Vice President Operations

Bishop-Wisecarver; Pittsburg (CA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Bishop-Wisecarver in Pittsburg, CA is seeking a hands-on, strategic VP of Operations to lead Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, and the operational delivery of increasingly complex engineered solutions. This role drives Lean execution, strengthens the operating foundation, and positions the organization for growth beyond today.

This is not a traditional plant leadership role; the right leader will improve today’s execution and build capabilities for BW’s next stage, with potential

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineered-product manufacturing environments.
• Proven ability to drive cost, schedule, quality improvements and Lean transformation.
• Strong leadership, mentorship, and talent development skills.
• Ability to align engineering and manufacturing for scalable growth.

Responsibilities

• Drive Operational Excellence: improve productivity, flow, quality, cost, and on-time delivery through Lean practices.
• Own Operational Performance: manage cost-center performance, BOM/routing integrity, and manufacturing cost reductions.
• Automate the Factory: implement practical automation with clear ROI and payback.
• Improve How We Build Products: enhance manufacturability and value engineering through close engineering-manufacturing collaboration.
• Strengthen Supply Chain & Working Capital: reduce single-source risk, improve supplier performance, and increase inventory turns.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Operational leadership

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Financial discipline

People development

Job description

Pittsburg, CA | Manufacturing Supply Chain Engineering

Build the Operation. Help Shape the Future.

Bishop-Wisecarver (BW) is looking for a hands-on, strategic VP of Operations to lead Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, and the operational delivery of increasingly complex engineered solutions.

This is not a traditional plant leadership role. We need a leader who understands the physical-product world, can improve today's execution, and can build the operating foundation for BW's next stage of growth.

For the right leader, this role offers significant growth potential, including possible succession into a future COO or CEO role.

What You'll Be Here to Accomplish

• Drive Operational Excellence – Improve productivity, flow, quality, cost, and OTD through disciplined Lean practices and accountability.
• Own Operational Performance – Drive cost-center performance, product-line cost reduction, cost accuracy, and BOM/routing integrity.
• Automate the Factory – Implement practical automation with clear CapEx ROI and payback to improve efficiency, capacity, and scalability.
• Improve How We Build Products – Drive manufacturability and value engineering by tightly connecting Engineering and Manufacturing.
• Strengthen Supply Chain & Working Capital – Reduce single-source risk, improve supplier performance, increase inventory turns, and reduce WIP and cash conversion cycle.
• Develop Our People – Build stronger leaders, develop existing talent, and create clear accountability.
• Build for Growth – Improve the systems, processes, and operating discipline BW needs to scale profitably.

Engineered Solutions & Industrialization

Build the discipline that turns complex engineered opportunities into repeatable, profitable business.

Own the process from concept and quote through engineering, first build, FAT, industrialization, and repeat production. Establish clear stage gates for feasibility, engineering readiness, manufacturability, and commercial viability.

Ensure first builds capture lessons learned, documentation, actual costs, and process improvements. Bring strong financial discipline to NRE, engineering hours, change orders, labor, capacity, project margins, and first-build vs. repeat-build economics.

Partner with Sales to ensure BW pursues opportunities we can successfully engineer, manufacture, deliver, and scale profitably.

Who We're Looking For

You're an experienced operations leader from an engineered-product environment with meaningful manufacturing experience.

Company size and specific industry matter less than what you've accomplished and the breadth of your leadership experience.

You bring:

• Hands-on Lean and continuous-improvement leadership
• Experience across Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, or related functions
• Manufacturability, value-engineering, and factory-automation experience
• Strong project and financial discipline
• Demonstrated ability to develop leaders and strengthen teams
• Strong business judgment and the ability to think strategy over tasks
• A firm but fair leadership style with clear expectations and accountability
• The ability to move comfortably between the factory floor, engineering review, customer conversation, financials, and executive strategy

Why This Role Is Different

We're not looking for a career plant manager who simply wants a larger operation to run. We're looking for someone who is ready to grow from running operations to helping run the business.

BW is building its leadership team with the future in mind. For a leader who delivers results and demonstrates broader enterprise leadership capability, this role offers the potential to develop into a future COO or CEO succession candidate.

If you want to build something, improve something, and have the opportunity to ultimately lead something bigger, we'd like to talk.