About you... Do people describe you as a Go-getter? Do you find challenges exciting? At Bison, our team makes it possible for our customers products to GO! If you're looking for a new role with an organization that will allow you to run with your innovative ideas in a collaborative team culture, don't delay, GO apply today!
About us... Bison Gear and Engineering began in 1960 by designing problem-solving gearboxes and gear motors for their customers. Today, the company has grown into an industry leader for fractional horsepower electric motor, integral gear motor and gear reducer products by implementing innovative lean manufacturing processes, world class engineering and customer support teams driven by their Robusticity® design philosophy; allowing Bison to consistently expand its product line with new motion control and power transmission solutions.
At Bison, we make your products go.®
Why join our team?
We believe that personal, professional and company growth all go hand in hand. So we develop, challenge and incentivize our people to deliver the very best for our loyal customers. We re a team made up of problem solvers, risk-takers, thinkers and doers.
At Bison we give you the opportunity to develop your career based on your strengths and potential. Bison is a career destination for engaged, passionate and talented people who are driven to seek the innovation, growth and opportunity that we offer.
Vice President erations
Reports to: CEO
Classification: Exempt
Job Function: The Vice President of Operations is part of Bison s Leadership Team and is responsible for leading Bison s manufacturing and supply chain organizations to ensure we have a safe, efficient, World Class facility. This role must also work closely with Engineering as well as Bison s Go To Market organization to help ensure new products are introduced to the factory effectively, and that customer requirements for Price, Quality & Delivery can be met.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Safety: Ensure Bison s factory is operating in accordance with required health and safety standards. Work with the Safety Department to identify and correct areas of weakness, and drive year-over-year improvements in safety performance.
Operations: Direct all manufacturing and manufacturing support functions including factory management, scheduling, supply chain, facilities management and maintenance. Drive year-over-year improvements in quality performance, cost management and labor efficiency. Benchmark other like facilities to help ensure Bison s manufacturing methods stay current. Using Lean methodology, drive World Class expectations and results.
Budgeting: Responsible for recommending Annual Operations budgets for material, labor and factory overhead to support sales growth objectives, and for managing performance within budget guidelines. Responsible for recommending and managing capital expenditures as it relates to manufacturing and the facilities.
Leadership: Provide constant guidance and leadership to the organization. Help develop subordinates and others in the organization in need of coaching. Actively participate in succession planning and personnel development.
Business Strategy: Be a key contributor in helping define and implement Bison s short- and long- term strategies. Be an advocate throughout the organization in terms of communicating strategic goals, helping to ensure that the message is properly communicated and understood across the organization. Ensure that data based decision methodology is being used to drive decisions.
Organization: Ensure that Bison has the proper structure in place with the right people in the right positions, keep the team motivated and ensure that the Operations team has the skills necessary to be successful. Shape, motivate, and develop the most effective staff to consistently meet the company s strategic goals in the power transmission, industrial automation and motion control markets. Ensure a solid succession plan is developed and implemented.
Communication: Ensure proper levels of communication across the organization from sharing company results and strategic direction within own department to communication to the President/ CEO, and/ or others on the Leadership Team, when there are issues needing to be addressed that impact performance results.
Customer Engagement: Be willing and able to engage at all levels with Bison s customers. This could include hosting customer visits and/ or visiting customers both pro-actively and on an as-needed basis.
Intangibles: Ability to see and plan for long-term success, have patience to understand that it takes time for work to get done, and be demanding enough to ensure that it does. Be a leader in terms of employee engagement and coaching to drive performance.
Supervisory Responsibilities: Directly supervises Manufacturing Manager, Facilities & Maintenance Manager and Director of Materials. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience: - Bachelor s Degree or equivalent
- 10+ years of experience in a manufacturing leadership position within the Industrial B2B space
- Experience in a high-mix, low-volume environment is a plus, as is experience in a privately owned company
- International experience is an advantage
Travel Requirements: Must be able and willing to travel as needed to accomplish the duties and responsibilities. Expected travel approximately 10% of time.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/ or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics 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 noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
Company Benefits: - Comprehensive Benefit Plans
- Competitive Salary
- 401K Match
- Business Casual Work Environment
- On-site Fitness Center
- Tuition Reimbursement Plan
