US Manufacturing Network Leader — P&L & Transformation

Hirebridge; Mokena (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

A Fortune 500 diversified industrial manufacturer division seeks a U.S. Operations leader to own the U.S. manufacturing network across Mokena, IL and Richton Park, IL, translating strategy into scalable execution.

This role drives cross-site initiatives, builds leadership pipelines, and partners with Sales, Engineering, Finance, and HR to sustain growth. Significant travel to support the multi-site network is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, operations, business, or comparable experience required.
• Ten or more years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience, including multi-site or major cross-functional operations responsibility.
• Demonstrated experience leading Plant Managers or senior functional leaders and delivering measurable business-unit financial improvement.
• Strong business-unit financial acumen, with experience building cross-site operating systems, footprint and capacity strategy, and executive-level influence.
• A track record of leading complex change — sustained multi-site gains, major network or footprint improvements, scalable launches, and stronger leadership performance across plants.
• Automotive, plastics injection molding, or complex high-volume manufacturing experience preferred.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as business needs require.

Responsibilities

• Translate Division strategy, growth priorities, customer requirements, and financial objectives into a coordinated U.S. operations roadmap across plants and functions.
• Establish a consistent operating cadence across sites; challenge recovery plans and hold plant and functional leaders accountable for sustained results.
• Provide governance for product launches, manufacturing feasibility, capacity readiness, and operational risk.
• Own the U.S. operations contribution to the Division P&L, including productivity, conversion cost, labor, scrap, freight, inventory, sourcing, and capital effectiveness.
• Lead capacity, capability, footprint, technology, and capital planning across U.S. operations.
• Drive consistent use of the division's 80/20 Toolbox and measurable operational and financial improvement.
• Sponsor cross-functional improvements such as network optimization, facility consolidation, product rationalization, in-lining, launch-system improvement, and supply-chain transformation.
• Develop Plant Managers and functional leaders; strengthen succession, decision quality, and accountability across the operations network.
• Align Operations with Sales, Engineering, Product Development, Finance, Human Resources, and Quality to support profitable growth.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Multi-site operations

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, operations, or business

Job description

A Fortune 500 diversified industrial manufacturer division seeks a U.S. Operations leader to own the U.S. manufacturing network across Mokena, IL and Richton Park, IL, translating strategy into scalable execution.

This role drives cross-site initiatives, builds leadership pipelines, and partners with Sales, Engineering, Finance, and HR to sustain growth. Significant travel to support the multi-site network is required.