Tarkett
Sr. Director, Operations
Tarkett, Charleston, West Virginia, United States,
The Senior Director of Operations role will report directly to the Tarkett North America (TNA) SVP of Operations and will provide manufacturing leadership for our locations in Chagrin Falls, OH and Middlefield, OH.The Senior Director of Operations will be responsible for all aspects of manufacturing, plant operations, quality, and safety. The direct reports for the selected individual will include:Production ManagersMaintenanceQualityEnvironmental, Health, and Safety ManagerWorld Class Manufacturing (WCM)With dotted line relationships with: Planning & Inventory Control, Finance, Human ResourcesIn addition to providing hands-on management of the day-to-day operations, the role will be expected to formulate and drive a new vision for the operations, implement leading-edge WCM practices, and deliver best-in-class processes and efficiencies. Maintaining the company’s reputation and track record of customer service and quality will also be a key priority. Driving improvements in safety will be a top priority with an emphasis on safety leadership, employee engagement, and proactively addressing hazards.The Senior Director of Operations will examine Lean / world class manufacturing and automation alternatives and analyze the risks, costs, and benefits of these alternatives in an effort to drive costs down, create new solutions and significant improvements, while maintaining a strong customer orientation. The successful incumbent will also be measured on his/her ability to drive actions that improve safety, support organic business growth, implement continuous operational improvements, The successful candidate must have the ability to understand all aspects of the operation’s financial metrics and leverage the insights to define needed improvements. A key requirement of the role is the ability to develop the leadership capabilities of direct reports and throughout lower levels of the organization.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Hands-on leadership to drive high levels of manufacturing performance with disciplined processes while leading a culture of engagement and empowermentEfficiently and accurately forecast manufacturing and engineering performance and costs monthly, quarterly and annuallyDevelop multi-year strategic plans, annual operating plan/budget and capital expendituresDrive injury reduction with contemporary safety initiatives and engagement/ownership of all employees in safetyEnsure the establishment and implementation of programs designed to improve safety and environmental incidents/metricsEstablish/implement and enforce quality control to ensure products meet design intent and end-user requirementsEstablish/implement contemporary plant maintenance programs to maintain/improve asset reliability at target levelsDevelop a collaborative relationship within operations and across the organization to meet business strategic initiatives and ensure cross-functional integrationMaintain TNA’s culture through effective communication and collaboration and continue to build an operations culture focused on:
SafetyQualityWorld Class ManufacturingCustomer ServiceProduct/Process InnovationDeveloping Organizational Talent
Humble leadership that put the needs of the team and business firstKEY PRIORITIES:Drive disciplined manufacturing execution in a collaborative, empowered environmentDrive costs down while managing a budgetDrive high levels of quality and serviceLead development of innovative solutions within operationsGrow and develop individual and team capabilities of the leadership teamDrive improvement of all performance metricsContinue to build and drive a lean manufacturing and WCM cultureQUALIFICATIONS:Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related discipline; Master’s degree in Business Administration or Engineering is a plusMinimum of 10+ years of demonstrated career progression in manufacturing environments and 5+ years of team leadership experienceDemonstrated Operations leadership experience in complex, matrix, manufacturing environmentsPrevious experience leading a union workforcePractical knowledge in both world class manufacturing and engineering disciplinesMust have previous experience driving pragmatic, results-focused continuous improvement programsMust have previous experience and success driving contemporary safety initiativesFormal training in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma is a plusExcellent verbal, written and presentation communications skillsStrong track record as a leader, including team leadership and people development, and can effectively translate the business objectives into an executable vision/action plans for the operationExperience with a growth-oriented, global organization and leading manufacturing of diverse products through multiple distribution channelsDemonstrated success leading/building teams with substantial bench strength to support growth and create successors to key managers in his/her organization and ultimately to him/herselfProven ability to design operational strategies to meet the unique demands of TNA’s diverse customer baseAbility to travel (domestically and internationally) when requiredKEY SUCCESS TRAITS:“Executes”
Delivers results in a collaborative, empowered team environment“Executive Maturity”
The Director of Operations will be required to interface on a regular basis with TNA Corporate executive team members, senior leaders of operations across Tarkett’s global footprint, and its major customers and suppliers, and therefore, he/she should be credible, articulate, and highly intelligent. He/she should be capable of developing and communicating an effective vision for operations that can facilitate growth and continued expansion.“Metrics/Data Driven”
highly developed ability to understand and digest metrics, data, and financials to see through the numbers with respect to costs and operational KPIs“Collaborative”
track record of forming strong linkages/relationships with the other functional areas/working cross-functionally, particularly with sales/marketing, finance, human resources, and product development, and R&D“
Stratactical
” can readily move between strategic and tactical thinking (and behavior), planning and execution, and leading and managing“Humble Confidence”
must be a transparent communicator that strikes the right balance between confidence and humility.“Accountability Driven”
will readily accept the responsibility associated with this highly visible role, and strive to deliver against all manufacturing operations financial performance goals“Servant Leader”
delegates authority where appropriate, puts the needs of others first and helps people develop and perform as highly as possible. Highly skilled at managing teams, influencing people, and developing talent within an organization.
