Vice President Operations

CiresiMorek; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

CiresiMorek, a leading executive manufacturing services firm in Tennessee, seeks an accomplished leader to oversee a large, multi-site manufacturing network. The role focuses on strengthening operational performance, profitability, and long-term competitiveness by translating business strategy into clear operating agenda and building leadership systems.

The executive will set strategy for plant performance, coordinate across Commercial, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, and HR to

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
• Advanced degree or executive leadership experience (preferred)
• Automotive, engineered products, or similarly complex manufacturing experience (preferred)

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

Operations leadership

Lean manufacturing

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Operations/Business

Advanced degree

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