We see you over there! You’re working so hard!! Guess what – all your hard work is paying off! This is the perfect opportunity to share your knowledge, skills, and abilities with a long-tenured workforce who is hungry for change. We’re good, but we need you to show us what great looks like!

Why THI? Where else will you emboldened to ask the tough questions, empowered to implement change, and encouraged to think differently? Driven by our Core Values of Trust, Team, and Excellence, we are seeking to add a Director of Operations whose role will expand exponentially within one year to a VP of Operations position.

We think you might have what it takes, so apply today and let’s talk!

Summary:

Reporting directly to the EVP/GM, this role has significant visibility and is key to the strategic plan for increased revenue and profit.

Utilizing 80/20 Methodology and increased labor productivity through level loading and material flow from machining through final assembly, this position will execute the critical strategy of increased output on production. With demonstrated results, this role can grow into the VP of Operations within one year of start date.

The ideal candidate will have successfully converted demand production scheduling to level loaded Kanban material flow with proven ability to engage direct and indirect labor in achieving the goals. The successful candidate will come from a vertically integrated manufacturing environment driven by GEMBA and KPIs at the point of impact.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following: (first year)

• Drive Kanban’s throughout the manufacturing process with focus on the 20% of SKUs that drive 80% of the company’s revenue.
• Direct responsibility for the development and execution of the visual process and reducing the need for MRP driven purchasing and work order management.
• Production scheduling will report into this position with KPI’s developed to ensure the strategy of efficient and increased output are achieved on 2 critical values streams.
• Support and help drive a culture of bottoms up ownership and engagement. Utilizing daily and hourly production boards, GEMBA walks and KPI’s at the point of impact, developing future leaders at all levels of the organization
• Other duties as assigned

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following: (after first year with desired results)

• Oversee all operational functions. Responsible for 3 sites (2 – Temple, 1 – Waco). Production scheduling, all manufacturing (4 Value Streams), manufacturing engineering and maintenance.
• Support and help drive a culture of bottoms up ownership and engagement. Utilizing daily and hourly production boards, GEMBA walks and KPI’s at the point of impact, developing future leaders at all levels of the organization
• Other duties as assigned

Education/Training/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree from four-year College with 10 or more years work experience
• Demonstrated understanding and desired results in a vertically integrated manufacturing environment utilizing an operating model based on KPIs; root cause identification and countermeasures providing accountability and ownership at the point of impact.
• Six Sigma formalized training with certification
• Deep understanding and experience of visual Kanban’s, supermarkets, EOQ and MOQ driving less dependency on MRP/Forecast driven demand.
• Strong written, listening and verbal communication skills
• History of motivating and educating the workforce to cope with changes and initiate changes
• Willingness to work in the plant and perform hands-on training, as needed
• Ability to function independently, exercise good judgement and provide strategic and operational leadership
• Ability to gain cross functional support to achieve required outcomes by negotiating win-win solutions
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Strong project management, time management and multi-tasking skills
• Ability to apply college level mathematical concepts relative to this position

Supervisory Responsibilities:

First year – 1 master scheduler, 2 production planners, 1 data analyst (5 employees)

Second year – All MFG functions at 3 sites; Temple – 2, Waco – 1 ( 300 employees)

Work Environment & Physical Demands:

The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Distance vision, Peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.