VP, Manufacturing
Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Carrollton
Posted on: April 19, 2024
Job Description:
A leader in technology and innovation, Southwire Company, LLC is
one of North America's largest wire and cable producers. Southwire
and its subsidiaries manufacture building wire and cable,
metal-clad cable, portable and electronic cord products, OEM wire
products and engineered products. In addition, Southwire supplies
assembled products, contractor equipment and hand tools. We are
proud to offer competitive compensation, employee benefits, tuition
reimbursement, and unlimited growth opportunities. Our nearly seven
decades of progressive growth can be attributed to our
determination to developing innovative systems and solutions,
exercising environmental stewardship and enhancing the wellbeing of
our communities. How will you power what's possible? Location:North
CampusSouthwire Job DescriptionJob Summary/Objective: This position
is responsible for the strategic direction and management of the
operations team and approximately 1800 team members who work within
the six Infrastructure manufacturing sites This person will have
the tremendous opportunity to lead a safe, efficient, and
profitable operation while fostering a winning, inclusive, and
positive culture. The Vice President will demonstrate the ability
to create short and long-term plans to achieve results across
various functional areas such as safety, quality, production,
operational excellence (Lean), talent management and financial
performance. He/she will likewise display a high level of emotional
intelligence, emphasize development of talent throughout the
operations organization and act as an inclusive servant leader
pushing the team forward. Finally, the Vice President of
Manufacturing will bring a strong knowledge of P&L implications
and drive consistent quality and world class customer service
through on-the-ground leadership. This position will demonstrate
management leadership and strategy development, resulting in
improved processes that are viewed as "best in class".Key
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for providing a safe and secure work environment.
Always leads with a safety-first mindset. Support all
environmental, health, safety (EHS) and security efforts ensuring
requirements comply with corporate, state, and federal regulations.
Develop a culture that places high importance on safe operations
and timely safety incident reporting and root cause
mitigation.
- Drives the execution of the wire & cable productivity plan to
drive best in class customer service and support profitable
business growth.
- Create and lead a culture that continually looks for
operational improvements, optimizes work processes to gain
efficiency, sets goals and achieves cost efficiency measures, and
regularly conducts root cause analysis and process improvement for
key quality and systemic operational issues.
- Responsible for partnering with commercial teams for profitable
growth opportunities including identifying and driving capital
investment opportunities where necessary to meet growth
demands.
- Supports the advancement and optimization of our ERP and MES
systems by driving implementation of Integrated Business Planning
(IBP), Material Requirements Planning (MRP), SAP Preventative
Maintenance, connected enterprise initiatives and the like.
- Builds a diverse and equitable work environment by cultivating
a culture of empowerment, trust, consistency and inclusivity
through teamwork and actively engaging team members.
- Leads with a talent development focus by ensuring succession
planning and effective performance management process.
- Define and own stretch KPIs for safety, quality, scrap,
performance, delivery, and cost for all aspects of the product and
production systems.
- Collaborate with product management, commercial, and operations
planning to ensure accuracy and predictability in the sales,
inventory, operations, and planning (SIOP) process.
- Continually raise the bar regarding expectations and
performance to ensure continued success and growth by making
difficult personnel decisions when improvement is not
demonstrated.
- Foster greater coordination between the operations team and
other functions, such as marketing, product management, sales, and
finance to maximize any communication that could improve
fulfillment, order forecasting, profitability, and customer
experience.
- Lead the operations team's capital investment planning by using
analytical modeling to make facility, equipment, and expansion
recommendations while driving execution of equipment modernization
and installation efforts. Job Description Part 2Required Education,
Experience, and Skills:
- Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's
- Years of Experience: 15+ Preferred
- Minimum Education Level: Master's
- Specialized Degree: Engineering or similar. Other Preferred
Skills, Licenses, & Certificates:
- Experience in successfully leading continuous manufacturing
operations.
- Leading multi-site and/or large scope/scale operations or
initiatives. (e.g., greater than 500 people)
- Experience running operations with ERP/MES systems (e.g.,
SAP).
- Savvy business leadership skills with proven track record of
success in leading operations organizations toward higher levels of
achievement.
- High level of discretion and confidentiality.
- Strong strategic leadership skills with the ability to
establish a vision for the operations function.
- Transformational leader who can communicate effectively and
create a collaborative culture to drive change, specifically across
multiple sights and geographies.
- The ability to attract, inspire, develop, and retain a team of
exceptional leaders will be crucial to the success of this person.
This includes ensuring the right talent in new areas of involvement
and development and acceleration of the highest-potential current
leaders as well as the empowerment of people at all levels. Spans
of Control:
- Reports To (Supervisor Title): SVP of Manufacturing
- Does this role Manage Southwire Team Members: Yes
- Direct Reports Job Title(s): Manager, Plant
- Number of Direct Reports: 5-10 Geography:
- Scope: Multiple Locations with approximately 1800 team
members.
- Travel, Physical Requirements, Working Conditions, and
Equipment:
- Travel: Domestic- Up to 50%
- Workplace Setting: In Office / On Site (4+ days a week)
Physical Requirements:
- Carrying/Lifting: 5%
- Climbing: 5%
- Crawling: 5%
- Kneeling/Stooping: 5%
- Standing: 5%
- Sitting: 60%
- Walking: 10%
- Pushing/Pulling: 5%- Weight: Up to 50 lbs Working Conditions:
- Office
- Plant Floor
- Various Shifts
- Overtime, Weekends, & Holidays
- Extreme Heat/Cold
- Heights/Elevated Platforms Equipment:
- Computer/Keyboard
- Safety Glasses
- Safety Shoes CompetenciesSelf-DevelopmentStrategic
MindsetFinancial AcumenDrives EngagementManages ComplexityDevelops
TalentBenefits We Offer:
- 401k with Matching
- Family and Individual Insurance Packages (Health, Life, Dental,
and Vision)
- Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
- Long & Short-Term Disability
- Supplemental Insurance Plans
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Referral Program
- Tuition Reimbursement Programs
- Advancement & Professional Growth opportunities
- Parental Leave
- & More Southwire is an equal opportunity employer and all
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran
status, or any other characteristic protected by law.Nearest Major
Market: Atlanta
Keywords: Disability Solutions, Sandy Springs , VP, Manufacturing, Executive , Carrollton, Georgia
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