Vice President of Manufacturing Operations
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Paramus, NJ - USA
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Job Summary
Vice President of Manufacturing & Production
New York City Metro Area Full-time onsite
Compensation: $200000$300000
Reports to: EVP of Operations
Why This Role Exists
We need a manufacturing leader who can build for where the operation is going not just manage where it is today.
This role will lead a large complex production organization and focus on the next 618 months: capacity labor automation cost productivity leadership depth and scalability.
This is a true leader-of-leaders role. Directors and Managers should own daily execution; the VP should be focused on growth systems accountability and future-state performance. That distinction was central to the hiring-manager calibration. Joel Check In - Transcript
What You Will Own
- Build and execute the manufacturing roadmap for growth.
- Translate forecasted demand into capacity labor equipment automation and organizational plans.
- Lead through senior manufacturing leaders and strengthen accountability at every level.
- Establish and drive KPIs across productivity throughput labor efficiency overtime quality cost and capacity.
- Increase output without allowing headcount overtime cost or complexity to grow unnecessarily.
- Identify bottlenecks early and determine whether the solution is process people machinery automation or capital.
- Develop and upgrade Directors and Managers so they can run execution independently.
- Own manufacturing budgets labor economics operating cost and capital priorities.
- Lead manufacturing assembly custom production finishing and R&D. Joel Check In - Transcript
What Success Looks Like
Within the first year:
- Stronger leadership and clearer accountability.
- Directors and Managers operating at the right level.
- Consistent KPI-driven management.
- Higher productivity and throughput.
- Better labor efficiency and overtime control.
- Lower manufacturing cost per unit.
- Clear 1218 month capacity and automation plans.
- Manufacturing positioned ahead of business growth rather than reacting to it.
What You Need
- Proven leadership of a large or complex manufacturing operation.
- Experience leading leaders not just frontline teams.
- Strong analytical and KPI discipline.
- Proven success scaling transforming or materially improving manufacturing operations.
- Ability to plan 618 months ahead and convert strategy into execution.
- Strong understanding of production flow machinery automation labor planning capacity and continuous improvement.
- Strong financial judgment around cost labor capital and ROI.
- Track record of developing leaders and holding teams accountable.
- A practical decisive leadership style with enough humility to listen learn and adapt.
- Full-time onsite availability in the New York City Metro Area.
Particularly Relevant Backgrounds
Preferred but not required:
- Custom or made-to-order manufacturing
- Cabinetry furniture wood products millwork or building products
- Paint coatings or finishing operations
- High-mix manufacturing
- Automation and capacity expansion
- Turnaround or transformation environments
Exact industry matters less than proven manufacturing leadership scale analytical strength and the ability to build an operation that can grow.
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About Company
Mai Placement is an executive recruitment firm specializing in placing high-level candidates across diverse industries by leveraging industry-specific expertise and an intuitive, research-backed matching process geared toward long-term success.
