Vice President of Operations
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Job Location:
Mount Vernon, OH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
7 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
Job Summary
Position Overview
The Vice President of Operations is a strategic resultsdriven role responsible for leading all manufacturing and operational functions across the organization. This role ensures that production systems people and processes operate at peak efficiency while supporting longterm growth quality and profitability. The VP of Operations serves as a key member of the leadership team and plays a central role in shaping operational strategy driving continuous improvement and fostering a culture of safety and excellence.
The VP of Operations is an Exempt position. This position reports to the President.
Safety
- Champion a zeroincident safety culture by embedding safety into every operational decision process and metric.
- Conduct regular safety audits site visits and leadership walkthroughs to reinforce expectations and model safe behaviors.
- Drive proactive hazard identification nearmiss reporting and continuous improvement in safety performance.
Operations
- Provide strategic and handson leadership for all manufacturing operations ensuring consistent execution across multiple sites.
- Establish clear operational goals and accountability systems that drive performance in safety quality delivery and cost.
- Lead production engineering maintenance safety and quality teams with a focus on operational discipline and reliability.
- Ensure capacity planning resource allocation and production scheduling support customer commitments and business growth.
Continuous Improvement
- Champion Lean Six Sigma and other improvement methodologies to eliminate waste and increase throughput.
- Identify opportunities for automation digital transformation and modernization of manufacturing assets.
Strategic Management
- Collaborate with leadership to align operational strategy with longterm business objectives.
- Evaluate operational risks and implement mitigation plans to protect people assets and business continuity.
Leadership and Development
- Build and mentor a highperforming operations leadership team with strong safety and operational discipline.
- Foster a culture of accountability transparency and continuous learning.
- Lead organizational change initiatives that strengthen safety culture and operational maturity.
Qualifications :
Education and Experience
- 7 years progressive Operations experience
- Bachelors degree
- Experience in Labor Relations
- Ability to build and develop plant leadership teams
- Experience in ERP/MRP systems
- Experience overseeing multiple facilities
Additional Information :
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. This position is onsite only and does not offer remote work options.
We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin economic status disability age or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics where we celebrate support and embrace diversity.
At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Group nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation including but not limited to interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our careers website (Careers - Smiths Group plc)
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Economics
- Internal Audit
- SQL
- Risk Management
- Compliance
- Leadership skills
- Oversight
- Business partner
- AVP
- Requlatory agencies
- Finance
- Accounting
- Potifolio
- Project Management
- Operational Risk
About Company
Smiths Group is a global technology company that delivers solutions for the worlds evolving challenges. With a history spanning over 170 years, we operate across multiple sectors, including healthcare, energy, defense, and manufacturing. Our five divisionsJohn Crane, Smiths Detectio ... View more
