Career Transitions, a morales group company
Vice President, Operations
Career Transitions, a morales group company, Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48228
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Base pay range $300,000.00/yr - $325,000.00/yr
Additional compensation types Annual Bonus
Direct message the job poster from Career Transitions, a morales group company
Managing Director at Career Transitions Holdings, LLC ALTHOUGH POSTED IN GREATER DETROIT AREA, THIS ROLE IS LOCATED IN NORTHCENTRAL, IN. CANDIDATE MUST RELOCATE AND CLIENT WILL FULLY SUPPORT RELOCATION EFFORTS.
Overview Morales Professional Services, LLC is currently seeking a Vice President, Operations for a leading provider of durable consumer aftermarket goods located in Northcentral, Indiana (South Bend / Mishawaka / Elkhart). Our client holds the predominant market share, a well-known brand or aftermarket goods. The company boasts a 45-years of innovation, design, and quality, with five manufacturing facilities in the United States, and 1,000 employees.
Summary The Vice President of Operations provides strategic and hands‑on leadership for all manufacturing operations across the United States. This position oversees Operations, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), Supply Chain, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Transportation, and Mold Making, ensuring safe, efficient, and world‑class performance across all facilities. The VP of Operations drives operational excellence through disciplined execution, continuous improvement, and cross‑functional collaboration. This role requires a results‑oriented leader capable of aligning people, systems, and processes to the business objectives.
Specific Responsibilities
Collaborate with the President to translate corporate strategy into actionable operational plans strategy that delivers differentiated customer experience, increased productivity, and efficient working capital.
Work cross functionally with other key leaders and lead the organizational design, policies, procedures, business, and strategic plans.
Take responsibility for multiple locations through both matrixed and direct reporting structures supporting multiple business groups.
Develop a high performing team that drives operational excellence and accelerates profitable growth, meeting customer and parent company requirements.
Develop operating budgets and resource plans to execute growth initiatives. Ensures that proper plans and processes are in place to meet monthly, quarterly, and annual goals identified through goal deployment and established KPIs.
Build strong relationships with cross functional leaders (HR, Finance, Sales/Marketing, IT, Engineering) to impact customer experience (quality, speed, ease) and shareholder value (growth, productivity, cash).
Lead day‑to‑day manufacturing operations across all U.S. facilities to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
Drive process standardization and continuous improvement.
Ensure adequate capacity, tooling, and mold‑making resources to meet production demands.
Oversee plant optimization, equipment investments, and operational efficiency projects.
Lead manufacturing engineering, process optimization, and plant layout improvement efforts.
Drive Lean Manufacturing, 5S, and Kaizen initiatives to eliminate waste and improve throughput.
Partner with Product Development and NPD teams to ensure manufacturability and smooth new product launches.
Champion automation, digital tools, and data‑driven performance management.
Develop and manage budgets, capital expenditure plans, and cost‑reduction initiatives.
Deliver EBITDA improvement and cost‑per‑unit efficiency goals.
Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Manufacturing, or Business (MBA preferred), with at least 10 years of progressive leadership experience in multi‑site manufacturing operations. Must have proven success leading operations, supply chain, quality, and EHS. Experience in automotive or automotive aftermarket with a background in fiberglass and/or aluminum preferred. Expertise in Lean, Six Sigma, and ERP Systems (Epicor, SAP, or JDE). Strong financial acumen with a strong history of delivering measurable Hands‑on, visible leadership with strong floor presence.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and influencing skills.
Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem‑solving capability.
Demonstrated ability to lead change and drive continuous improvement.
High integrity and commitment to organizational excellence.
Candidate must be willing to relocate to northcentral, IN and be onsite daily. Client will fully support relocation efforts.
