Vice President of Manufacturing Operations

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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