As VP of Phoenix Color, you’ll have responsibility of the overall performance of the P&L, inclusive of safety, quality, delivery, cost and earnings. You will oversee plant performance and assume P&L responsibilities for two successful manufacturing facilities in Hagerstown, MD (350 employees) and Terre Haute, IN (50 employees). You’ll help set the strategic direction for the P&L and the facilities and ensure they operate smoothly and efficiently. These recent acquisitions play an important role in our manufacturing network and contribute significantly to our business earnings. Effectively leveraging the unique culture and manufacturing capabilities of these recent acquisitions while integrating into our existing platform structure will be a focus for 2024. Work Hours: Standard Monday - Friday working hours Location: Hagerstown, MD Salary: $200,000-$240,000 base on experience As our Vice President of Operations, you will:Lead by example by driving a strong safety culture Lead strategic planning efforts to enhance profitability, productivity and efficiency Define and implement operations strategy, structure and processesLead the annual budgeting cycle Monitor performance to proactively identify efficiency issues and propose solutionsAchieve budgeted safety, cost and productivity targetsAssess, upgrade and develop plant leadership capabilitiesSupport engagement and workforce retention effortsFoster a continuous improvement mindset and methodology Develop and utilize metrics and benchmarking for measuring/improving performance Lead and direct cost/operational improvement projects Support plant leadership in resolving immediate quality, production, scheduling, technical or staffing issuesEnsures compliance with all safety, environmental, local, and federal regulations. Interact with sales and customers to identify and grow business opportunities Lead cultural shift from public to private company Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree15 years of progressive P&L leadership experience and operations leadership experience in a manufacturing environment Implementation of continuous/process improvement systemsCultural change Strong interpersonal skills with ability to collaborate and build a consensus with staff and operations teamsMulti-site experience a plusPrint operations experience is desiredAcquisition experience a plus Year 1 Objectives:Deliver on earnings and productivity/cost targetsEnsure stability in the basics – safety, communication, maintenance, continuous improvement, cost management, quality, workforce relationships, process capability, training and visual managementEvaluate and develop plant leadership structure to support business growthLead the execution of capital plans and hiring to support high margin businessesBenchmark facilities against other sites to drive standardization and improvement