Seniority level Executive
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Management, Engineering, and Supply Chain
Industries Motor Vehicle Manufacturing, Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing, and Manufacturing
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Vision insurance
401(k)
Tuition assistance
Disability insurance
Student loan assistance
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Base pay range $300,000.00/yr - $325,000.00/yr
Additional compensation types Annual Bonus
Direct message the job poster from Career Transitions, a morales group company
Managing Director at Career Transitions Holdings, LLC ALTHOUGH POSTED IN GREATER DETROIT AREA, THIS ROLE IS LOCATED IN NORTHCENTRAL, IN. CANDIDATE MUST RELOCATE AND CLIENT WILL FULLY SUPPORT RELOCATION EFFORTS.
Overview Morales Professional Services, LLC is currently seeking a Vice President, Operations for a leading provider of durable consumer aftermarket goods located in Northcentral, Indiana (South Bend / Mishawaka / Elkhart). Our client holds the predominant market share, a well-known brand or aftermarket goods. The company boasts a 45-years of innovation, design, and quality, with five manufacturing facilities in the United States, and 1,000 employees.
Summary The Vice President of Operations provides strategic and hands‑on leadership for all manufacturing operations across the United States. This position oversees Operations, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), Supply Chain, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Transportation, and Mold Making, ensuring safe, efficient, and world‑class performance across all facilities. The VP of Operations drives operational excellence through disciplined execution, continuous improvement, and cross‑functional collaboration. This role requires a results‑oriented leader capable of aligning people, systems, and processes to the business objectives.
Specific Responsibilities
Collaborate with the President to translate corporate strategy into actionable operational plans strategy that delivers differentiated customer experience, increased productivity, and efficient working capital.
Work cross functionally with other key leaders and lead the organizational design, policies, procedures, business, and strategic plans.
Take responsibility for multiple locations through both matrixed and direct reporting structures supporting multiple business groups.
Develop a high performing team that drives operational excellence and accelerates profitable growth, meeting customer and parent company requirements.
Develop operating budgets and resource plans to execute growth initiatives. Ensures that proper plans and processes are in place to meet monthly, quarterly, and annual goals identified through goal deployment and established KPIs.
Build strong relationships with cross functional leaders (HR, Finance, Sales/Marketing, IT, Engineering) to impact customer experience (quality, speed, ease) and shareholder value (growth, productivity, cash).
Lead day‑to‑day manufacturing operations across all U.S. facilities to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
Drive process standardization and continuous improvement.
Ensure adequate capacity, tooling, and mold‑making resources to meet production demands.
Oversee plant optimization, equipment investments, and operational efficiency projects.
Lead manufacturing engineering, process optimization, and plant layout improvement efforts.
Drive Lean Manufacturing, 5S, and Kaizen initiatives to eliminate waste and improve throughput.
Partner with Product Development and NPD teams to ensure manufacturability and smooth new product launches.
Champion automation, digital tools, and data‑driven performance management.
Develop and manage budgets, capital expenditure plans, and cost‑reduction initiatives.
Deliver EBITDA improvement and cost‑per‑unit efficiency goals.
Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Manufacturing, or Business (MBA preferred), with at least 10 years of progressive leadership experience in multi‑site manufacturing operations. Must have proven success leading operations, supply chain, quality, and EHS. Experience in automotive or automotive aftermarket with a background in fiberglass and/or aluminum preferred. Expertise in Lean, Six Sigma, and ERP Systems (Epicor, SAP, or JDE). Strong financial acumen with a strong history of delivering measurable Hands‑on, visible leadership with strong floor presence.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and influencing skills.
Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem‑solving capability.
Demonstrated ability to lead change and drive continuous improvement.
High integrity and commitment to organizational excellence.
Candidate must be willing to relocate to northcentral, IN and be onsite daily. Client will fully support relocation efforts.
Seniority level Executive
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Management, Engineering, and Supply Chain
Industries Motor Vehicle Manufacturing, Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing, and Manufacturing
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Career Transitions, a morales group company by 2x
Inferred from the description for this job Medical insurance
Vision insurance
401(k)
Tuition assistance
Disability insurance
Student loan assistance
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