For over 50 years, our client has been a leader in the aircraft interiors market. With production in Yakima, Washington, they service customers nationwide and internationally by designing and manufacturing cutting-edge engineered products.

Scope and Responsibilities

The Vice President of Operations is responsible for the strategic and day-to-day leadership of all manufacturing and supply chain operations to ensure customer needs are responded to quickly and effectively, and the company's established goals are met. Operations include extrusion, fabrication, machining, maintenance, warehouse, and supply chain. Along with the executive management team, the VP of Operations fosters the organization's value drivers, price, productivity, and profitable new business. We are looking for a team member who loves designing new processes, implementing systems & managing teams. This position will contribute to our company-wide strategic planning and continuously analyze processes to ensure maximum efficiency & effectiveness.

Duties include, but are not limited to :

• Provide visible leadership for all areas of the operation including delivering products within needed metrics (on time, on budget, within quality standards), supporting new product introduction, meeting customer requirements, fulfilling required turnaround times, meeting inventory targets, and enacting productivity projects that continually improve the production capabilities and cost structure of the business
• Guide the planning and execution of monitoring our key metrics, headcount alignment, and operational strategy
• Solve company-wide pain points, challenges & identifying areas of opportunity
• Drive ownership throughout the organization, including leading a process improvement culture on the shop floor
• Create a clear supply chain management strategy to meet profitability improvement objectives
• Lead annual planning and budgeting process for Operations, collaborating across the organization to find new and creative ways to take costs out of the company
• Provide the leadership and necessary direction for the continuous improvement of the site and overall performance to achieve or exceed objectives and goals
• Provide mentorship and foster leadership development of the team; coach, develop, and promote direct reports into progressively responsible/advanced roles and potential successors
• Direct the maintenance of a safe and healthy working environment by eliminating hazards, training employees, and promoting safety awareness
• Encourage open and honest employee communication.

Required Qualifications

• Passion for excellence with a bias for action
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering, business administration, or finance
• Excellent interpersonal and public speaking skills
• 5+ years of experience in a Senior Management role
• Proven strategic planning and budgeting experience
• Demonstrated experience setting, monitoring, and meeting quarterly and annual goals
• Experience building and scaling teams and systems
• Problem-solving skills
• Strong computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• An entrepreneurial spirit