President - 4Front Solutions

Armstrong Group; DeLand (FL); On-site; USD 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Armstrong Group is seeking a President to lead 4Front Solutions and its portfolio, overseeing growth, profitability, and strategic direction. The role blends hands-on operational oversight on the manufacturing floor with executive-level business strategy to drive robust, sustainable expansion.

You will build high-performing leadership teams, drive continuous improvement, and pursue acquisitions while strengthening customer and partner relationships across multiple industries.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of leadership experience in EMS, contract manufacturing, or precision manufacturing environments.
• 5+ years of P&L leadership experience as a President, General Manager, COO, Division VP, or similar executive role.
• Proven track record of scaling manufacturing organizations and winning OEM business in aerospace & defense, medical device, and/or industrial markets.
• M&A experience, including acquisition evaluation and integration, strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the company’s growth strategy through organic expansion, new customer acquisition, capacity expansion, and strategic acquisitions.
• Evaluate and integrate acquisition opportunities that expand capabilities, geographic reach, or customer diversification.
• Develop the optimal mix of Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 manufacturing work.
• Represent the company with key customers, suppliers, and acquisition targets.
• Build a repeatable business development engine that consistently wins and launches new OEM programs.
• Expand relationships with existing customers while reducing dependence on any single customer, representative, or end market.
• Strengthen marketing capabilities and drive disciplined pricing, quoting, and program management practices.
• Maintain full accountability for revenue, margin, and EBITDA performance across the business.
• Drive continuous improvement across manufacturing, quality, and supply chain while building scalable, repeatable processes.
• Develop operational leaders and teams capable of running the business independently and sustaining growth.
• Oversee capacity planning, capital investments, and profitability improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO 13485, and ITAR requirements.
• Build and develop a high-performing leadership team across Operations, Sales, Quality, Finance, and HR.
• Create a culture of accountability, performance, and continuous improvement supported by clear KPIs and data-driven decision making.
• Serve as a visible leader who embraces and reinforces values while leveraging the resources of the broader organization.
• Partner with the CFO on budgeting, forecasting, capital allocation, and growth investments.
• Ensure disciplined communication, reporting, and execution across the organization.

Skills

Leadership experience

P&L leadership

M&A experience

Aerospace & defense

Industrial manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA preferred

Tools

ERP/MES systems

Lean Manufacturing

Job description

President

Locations: Erie, Pennsylvania & Deland, Florida

Travel Required

Company Overview

4Front Solutions is a leading electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider specializing in the assembly, testing, and integration of complex electronic products. We partner with customers from prototype and new product introduction through high-volume production, providing the expertise, quality, technology, and flexibility needed to bring their products to market successfully. Our team has extensive experience supporting demanding industries, including defense and other high-reliability applications, with a strong commitment to quality, on-time delivery, customer service, and continuous improvement. At 4Front Solutions, we don’t simply build electronics—we build lasting partnerships with our customers and work as an extension of their team to deliver reliable, high-quality solutions.

The Opportunity

The President serves as the senior-most operating executive of the company, with full profit and loss accountability and as the principal architect and operator for the company’s growth strategy.

This is a highly visible, hands-on leadership role requiring equal effectiveness on the manufacturing floor and in executive-level business environments. The successful candidate will understand operational excellence, build and develop high-performing leadership teams, drive continuous improvement initiatives, win new business, strengthen customer relationships, and evaluate strategic acquisition opportunities.

Success in this role requires a leader who can simultaneously build the organization, scale operations, and execute a growth strategy supported by clear operational and financial drivers, including capacity expansion, capability enhancement, customer diversification, and mergers and acquisitions.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Growth

• Lead the company’s growth strategy through organic expansion, new customer acquisition, capacity enhancement, and strategic acquisitions.
• Evaluate and integrate acquisition opportunities that expand capabilities, geographic reach, or customer diversification.
• Develop the optimal mix of Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 manufacturing work.
• Represent the company with key customers, suppliers, and acquisition targets.

Sales, Marketing & Customer Development

• Build a repeatable business development engine that consistently wins and launches new OEM programs.
• Expand relationships with existing customers while reducing dependence on any single customer, representative, or end market.
• Strengthen marketing capabilities and drive disciplined pricing, quoting, and program management practices.

Operations & Financial Performance

• Maintain full accountability for revenue, margin, and EBITDA performance across the business.
• Drive continuous improvement across manufacturing, quality, and supply chain while building scalable, repeatable processes.
• Develop operational leaders and teams capable of running the business independently and sustaining growth.
• Oversee capacity planning, capital investments, and profitability improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO 13485, and ITAR requirements.

Leadership & Culture

• Build and develop a high-performing leadership team across Operations, Sales, Quality, Finance, and HR.
• Create a culture of accountability, performance, and continuous improvement supported by clear KPIs and data-driven decision making.
• Serve as a visible leader who embraces and reinforces values while leveraging the resources of the broader organization.

Financial Stewardship & Governance

• Partner with the CFO on budgeting, forecasting, capital allocation, and growth investments.
• Ensure disciplined communication, reporting, and execution across the organization.

Candidate Profile

Experience

• 15+ years of leadership experience within EMS, contract manufacturing, or precision manufacturing environments.
• 5+ years of P&L leadership experience as a President, General Manager, COO, Division VP, or similar executive role.
• Proven track record of scaling manufacturing organizations and winning OEM business in aerospace & defense, medical device, and/or industrial markets.
• M&A experience, including acquisition evaluation and integration, strongly preferred.

Functional Expertise

• Strong knowledge of PCB assembly, box-build integration, quality systems, and supply chain operations.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO 13485, ITAR, ERP/MES systems, and Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Demonstrated ability to use data and operational metrics to drive performance.

Leadership Attributes

• Builder mentality with a passion for growth, operational excellence, and value creation.
• Equally effective interacting with production teams, customers, executive leadership, and ownership.
• Decisive, financially astute, and comfortable leading through change in a growth-focused environment.
• Humble, accountable, and committed to continuous improvement.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Technology, Business, Operations Management, or a related field required.
• MBA preferred but not required.

Who We Are

The Armstrong Group is a family owned and operated collection of diverse companies. What began in 1946 as Armstrong County Line Construction, founded by Jud L. Sedwick in Kittanning, PA, has now grown into an organization that encompasses multiple industries and employs over 2,400 individuals nationwide. Our brands include Armstrong Utilities, Guardian Protection, Armstrong Development, 4Front Solutions, Twin Pops, and Armstrong Comfort Solutions.
Armstrong is an Equal Opportunity Employer.