Vice President, Operations

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Fontaine Modification designs and manufactures innovative solutions for truck manufacturers dealers and commercial truck users worldwide. We fill the space between what OEM truck chassis builders can produce in their plants and what the market requires across fleet and vocational applications. For more than forty years our commitment to integrity customer responsiveness quality and superior workmanship has helped make Fontaine Modification a recognized industry leader.

Fontaine Modification is seeking a hands-on strategic Vice President of Operations to lead operational performance across nine sites. This executive will have enterprise responsibility for production procurement continuous improvement quality warranty and safety. The role will build scalable operating discipline strengthen accountability improve customer outcomes and ensure the organization delivers safe high-quality modified vehicles on time and at a competitive cost.

The ideal candidate brings deep multi-site manufacturing leadership and direct experience in vehicle specialty vehicle heavy equipment or similarly complex custom manufacturing. Success in a low-volume high-mix environment is essential.

• Enterprise Operations: Set and execute the operating strategy for nine sites aligning production procurement continuous improvement quality warranty and safety with company growth and customer commitments.
• Production Performance: Lead capacity planning production scheduling labor deployment flow dwell-time reduction and on-time delivery across all facilities.
• Procurement and Supply Chain: Develop sourcing and procurement strategies strengthen supplier performance negotiate key agreements optimize inventory and logistics and mitigate supply continuity risks.
• Continuous Improvement: Evolve and scale a practical operating system grounded in 80/20 business philosophy lean manufacturing Kaizen Six Sigma standard work visual management and disciplined problem solving.
• Quality and Warranty: Champion a culture of quality; strengthen quality systems root-cause analysis corrective actions regulatory compliance customer specifications and the feedback loop from warranty to operations and engineering.
• Safety: Create an uncompromising safety culture establish consistent expectations across sites and ensure compliance with applicable safety requirements.
• People and Culture: Lead mentor and develop a high-performing operations organization. Build accountability succession depth training discipline employee engagement and strong floor-level communication.
• Financial and KPI Management: Own operating budgets and forecasts improve cost performance and use scorecards and KPIs to drive execution transparency and fact-based decisions.
• Technology and Innovation: Evaluate manufacturing technology systems and automation that improve capability productivity quality and responsiveness in a high-mix environment.
• Executive Leadership: Serve as a key member of the senior leadership team contribute to enterprise strategy and provide clear regular reporting to the President.

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Operations Management Business Administration or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 15 years of progressive manufacturing operations leadership including 5 to 7 years in a senior leadership role such as Vice President of Manufacturing or Director of Operations.
• Proven responsibility for multiple manufacturing facilities and the ability to create consistent operating standards while responding to site-specific needs.
• Direct experience in vehicle manufacturing or specialty vehicle manufacturing particularly in a low-volume high-mix production environment. Relevant automotive heavy equipment or complex custom manufacturing experience may also be considered.
• Demonstrated success leading production procurement or supply chain continuous improvement quality warranty and safety functions.
• Proven record of implementing lean manufacturing Kaizen Six Sigma or related continuous improvement methods and converting them into measurable operating results.
• Strong knowledge of procurement supplier management logistics inventory control quality management systems root-cause problem solving and corrective action.
• Financial acumen including operating budgets forecasting cost control capital prioritization and KPI management.
• Experience evaluating and implementing ERP manufacturing systems technology or automation solutions.
• Exceptional leadership communication and change-management skills with the credibility to work effectively from the shop floor to the executive team.
• Ability to travel up to 50 percent to support nine operating sites.

• Strategic thinker who translates company objectives into clear operating priorities and disciplined execution.
• Visible hands-on leader who builds trust on the floor and holds teams accountable for results.
• Data-driven problem solver who balances safety quality delivery cost and people decisions.
• Customer-focused executive who understands the demands of custom vehicle programs and changing production mix.
• Builder of talent systems and culture who can scale operations without losing responsiveness or workmanship.

• Lead and shape the operating model of a recognized leader in commercial truck modification.
• Influence strategy and execution across a nine-site operation with meaningful growth opportunities.
• Work on innovative vehicle conversion programs serving truck manufacturers dealers fleets and vocational customers.
• Join a collaborative high-accountability culture that values integrity quality responsiveness and superior workmanship.
• Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.

Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class. If you require any reasonable accommodation to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process please email your request to and please be sure to include the title and the location of the position for which you are applying.