Senior Site Leader: Manufacturing Excellence & Growth

SPX Cooling Technologies; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

401(k) match

Education assistance

Job summary

SPX Cooling Technologies, a leader in industrial HVAC cooling, seeks a Senior Site Leader for our Olathe, KS facility. You will direct safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance while shaping the operations strategy across multiple functions and the Elkin, NC site as needed.

Responsibilities include building a high‑performing leadership team, driving Lean improvements, and partnering with HR, Finance, and Engineering to ensure sustainable growth and talent development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Operations Management, Supply Chain, Industrial Management, Business or equivalent.
• 15+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience delivering measurable improvements in safety, quality, delivery, productivity, cost and employee engagement.
• Demonstrated experience building and leading high performance teams in a large, complex manufacturing operation utilizing Lean methodologies.
• Strong financial and business acumen, including experience managing operating budgets, labor, capital investments, productivity and manufacturing costs.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through significant growth, operational change or organizational transformation.
• Experience manufacturing highly engineered, configured‑to‑order or customized industrial products.
• Experience in fabrication and assembly environments involving processes such as welding, sheet metal fabrication, machining, forming and large‑scale assembly.
• MBA or other relevant advanced degree.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for the Olathe manufacturing facility, with accountability for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People and Growth.
• Take ownership for site performance, creating understanding throughout the organization through clear communication, accountability, and transparency.
• Establish an operating environment where leaders understand both what must be delivered and how results are achieved.
• Provide timely, transparent communication regarding performance, risks, opportunities and recovery plans to business leadership.
• Oversee overall plant efficiency including production scheduling, capacity planning, labor planning, materials flow, inventory control, warehousing and shipping.
• Ensure staffing and capability levels across shifts, departments and critical operations.

Skills

Leadership

Lean methodologies

Manufacturing operations

Financial acumen

Growth & transformation

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Operations Management, Supply Chain, Industrial Management, Business

MBA or advanced degree

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

SPX Cooling Technologies, a leader in industrial HVAC cooling, seeks a Senior Site Leader for our Olathe, KS facility. You will direct safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance while shaping the operations strategy across multiple functions and the Elkin, NC site as needed.

Responsibilities include building a high‑performing leadership team, driving Lean improvements, and partnering with HR, Finance, and Engineering to ensure sustainable growth and talent development.