President - Manufacturing Experience

Ontech Talent; Florida; On-site; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Ontech Talent is seeking a President with full P&L responsibility for a Gainesville-based engineered-products company with ~50 employees. This executive hands-on role sets strategy while staying close to engineering, shop floor operations, and key customers to drive profitable growth and durable relationships.

The candidate will lead strategic planning, manufacturing, product development, sales, and organizational leadership, building a culture of ownership and accountability across the business.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive leadership in engineered-products or automation with P&L/GM responsibility.
• Experience leading engineering/product development and manufacturing/operations.
• Strong commercial acumen in pricing, margins, and channel strategy.
• Track record of taking products to market and managing a product line profitably.
• Proven ability to build and develop a leadership team in a small-to-midsize company (≈30–150 employees).
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute the strategic plan; translate into annual operating plans and budgets.
• Identify growth opportunities, new products, markets, and channels; allocate resources.
• Advise the Board on performance, risks, and capital needs.
• Lead full P&L accountability: revenue, margins, operating income, cash flow.
• Set pricing strategies and manage portfolio margins; oversee working capital and capex.
• Drive production scaling, throughput, and on-time delivery; improve processes.

Skills

Strategic leadership

P&L management

Operations & manufacturing

Engineering & product management

Sales & business development

People & culture

Customer & quality

Pricing & margins

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or business

Job description

Job Description

Reports to: Board of Directors

Location: Gainesville, FL (On-site)

Employment Type: Full-time, Executive

Direct Reports: Engineering & Product Development, Operations/Manufacturing, Sales & Business Development, Finance/Administration

With approximately 50 employees spanning engineering & design, manufacturing and assembly, field service, and commercial functions, we deliver engineered products that solve complex production challenges for our customers. We compete on engineering depth, build quality, and responsiveness rather than scale.

Position Summary

The President holds full operational and P&L responsibility for the business. This is a hands-on leadership role for a company of our size: the President sets strategy and also stays close enough to engineering, the shop floor, and key customers to make sound day-to-day decisions. Success means profitable growth, on-time delivery of technically demanding projects, a strong engineering and manufacturing culture, and durable customer relationships. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated history of leading commercial growth initiatives, manufacturing organizations, driving profitable growth, and developing management teams.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Own and execute the company's strategic plan, translating it into annual operating plans, budgets, and measurable goals.
• Identify growth opportunities, new products, product-line extensions, markets, and channels, and decide where to invest limited resources.
• Advise the Board on performance, risks, capital needs, and major decisions.

Financial & P&L Management

• Carry full P&L accountability: revenue, gross margin, operating income, and cash flow.
• Set list pricing, discount structures, and margin targets across the product portfolio.
• Manage working capital, inventory investment, and capital expenditures.

Operations & Manufacturing

• Drive efficient, high-quality production of standard products to meet demand and lead-time commitments.
• Improve throughput, cost, quality, and on-time delivery through sound processes and accountability without adding bureaucracy.
• Lead production scaling efforts to match sales growth

Engineering & Product Management

• Own the product roadmap: prioritize new product development, product-line extensions, and improvements to existing models based on market needs and margin potential.
• Ensure the engineering organization (mechanical, electrical/controls, software) produces robust, manufacturable, well-documented product designs.

Sales & Business Development

• Lead commercial strategy across direct sales, distribution, manufacturers' reps, and key accounts.
• Build relationships with major customers and channel partners; serve as a senior point of contact on significant opportunities and escalations.

People & Culture

• Recruit, retain, and develop strong leaders and skilled technical and manufacturing talent.
• Build a culture of ownership, craftsmanship, safety, and accountability across the office and the shop floor.
• Set clear expectations and hold the leadership team to them.

Customer & Quality

• Make customer satisfaction and product performance central to how the company operates.
• Ensure quality, safety, and compliance standards are met across products and the workplace.

Qualifications

Required

• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in an engineered-products or automation equipment business with a defined product line, including P&L or general management responsibility.
• Demonstrated success leading both engineering/product development and manufacturing/operations functions.
• Strong commercial acumen — comfortable with product pricing, portfolio margin management, and channel/distribution strategy.
• Track record of bringing products to market and managing a product line profitably over its lifecycle.
• Proven ability to lead and develop a leadership team in a small-to-midsize company (≈30–150 employees) where leaders remain hands‑on.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or a rel