Operations Director

Emerson; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Emerson is seeking a Senior Operations Leader for its Nuevo Laredo facility. You will oversee all functions, drive strategic plans, and champion Lean Six Sigma initiatives to improve quality, efficiency, and customer value.

This role requires building talent, guiding succession, and achieving cost improvements across the site. You will lead cross-functional teams across manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and engineering to ensure safety, regulatory compliance, and on-time delivery while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, technical knowledge, and experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex manufacturing/operations environments with multiple functions.
• Experience managing budgeting, forecasting, cost management, and profitability initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for all functions within the facility.
• Lead and develop a high-performing organization that promotes collaboration and engagement.
• Coach leaders across the site and build organizational capability and succession pipelines.
• Champion safety, integrity, quality, and operational excellence across all levels.
• Drive manufacturing performance to meet customer commitments and on-time delivery.
• Develop and execute plans to optimize capacity, scheduling, and resource allocation.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to resolve customer challenges and enhance satisfaction.
• Lead product transfers, new product introductions, and other strategic initiatives.

Skills

P&L ownership

Leadership

Lean Six Sigma

Operational Excellence

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Lean tools

5S methodology

Job description

Job Description

• Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for all functions within the Nuevo Laredo facility, ensuring alignment with business objectives, customer requirements, and Emerson values.
• Lead and develop a high-performing organization that promotes collaboration, continuous learning, inclusion, accountability, and employee engagement.
• Coach and support leaders across the site by establishing clear expectations, fostering professional development, and building organizational capability and succession pipelines.
• Champion a culture of safety, integrity, quality, and operational excellence across all levels of the organization.
• Drive manufacturing performance to achieve customer commitments, production targets, quality objectives, and on-time delivery goals across domestic, international, and intercompany operations.
• Develop and execute operational plans that optimize capacity, scheduling, resource allocation, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Partner with commercial, customer service, engineering, and global functional teams to resolve customer challenges and enhance overall customer satisfaction.
• Lead operational readiness and execution for product transfers, new product introductions, and other strategic initiatives.
• Own the site's profit and loss performance, including the development and execution of annual operating plans, budgets, forecasts, and cost improvement initiatives.
• Drive productivity, profitability, and sustainable cost competitiveness through effective manufacturing, purchasing, inventory, and resource management strategies.
• Monitor operational and financial performance metrics and implement actions that support growth, margin improvement, and business objectives.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts utilizing Lean, Six Sigma, 5S, and other problem-solving methodologies to enhance efficiency, quality, and customer value.
• Ensure compliance with quality management systems, regulatory requirements, environmental standards, and workplace safety programs.
• Drive improvements in quality performance, inventory accuracy, inventory optimization, and supply chain effectiveness.
• Build strong relationships with suppliers, customers, community stakeholders, and global business partners to support long-term operational success.

Job Description

• Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for all functions within the Nuevo Laredo facility, ensuring alignment with business objectives, customer requirements, and Emerson values.
• Lead and develop a high-performing organization that promotes collaboration, continuous learning, inclusion, accountability, and employee engagement.
• Coach and support leaders across the site by establishing clear expectations, fostering professional development, and building organizational capability and succession pipelines.
• Champion a culture of safety, integrity, quality, and operational excellence across all levels of the organization.
• Drive manufacturing performance to achieve customer commitments, production targets, quality objectives, and on-time delivery goals across domestic, international, and intercompany operations.
• Develop and execute operational plans that optimize capacity, scheduling, resource allocation, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Partner with commercial, customer service, engineering, and global functional teams to resolve customer challenges and enhance overall customer satisfaction.
• Lead operational readiness and execution for product transfers, new product introductions, and other strategic initiatives.
• Own the site's profit and loss performance, including the development and execution of annual operating plans, budgets, forecasts, and cost improvement initiatives.
• Drive productivity, profitability, and sustainable cost competitiveness through effective manufacturing, purchasing, inventory, and resource management strategies.
• Monitor operational and financial performance metrics and implement actions that support growth, margin improvement, and business objectives.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts utilizing Lean, Six Sigma, 5S, and other problem-solving methodologies to enhance efficiency, quality, and customer value.
• Ensure compliance with quality management systems, regulatory requirements, environmental standards, and workplace safety programs.
• Drive improvements in quality performance, inventory accuracy, inventory optimization, and supply chain effectiveness.
• Build strong relationships with suppliers, customers, community stakeholders, and global business partners to support long-term operational success.

