VP of Operations: Systems-Driven Manufacturing Mastery

Genesis Products; Goshen (IN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Genesis Products is seeking a VP of Operations to elevate a multi-plant manufacturing base into a competitive advantage. You will shape systems, standards, and accountability across sites, reporting to the President & CEO as the senior manufacturing leader and problem solver.

You will design and implement scalable systems, coach teams to use them effectively, and drive safety, quality, and logistics excellence while enabling rapid responses to changing customer demands.

Qualifications

• Significant manufacturing leadership experience, including running a plant and leading multi-site operations.
• Track record of turnarounds, launches, or integrations with measurable results.
• Deep experience in high-mix, customer-driven manufacturing with flexible demand and specs.
• Hands-on fluency with continuous improvement, quality systems, and safety leadership.
• Real digital fluency: connecting physical processes to software changes and defining clear requirements.
• Experience in warehouse, material flow, or logistics is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own safety policy and accountability across all sites, ensuring safe operations and visible performance metrics.
• Lead manufacturing excellence systems and monthly audit processes; drive continuous improvement.
• Design and implement systems for agility, including scheduling, changeovers, and in-house MRP integrations.
• Diagnose and fix underperforming plants, drive turnarounds with urgency and hands-on problem solving.
• Lead major launches and overhauls, redesigning layouts, flows, and people/process alignment.
• Integrate acquired operations onto Genesis systems and standards, building scalable playbooks.

Skills

Safety

Manufacturing excellence

Systems for agility

Turnarounds

Launches & integrations

Warehouse & logistics

Digital fluency

Job description

Genesis Products is seeking a VP of Operations to elevate a multi-plant manufacturing base into a competitive advantage. You will shape systems, standards, and accountability across sites, reporting to the President & CEO as the senior manufacturing leader and problem solver.

You will design and implement scalable systems, coach teams to use them effectively, and drive safety, quality, and logistics excellence while enabling rapid responses to changing customer demands.