Summary
The Vice President of Production is the key executive for a molding and assembly manufacturing company and oversees all matters pertaining to production, scheduling, purchasing, inventory and production quality. The VP develops principles, policies and methods for production throughout the Company, including the production of the product and what is required to repair, maintain and replace related equipment, tooling and facilities.
Two-site role. The VP spends about half of each month at the Los Angeles headquarters and half at the Ohio operation, and is the single accountable owner for performance, standards and staffing at both.
Initial Mandate: Transformation
The Company is entering a period of transformation in production. The first priority for the VP is to evaluate present production operations and make the improvements needed to make sure the Company meets its production needs.
- Assess current molding and assembly operations at both sites, including capacity, throughput, staffing, equipment condition, quality, cost and on-time delivery against what Sales and customers require.
- Identify gaps between current performance and production needs, and set priorities for closing them.
- Develop and present a clear improvement plan to the President & CEO, with goals, timing, resource and capital needs, and measures of success.
- Lead implementation of the plan, including changes to processes, organization, scheduling, purchasing and inventory practices, and equipment and tooling.
- Report progress regularly, and adjust the plan as results come in.
Once the transformation is established, the VP continues as the ongoing owner of production performance, as described below.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Production leadership
- Molding and assembly operations
- Scheduling, purchasing and inventory
- Quality, environment, health and safety
- People
- Consult with and advise key managers on goals, capabilities and challenges that may affect production.
- Select and develop employees for key positions in production, including succession for each site.
- Supervisory Responsibilities
- Directly supervises all production and operations managerial roles at both sites, including plant managers, production and molding managers, assembly managers, quality assurance, scheduling, purchasing and inventory leads, and EHS.
Qualifications
Education and experience
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field, and ten (10) years of experience in a production environment, along with extensive production management experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
- Hands-on experience leading molding and assembly operations or similar, ideally across more than one plant.
- Experience with lean manufacturing, continuous improvement and cost analysis in a manufacturing setting.
- Proven record of evaluating existing production operations and leading change that measurably improves output, quality and cost.
- Knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
- Familiarity with ERP and production scheduling systems. (Friedman)
Location and Travel
- Works approximately half of the time in Los Angeles, CA at headquarters and half of the time in Ohio, at the plant locations.
- Must be able to travel between the two sites on a regular, recurring schedule.
- Additional travel to suppliers, customers or other company facilities may be required.
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