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SafetyQualityWorld Class ManufacturingCustomer ServiceProduct/Process InnovationDeveloping Organizational Talent
Humble leadership that put the needs of the team and business firstKEY PRIORITIES:Drive disciplined manufacturing execution in a collaborative, empowered environmentDrive costs down while managing a budgetDrive high levels of quality and serviceLead development of innovative solutions within operationsGrow and develop individual and team capabilities of the leadership teamDrive improvement of all performance metricsContinue to build and drive a lean manufacturing and WCM cultureQUALIFICATIONS:Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related discipline; Master’s degree in Business Administration or Engineering is a plusMinimum of 10+ years of demonstrated career progression in manufacturing environments and 5+ years of team leadership experienceDemonstrated Operations leadership experience in complex, matrix, manufacturing environmentsPrevious experience leading a union workforcePractical knowledge in both world class manufacturing and engineering disciplinesMust have previous experience driving pragmatic, results-focused continuous improvement programsMust have previous experience and success driving contemporary safety initiativesFormal training in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma is a plusExcellent verbal, written and presentation communications skillsStrong track record as a leader, including team leadership and people development, and can effectively translate the business objectives into an executable vision/action plans for the operationExperience with a growth-oriented, global organization and leading manufacturing of diverse products through multiple distribution channelsDemonstrated success leading/building teams with substantial bench strength to support growth and create successors to key managers in his/her organization and ultimately to him/herselfProven ability to design operational strategies to meet the unique demands of TNA’s diverse customer baseAbility to travel (domestically and internationally) when requiredKEY SUCCESS TRAITS:“Executes”
Delivers results in a collaborative, empowered team environment“Executive Maturity”
The Director of Operations will be required to interface on a regular basis with TNA Corporate executive team members, senior leaders of operations across Tarkett’s global footprint, and its major customers and suppliers, and therefore, he/she should be credible, articulate, and highly intelligent. He/she should be capable of developing and communicating an effective vision for operations that can facilitate growth and continued expansion.“Metrics/Data Driven”
highly developed ability to understand and digest metrics, data, and financials to see through the numbers with respect to costs and operational KPIs“Collaborative”
track record of forming strong linkages/relationships with the other functional areas/working cross-functionally, particularly with sales/marketing, finance, human resources, and product development, and R&D“
Stratactical
” can readily move between strategic and tactical thinking (and behavior), planning and execution, and leading and managing“Humble Confidence”
must be a transparent communicator that strikes the right balance between confidence and humility.“Accountability Driven”
will readily accept the responsibility associated with this highly visible role, and strive to deliver against all manufacturing operations financial performance goals“Servant Leader”
delegates authority where appropriate, puts the needs of others first and helps people develop and perform as highly as possible. Highly skilled at managing teams, influencing people, and developing talent within an organization.
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