Vice President of Operations

Lean Focus; Fremont (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Lean Focus is seeking a Vice President of Operations to lead end-to-end operations, from order receipt to delivery, across three sites: Fremont, OH; Detroit Metro; and Mexico. The role drives Lean transformation, SIOP, and cross-functional performance, reporting to the CEO and enabling scalable growth.

The ideal candidate brings 15+ years in operations, a hands-on, data-driven leadership style, and a track record of improving safety, quality, delivery, and cost across manufacturing, planning,

Qualifications

• End-to-end operational leadership across multiple functions.
• Experience leading operations across multiple facilities and mixed model manufacturing.
• Proven Lean deployment with KPI development and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• LeadMachining, Assembly, Manufacturing Eng., Quality, Supply Chain, and Planning with clear accountability.
• Own safety, quality, cost, delivery and customer satisfaction; drive best-cost site selection.
• Build scalable operations infrastructure for growth; manage 3 sites (Fremont OH, Detroit Metro, Mexico).
• Develop integrated SIOP aligning demand, capacity, procurement and inventory.
• Lead continuous improvement and data-driven problem solving across all disciplines.

Skills

Leadership

Data-driven

Hands-on

Shop floor presence

Cross-functional leadership

Problem solving

KPI development

Value Stream Mapping

Forecasting

Inventory management

Education

Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Business

Advanced Degree (beneficial)

Lean/Six Sigma certifications beneficial

Job description

Vice President of Operations

LOCATION: Fremont, OH

TRAVEL: 25 -30% between company sites, supply base and customers

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Vice President of Operations is responsible for the end-to-end operational performance of our client company, a privately held industrial components manufacturer, from the moment an order is received, through manufacturing, to final delivery of the product. They will lead, integrate, and develop Supply Chain, Planning, Inventory, and Manufacturing functions while driving efficiency and on-time delivery to ensure an outstanding customer experience. The VP of Operations will be responsible for building the scalable infrastructure needed to support significant growth and long-term enterprise value. This newly created position will be a key member of the senior leadership team reporting to the CEO and will have oversight for operations across 3 locations (Fremont, OH; Detroit Metro, and Mexico).

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Leading Machining and Assembly, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain and Purchasing, Production Planning, and Inventory Control and Delivery, with clear cross-functional processes, accountability, and communication


• Owning safety, quality, cost, delivery, and customer satisfaction; standardizing best-cost manufacturing location and make-versus-buy decisions


• Reducing order-to-delivery lead time and improving on-time delivery and quality by addressing long-lead procurement and cross-functional handoffs


• Implementing production planning, sequencing, and scheduling systems to improve shop flow and predictability


• Leading efforts to build a culture of Continuous Improvement and data-driven problem at all three sites by embedding Lean manufacturing principles across all disciplines, beyond the shop floor and into engineering, planning, quality, and procurement


• Establishing standard work, visual management, and meaningful operational metrics to drive accountability and ongoing improvement


• Creating an integrated SIOP process that aligns demand forecasts, production capacity, procurement strategies and inventory investments across all locations


• Transforming procurement from a reactive, order-by-order function into a forecast-driven capability; establishing disciplined production planning, inventory control, and a strategic inventory approach that compress delivery time while controlling working capital


• Developing meaningful forecasting, inventory-turn, supplier-performance, and delivery metrics that enable proactive management of supply chain risks, improve material availability, and support predictable operational performance


• Partnering with Design Engineering to protect and advance the configure-to-order model


• Collaborating with the VP of Sales to establish a gated quote-to-order process


• Building the Operations organization for scale, including developing and recruiting the next layer of functional leadership as the business grows


• Establishing the operational infrastructure, capacity, facility, equipment, and workforce plans required to support the growth trajectory of the business

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Business or related; advanced Degree and Lean/Six Sigma certifications beneficial


• Minimum 15 years’ experience in Operations Management across multiple functions (Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Planning, etc.)


• Experience with leading operations across multiple facilities, engineered products, and mixed model manufacturing environments. Deep experience in machining and assembly of industrial components.


• Proven experience utilizing and deploying Lean tools in manufacturing environments including Value Stream Mapping, KPI development, Strategy Deployment, 6S, Quick Changeover/SMED, Standard Work, FMEA, Problem Solving, Material Flow/Kanban, Visual Daily Management, 80/20, etc.


• Supply chain experience including procurement, planning, and inventory strategy


• Track record of building organizational structure, processes, and teams to support meaningful growth; experience operating in companies that have scaled, professionalized, and/or undergone ownership or organizational change


• Global leadership experience, Mexico preferred


• Leadership traits include a candidate who is hands-on, data-driven, present on the shop floor, and has high integrity

Lean Focus LLC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or protected Veteran status.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:

At Lean Focus, we help businesses overcome their biggest challenges by transforming them for the better, and for the long-term. A \"who's who\" of global leaders in every industry, our clients include some of the world's most respected brands and several members of the Fortune 1000.