Chief Operating Officer – Highly Engineered Manufacturing – Private Equity, 79014

Truenorth Executive Search, Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 340,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

Bonus incentive program

Strong base compensation

Job summary

Truenorth Executive Search, Inc. seeks a Chief Operating Officer for a highly engineered manufacturing company backed by private equity.

The role oversees multi-site operations, engineering, procurement and product development, with emphasis on Lean/Six Sigma process improvements. The COO will establish KPIs, drive efficiencies, and act as a hands-on change leader capable of motivating teams across facilities; a strong financial acumen and strategic mindset are required.

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading manufacturing/OEM operations.
• Experience implementing Lean/Six Sigma and process improvements.
• Strong ability to establish KPIs and drive results across multiple facilities.

Responsibilities

• Drive efficiencies and consistent results across all levels of the organization.
• Establish KPIs and metrics to support strategic decision making.
• Oversee engineering, procurement and product development processes in a multi-site environment.

Skills

Leadership

Operational excellence

Lean/Six Sigma

Multi-site management

Job description

Chief Operating Officer – Highly Engineered Manufacturing – Private Equity

Our client is a successful and growing middle-market manufacturer of highly engineered component products designed for blue chip OEMs in a variety of market segments. This custom engineered manufacturing business with aggressive long term growth plans operates multiple facilities and is experiencing significant growth through both acquisitive and organic means.

We require a true leader who can drive efficiencies and consistent results across all levels of the organization, establishing KPIs and metrics to support strategic decision making. The COO will have experience supporting a product design, engineering and manufacturing environment, with oversight of a talented engineering department and dynamic multi-site production operations team.

You will have extensive experience in process implementation and performance improvement in a multi-location, middle-market manufacturing environment with deep expertise in operations, engineering, procurement and product development processes. You will ideally have spent time early career in large corporate environments where you have worked on the introduction of process improvement initiatives such as Lean/Six Sigma and have ideally built process and “best practices” from the ground up in mid-sized organizations as well. This role requires an “in the trenches” leader with a high energy, proactive approach who is a change driver and an inspiring motivator for the team.

This position offers an attractive base compensation, bonus incentive program and equity participation.