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for all functions within the Nuevo Laredo facility, ensuring alignment with business objectives, customer requirements, and Emerson values.
• Lead and develop a high-performing organization that promotes collaboration, continuous learning, inclusion, accountability, and employee engagement.
• Coach and support leaders across the site by establishing clear expectations, fostering professional development, and building organizational capability and succession pipelines.
• Champion a culture of safety, integrity, quality, and operational excellence across all levels of the organization.
• Drive manufacturing performance to achieve customer commitments, production targets, quality objectives, and on-time delivery goals across domestic, international, and intercompany operations.
• Develop and execute operational plans that optimize capacity, scheduling, resource allocation, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Partner with commercial, customer service, engineering, and global functional teams to resolve customer challenges and enhance overall customer satisfaction.
• Lead operational readiness and execution for product transfers, new product introductions, and other strategic initiatives.
• Own the site's profit and loss performance, including the development and execution of annual operating plans, budgets, forecasts, and cost improvement initiatives.
• Drive productivity, profitability, and sustainable cost competitiveness through effective manufacturing, purchasing, inventory, and resource management strategies.
• Monitor operational and financial performance metrics and implement actions that support growth, margin improvement, and business objectives.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts utilizing Lean, Six Sigma, 5S, and other problem-solving methodologies to enhance efficiency, quality, and customer value.
• Ensure compliance with quality management systems, regulatory requirements, environmental standards, and workplace safety programs.
• Drive improvements in quality performance, inventory accuracy, inventory optimization, and supply chain effectiveness.
• Build strong relationships with suppliers, customers, community stakeholders, and global business partners to support long-term operational success.

Who You Are:

You consistently build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. You create an environment where people can do their best work by developing talent, providing coaching, and supporting growth opportunities. You make sound and timely decisions, even in complex situations, based on a balance of analysis, experience, and business priorities. You drive results by establishing clear goals, maintaining accountability, and demonstrating resilience and adaptability in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, technical knowledge, and relevant professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex manufacturing or operations environments with responsibility for multiple business functions.
• Experience managing operational and financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, cost management, and profitability initiatives.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, quality systems, supply chain operations, materials management, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience leading and developing diverse teams in a multi-level manufacturing organization.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate strategic objectives into sustainable operational results.
• Ability to build effective relationships and influence stakeholders across functions, regions, and organizational levels.
• Knowledge of safety, environmental, quality, and regulatory compliance requirements within a manufacturing environment.
• Effective communication, change management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to travel as required to support business and operational objectives.

Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:

• Experience leading a manufacturing facility with full site accountability, including profit and loss ownership.
• Experience within industrial manufacturing, automation, engineered products, capital equipment, or related industries.
• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, operational excellence programs, and continuous improvement frameworks.
• Experience supporting global manufacturing operations, product transfers, or multi-site operations.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 quality management systems and customer-focused quality improvement programs.
• Experience leading large-scale organizational development, workforce planning, and succession management initiatives.
• Bilingual communication skills in English and Spanish.
• Advanced degree in business, engineering, operations management, or a related field.

Our Commitment to Our People

At Emerson, we are motivated by a spirit of collaboration that helps our diverse, multicultural teams across the world drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable. And we want you to join us in our bold aspiration.

We have built an engaged community of inquisitive, dedicated people who thrive knowing they are welcomed, trusted, celebrated, and empowered to solve the world’s most complex problems — for our customers, our communities, and the planet.

You’ll contribute to this vital work while further developing your skills through our award-winning employee development programs. We are a proud corporate citizen in every city where we operate and are committed to our people, our communities, and the world at large. We take this responsibility seriously and strive to make a positive impact through every endeavor.

At Emerson, you’ll see firsthand that our people are at the center of everything we do. So, let’s go. Let’s think differently. Learn, collaborate, and grow. Seek opportunity. Push boundaries. Be empowered to make things better. Speed up to break through. Let’s go, together.

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About Emerson

Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software. Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, Emerson helps customers in critical industries like life sciences, energy, power and renewables, chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security and reliability.

With global operations and a comprehensive portfolio of software and technology, we are helping companies implement digital transformation to measurably improve their operations, conserve valuable resources and enhance their safety.

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