and control systems to maintain high product quality and foster a culture of continuous improvement
- Lead, mentor, and develop global manufacturing site leaders and teams, fostering a productive, inclusive, and high-performing work environment
- Identify opportunities for operational improvements, implementing best practices to enhance efficiency, productivity, and scalability
- Build strong partnerships within the division, driving accountability for operations, business development and profitability
- Collaborate with the VP, Engineering – E&A to ensure Engineering standards are driven through to production and overall divisional objectives are achieved
- Influence internal teams to meet customer needs/wants and galvanize teams to meet critical objectives
Requirements
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree
- 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in business leadership
- Executive presence and dynamic interpersonal skills
- Excellent team building and change management skills
- Strong problem-solving and strategic thinking skills
- Excellent communication skills
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
- 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in business leadership, with progressive leadership experience in global operations and cost accounting (multi-site/entity and multi-currency environment preferred)
Nice to Have
- Progressive leadership experience in global operations and cost accounting, with multi-site/entity and multi-currency environment
About Afinitas
Afinitas is the global market leader for pipe and precast concrete equipment, forming systems and concrete accessories used to build the world’s critical transportation, water and utility infrastructure systems. Afinitas is a part of BW Forsyth Partners, LLC, the investment arm of Barry-Wehmiller.