Senior Director, MN Operations

Job Title: Senior Director, MN Operations Job Description: The Role: Our site in Chaska, MN is seeking a Senior Director, Operations to join our team. This role will lead a fast-paced, high-energy, and professionally rewarding environment while driving the organization towards a safe, customer quality focused, continuously improving and operationally mature culture. The Senior Director of Operations will report to the Advanced Purity Solutions Vice President of Operations (North America) and will be located in Chaska, MN and have responsibility for the Bloomington, MN manufacturing site as well. This position will require building strong working relationships across the organization and developing partnerships on a local and global level. This critical role leads the safe operations of the site and enable the site operations teams to execute technical solutions related to manufacturing cycle time, optimize manufacturing cost, ensure superior quality product are manufactured and while driving strong product yield, for the Fluid Handling business. What You’ll Do: Responsible for the Chaska, MN site security and safety of operations, personnel and regulatory compliance; Overall accountability for the safety, quality, cost, and delivery of Fluid Handling manufacturing operations in Chaska and Bloomington, operating on a 24x5 schedule now and an expectation of ramping to 24/7 in the future. Provide direction and prioritization to personnel regarding site planning & -scheduling, purchasing, manufacturing, manufacturing engineering, quality, inventory control and distribution/logistics activity; Lead cross-functional teams to resolve customer supply and quality issues and drive sustainable process improvements; Develop and execute performance objectives to drive operational excellence; Guide and support new product transition activities from engineering to high volume manufacturing (HVM); Develop the leadership capability of the Operations Leadership team in addition to shift supervisors, and team leads. Strong ability to connect with shop floor employees to drive employee engagement, including a flexible work schedule to allow for facetime with your night and weekend shift employees Coordinate and align with internal and external stakeholders including production engineering, maintenance, quality lab, material engineering, Business Unit, EH&S, and others on critical operational, supply chain, and commercial requirements. Engage the workforce through being present across the facility, this includes, but is not limited to, frequent visits to the production floor, skip level meetings, town hall meetings, attendance in shift change meetings, etc. What We Seek: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical or Mechanical), with an advanced degree in Business or Management preferred. 10+ years plant manufacturing or operations experience, with a track record of achievement. Experience in industrial manufacturing preferred, with a strong emphasis on backgrounds in the semiconductor or pharmaceutical industries. Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI) activities, product scale-up, and product commercialization strongly preferred. Ability to exceed customer expectations in safety, quality and on time performance for all products produced; Dedicated to excellence and a demonstration of creativity and innovation with notable progress in foundational elements of operational excellence. Financial acumen, including plant budgeting/cost management work experience. Lean and or Six Sigma certification desirable. Outstanding Candidates Will Have: Ability to exceed customer expectations in safety, quality and on time performance for all products produced; Ability to meet and exceed business objectives in safety, quality and financial performance; Ability to effectively develop leaders and manage teams through an intentional continuous improvement process; Demonstrated commitment to be a highly trusted and collaborative member of the Flu…

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