Director, Operations
Pella Windows & Doors of North Carolina and Southwest Virginia
full-time
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Location: Iowa • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
About the role
- Lead the operations team across multiple manufacturing plants and execute the strategic plan for operational excellence
- Build and develop a high performance and agile team capable of facilitating rapid change driven by product enhancements, productivity improvements and capacity expansions
- Ensure a culture of caring, learning and results grounded in company leadership competencies and the “Pella Way”
- Make team member safety a priority and provide training, protective equipment, and accountability for an accident-free workplace
- Inspire a customer-centric approach to producing high quality products and providing reliable delivery
- Drive continuous improvement by leveraging automation, process flow, and team development to increase productivity and margin
- Direct the capacity planning process using predictive indicators and establish annual KPI targets within budget guidelines
- Serve as an Operations representative on corporate cross-functional strategic teams including Sales & Operations planning and Portfolio Management
- Coordinate with HR, IT and Finance to ensure seamless execution of business initiatives
- Carry out management responsibilities: interviewing, hiring, training, planning, assigning, directing work, appraising performance, rewarding/disciplining employees, and resolving problems
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required in business, or related field
- MBA preferred
- 7-10 years directly related, progressively responsible work experience
- 5-7 years’ experience in building materials manufacturing
- 5+ years management experience
- Direct management of 5 to 10 people (people management, hiring, training, performance appraisal)
- Experience with capacity planning, KPI targets, and budget management