At Pentair, you will work along-side passionate problem-solvers who are committed to the future of our planet. We put our purpose into practice, inspiring people to move, improve and enjoy life's essential resources for happier, healthier lives. From our residential and business water solutions to our sustainable innovations and applications, our 10,500 global employees serve customers in more than 150 countries, working to help improve lives and the environment around the world.

As a Pentair employee, you would enjoy a wide array of benefit options to help keep you and your family healthy and protected, a generous 401(k) and ESPP to help you save for retirement, plus paid time off and wellness programs to encourage a healthy work/life balance.

We have an opportunity for an operations Director to join our McAllen, TX team. You will build talent, address key operational performance challenges, and implement sustainable standard practices through Lean Management Systems. The expected results will be sustainable improvements in Safety, People, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Cash for the location. This is an operational leadership role reporting into the Integrated Supply Chain Leader.

You will:

• Build a lasting culture of continuous improvement and achieve Operational Excellence to enhance the competitive edge and best in-class service to the customer.
• Responsible for driving continuous improvement of KPI's around Safety, People, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Cash Metrics.
• Coach and develop your team following the principles "Lead with Humility" and "Respect for Every Individual."
• Develop and improve the skills, knowledge, and abilities of the site's talent, ensuring strong succession planning.
• Develop short and long-term goals and objectives for the site aligned with Strategy Deployment Objectives.
• Meet and exceed year-over-year financial targets through active continuous improvement projects and driving material and non-material productivity of the business while driving accountability for the overall P&L.
• Promote hands-on, high involvement approach to problem solving.
• Ensure the inventory cycle count program is driving improvements in accuracy and inventory turns.
• Support the SIOP process interfacing with a cross-functional team.
• Direct and manage the establishment of a production plan and operation of material replenishment to support demand and on-time delivery while reaching the targeted inventory level.
• Support Supply Chain performance improvement and cost reduction initiatives via Value Add/Value Engineering.
• Support the development of a range of products that will increase our market share or expand our market potential (NPI).

Key Qualifications:

• BA or BS in Operations Management, Business, Engineering, or related field. Master's degree is strongly preferred.
• 12 years of functional experience.
• 6 years of proven experience as a site manager.
• Bilingual must be able to communicate effectively in English and Spanish languages.
• Proficient in analytical problem solving, customer/partner relationships, product & technology expertise, and strategic insight.
• Understanding of program/project management fundamentals.
• Deep understanding of Lean Manufacturing concepts following Toyota Production System (TPS) / Shingo Model desired.
• Excellent organization, analytical, communication, and presentation skills.
• Experience in working inside a matrix organization.

Pentair is an Equal Opportunity Employer

With our expanding global presence, cross-cultural insight and competence are essential for our ongoing success. We believe that a diverse workforce contributes different perspectives and creative ideas that enable us to continue to improve every day. Race, gender, ethnicity, country of origin, age, personal style, sexual orientation, physical ability, religion, life experiences and many more factors contribute to this diversity.

We take ongoing action to improve the diversity of our workforce by:

• Ensuring leadership involvement and ownership
• Attracting and retaining diverse talent at all levels
• Fostering a globally aware, inclusive culture
• Ensuring our practices are fair and non-discriminatory