Vice President Operations

CiresiMorek; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

CiresiMorek in Detroit seeks an executive leader to drive performance across a large, multi-site manufacturing network, translating business strategy into a concrete operating agenda.

You will build leadership systems, strengthen capabilities, and implement disciplined execution to deliver sustainable profitability and long-term competitiveness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Business, or a related field.
• 15+ years of progressive manufacturing and operations leadership experience.
• Proven experience leading multiple manufacturing facilities or a large, complex manufacturing network.

Responsibilities

• Set the multi-site operations strategy and translate business objectives into clear priorities for plant performance, capacity, resources, and long-term competitiveness.
• Improve financial and operational results across safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, inventory, working capital, and cash generation.
• Optimize the manufacturing network through effective footprint planning, asset utilization, capacity strategy, capital deployment, and structural productivity initiatives.
• Accelerate operational transformation by advancing Lean practices, automation, reliability, digital manufacturing, and standardized operating systems.
• Build a high-performing operations organization by developing plant leadership, strengthening succession pipelines, and establishing clear ownership for business results.
• Collaborate across Commercial, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, and Human Resources to align customer requirements, launches, investments, labor strategies, and operational priorities.

Skills

Executive leadership

Lean manufacturing

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Business, or a related field

Job description

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Business, or a related field
• 15+ years of progressive manufacturing and operations leadership experience
• Proven experience leading multiple manufacturing facilities or a large, complex manufacturing network

Preferred Requirements

• Advanced degree or equivalent executive leadership experience
• Automotive, engineered products, or similarly complex manufacturing experience

The successful candidate will provide executive leadership for a large, multi-site manufacturing network with responsibility for strengthening operational performance, profitability, and long-term competitiveness. This executive will translate business strategy into a clear operating agenda while building the leadership systems, organizational capabilities, and execution discipline necessary to deliver consistent results.

Responsibilities

• Set the multi-site operations strategy and translate business objectives into clear priorities for plant performance, capacity, resources, and long-term competitiveness
• Improve financial and operational results across safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, inventory, working capital, and cash generation
• Optimize the manufacturing network through effective footprint planning, asset utilization, capacity strategy, capital deployment, and structural productivity initiatives
• Accelerate operational transformation by advancing Lean practices, automation, reliability, digital manufacturing, and standardized operating systems
• Build a high-performing operations organization by developing plant leadership, strengthening succession pipelines, and establishing clear ownership for business results
• Collaborate across Commercial, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, and Human Resources to align customer requirements, launches, investments, labor strategies, and operational priorities