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Senior Vice President, Manufacturing
Job Location:
Job Location:
West Chester, OH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
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Posted:
3 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
16 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Position Description:
The Senior Vice President Manufacturing is an executive leadership role responsible for the strategic direction oversight and continuous improvement of all manufacturing operations across the organization. The role has end-to-end accountability for the safety quality cost delivery inventory and people performance of all manufacturing sites.
Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and serving as a member of the executive team the SVP leads both traditional and advanced manufacturing capabilitiesincluding automation robotics integration and intelligent manufacturing systemswhile ensuring operational excellence cost competitiveness and world-class quality. The SVP partners with executive leadership to align manufacturing strategy with overall business objectives and drives a culture of safety accountability lean manufacturing and innovation throughout the organization.
The ideal candidate is an experienced multi-plant manufacturing executive who understands material handling conveyance or comparable engineered-to-order discrete manufacturing and can translate strategy into day-to-day operating discipline across multiple geographies and shifts.
Duties/ Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership & Multi-Plant Management
Define and execute the long-range manufacturing strategy across all plant locations aligning capacity capability cost structure and capital with long-term growth objectives.
Provide executive oversight for all manufacturing plants ensuring consistent performance standards operating procedures and cultural alignment across sites.
Lead site P&L accountability across facilities setting and delivering targets for revenue contribution cost of goods and capital efficiency.
Build and sustain a high-performance leadership team of plant managers and functional directors fostering professional growth and succession planning.
Partner with the COO and executive team to translate corporate strategy into site-level operating plans capital plans and cost reduction commitments.
Multi-Plant Operational Performance
Own end-to-end accountability for safety quality delivery performance cost inventory and productivity across all manufacturing sites Set and monitor common KPIs for safety quality delivery cost inventory and morale (SQDCIM) across all plants driving rigorous accountability at each level.
Establish and enforce common production planning scheduling materials and execution standards across all plants.
Drive daily operating disciplinegemba walks tiered huddles abnormality response and structured problem solvingand ensure each plant manager runs a credible management operating system.
Lead the manufacturing S&OP / SIOP cycle owning the supply response to demand and ensuring plant-level executability.
Direct capacity planning and production scheduling to meet customer demand while optimizing resource utilization and minimizing cost.
Advanced Manufacturing & Technology
Lead the development and execution of advanced manufacturing initiatives including automation robotics IoT-enabled production systems predictive maintenance and digital twin technologies.
Oversee adoption of Industry 4.0 principlesconnected factories real-time OEE monitoring and data-driven process optimization.
Partner with Engineering to evaluate and deploy emerging manufacturing technologies; establish a roadmap for ongoing capability advancement.
Drive standardization of manufacturing platforms and processes across plants to maximize efficiency scalability and knowledge transfer.
Develop Identify and protect key intellectual property related to manufacturing processes tooling and automation systems.
Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement
Champion Lean Six Sigma and continuous improvement methodologies across all manufacturing sites; establish enterprise-wide CI programs and governance.
Drive standard work value stream design OEE improvement changeover reduction and waste elimination as a daily operating habit not a one-time project.
Sponsor automation and robotics investments where they deliver durable safety cost throughput or quality gains.
Champion vertical integration decisions (fabrication paint sub-assembly) based on disciplined make/buy and total-cost analysis.
Safety Quality & Compliance
Champion a zero-harm safety culture across all sites; own the safety performance of every site and the implementation of leading-indicator programs.
Ensure compliance with OSHA all applicable federal state and local labor and EHS regulations across U.S. and international sites customer quality requirements and applicable industry standards.
Ensure robust quality management systems are in place across all facilities; drive reduction in defect rates warranty claims and customer escapes.
Lead root cause analysis and corrective action processes for significant quality safety or delivery failures.
Partner with Quality EHS and Legal on incident response corrective action and audit readiness
Talent Organization & Culture
Build develop and retain the multi-plant manufacturing leadership teamplant managers manufacturing engineering leaders materials and planning leaders and front-line supervisors.
Define organization structure and spans / layers across sites; establish succession plans for critical roles.
Partner with HR on workforce planning organizational design talent acquisition and employee development programs.
Lead positive employee relations activities across both union and non-union workforces.
Systems Data & ERP
Sponsor the manufacturing footprint of companys ERP and shop-floor systems.
Ensure data integrity across BOMs routings standard costs inventory and production reporting; hold sites accountable to a single source of truth.
Financial Accountability
Own the manufacturing operating budget and the capital plan across the network; deliver against committed cost productivity and on-time delivery targets.
Collaborate with the CFO and finance teams on budget development capital planning and financial performance reporting.
Partner with Finance on standard costing variance analysis transfer pricing and the financial dimensions of make/buy transfer and consolidation decisions.
Provide accurate timely manufacturing input into the companys forecasting board and lender reporting processes.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Management
Serve as the primary manufacturing executive interface with Sales Engineering Project Engineering Project Management Customer Experience Sourcing and Logistics to ensure customer commitments are met.
Represent manufacturing operations to the Board of Directors the private equity sponsor investors and key customers as required.
Lead the manufacturing voice in major commercial reviews capacity commitments and customer escalations.
Facilitate knowledge sharing best practice transfer and benchmarking across plants and within the industry.
Required Skills/ Abilities:
- Demonstrated executive leadership with proven ability to inspire develop and hold accountable large geographically distributed manufacturing organizations.
- Deep operational expertise across multiple manufacturing and supply chain disciplines with a strong understanding of advanced and intelligent manufacturing systems.
- Deep operating fluency (black belt certification preferred) in lean manufacturing Six Sigma daily management systems and standard workable to coach plant leadership through gemba and problem solving.
- Financial acumen with experience managing multi-site P&L capital budgets and cost-reduction initiatives.
- Strong proficiency with ERP systems (NetSuite or Oracle preferred) MES platforms OEE tools and MS Office Suite.
- Track record of leading large-scale change management and technology transformation programs.
- Deep knowledge of EHS regulations and a personal commitment to a zero-harm safety culture.
- Exceptional strategic thinking combined with a hands-on results-driven leadership style.
- Outstanding interpersonal communication and executive-level presentation skillscomfortable presenting to a private-equity-backed board customers and shop-floor teams in the same week.
- Proven ability to lead through ambiguity and significant organizational change with steadiness candor and pace.
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in material handling conveyance sortation robotics or comparable engineered-to-order or configure-to-order discrete manufacturing.
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent; formal lean leadership training (e.g. Shingo).
Education & Experience:
- Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Industrial Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Operations Management or a related discipline; advanced degree (MS MBA) preferred.
- 20 years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience with 10 years at the multi-site senior leadership level.
- Demonstrated experience leading a manufacturing organization of 500 employees across multiple sites.
Work Environment :
- This role requires frequent travel (approximately 30%50%) between plant locations and customer sites domestically and internationally.
- The position involves both office-based work and regular presence on manufacturing floors. Must be able to work in varying industrial environments.
- Regular exposure to plant-floor conditions including industrial equipment noise and variable temperature.
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods of computer and desk work are expected.
- Ability to walk stand and traverse manufacturing facilities for extended periods; occasionally climb stairs ladders and access elevated platforms.
- Must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE)safety glasses hearing protection hard hat and safety footwearin production areas.
- Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at times.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally.
Trew EEO Statement
Trew and its companies are an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age race creed color national origin ancestry marital status affectional or sexual orientation gender identity or expression disability nationality sex or veteran status.
Other Duties Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Required Experience:
Senior Exec
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