VP Operations (Equipment) - $75M Agricultural, Lawn & Garden Equipment

VP Operations (Equipment) - $75M Agricultural, Lawn & Garden Equipment

 Our client is a leader in the development and manufacture of commercial and consumer equipment for the lawn, garden and agricultural industry. The business is a very profitable and growing ~$75 million division of a $1B global industrial parent company. 

Title:                           Vice President of Operations  

Reports to:               President

Location:                  Fargo, North Dakota

We seek an experienced manufacturing executive with both operation and business competencies. The position has excellent growth and upward mobility potential and could lead to a General Management role with P&L within the organization. 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities 

• Develops and initiates strategic plans for the manufacturing, supply chain, manufacturing engineering and quality control departments 

• Develop Lean Manufacturing and 5S methods for the plant 

• Plan and implement the daily and monthly production schedule based on the 12 month rolling sales forecast 

• Develop annual operations and capital budget for the production department based on the sales forecast 

• Review plant manufacturing costs including capital expenditures 

• Leads and motivates manufacturing management team 

• Ensures customer satisfaction through  improvement in product quality and efficiencies in manufacturing 

• Optimizes utilization of assets 

• Optimizes plant layouts and manufacturing systems 

• Ensures costs reduction programs are initiated and accomplished 

• Responsible for developing the plants long term manufacturing strategy 

• Responsible for selecting and developing manufacturing management team 

• Participates in strategic planning and development of company’s long-range plans 

• Responsible for monthly and periodic progress reports to company President 

Education & Experience

• College degree in manufacturing or engineering                               

• Minimum 10-15 years experience, with a t least 5 years experience in a Sr. level operations management capacity 

• Experienced in mechanical assembly operations 

• Experienced in managing/supervising scheduling with MRP systems 

• Experienced with manufacturing systems 

• Prior experience is establishing, managing and executing operational budgets exceeding $30 million 

• Experienced in Lean Manufacturing and 5-S principles 

• Experienced in metal fabrication, welding and assembly operations 

If you or anyone you know are qualified and meet the requirements outlined in this announcement, please send your resume to research@huntsearch.com for consideration. Please Note: this is intended to provide a brief overview of the position described above and is being shared with numerous potentially qualified individuals and organization leaders within our network. We receive hundreds of referrals and inquiries daily from multiple sources.

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