As VP Manufacturing Operations, you’ll oversee plant performance and assume P&L responsibilities for two successful manufacturing facilities in Hagerstown, MD (350 employees) and Terre Haute, IN (50 employees). You’ll help set the strategic direction for the facilities and ensure they operate smoothly and efficiently while meeting all quality, service, cost and safety standards. These recent acquisitions play an important role in our manufacturing network and contribute significantly to our business earnings. Effectively leveraging the unique culture and manufacturing capabilities of these recent acquisitions while integrating into our existing platform structure will be a focus for 2023.
Location: Hagerstown, MD
Key Responsibilities

• Lead strategic planning efforts to enhance profitability, productivity and efficiency
• Define and implement operations strategy, structure and processes
• Lead the annual budgeting cycle
• Monitor performance to proactively identify efficiency issues and propose solutions
• Achieve budgeted safety, cost and productivity targets
• Assess, upgrade and develop plant leadership capabilities
• Support engagement and workforce retention efforts
• Foster a continuous improvement mindset and methodology
• Develop and utilize metrics and benchmarking for measuring/improving performance
• Lead and direct cost/operational improvement projects
• Support plant leadership in resolving immediate quality, production, scheduling, technical or staffing issues
• Ensures compliance with all safety, environmental, local, and federal regulations.
• Interact with sales and customers to identify and grow business opportunities
• Lead cultural shift from public to private company

Experience & Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 15+ years of progressive operations leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
• Implementation of continuous/process improvement systems
• Cultural change
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to collaborate and build a consensus with staff and operations teams
• Multi-site experience a plus
• Acquisition experience a plus

Year 1 Objectives

• Deliver on earnings and productivity/cost targets
• Ensure stability in the basics – safety, communication, maintenance, continuous improvement, cost management, quality, workforce relationships, process capability, training and visual management
• Evaluate and develop plant leadership structure to support business growth
• Lead the execution of capital plans and hiring to support high margin businesses
• Benchmark facilities against other sites to drive standardization and improvement

What We Offer You:

• Paid time off
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401k with company match
• Fun team events
• Growing business

Lakeside Book Company/ Phoenix Color is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected under federal, state or local law.
Location: 4101 Winfield Road Building,Warrenville,60555,US,DuPage,IL,Longitude -88.18417, Warrenville, IL

Location: 4101 Winfield Road Building,Warrenville,60555,US,DuPage,IL,Longitude -88.18417, Warrenville, IL

Job Type: Full-time

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