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  The Role

Our goal at PC Indiana is to be the unparalleled safe and sustainable leader in custom-engineered and standard vacuum solutions for LRP, OIS, Vanes, Claws and Pistons. Setting standards for tailored solutions, through precision engineering and unwavering commitment, empowering businesses in the Americas.  The VP of Operations is a pivotal role with responsiblities for all operations of the business at the Product Company including Production, Logistics, Scheduling, and Supply Chain.  This role reports to the General Manager.

Main Responsibilities

• Establishes quantitative and qualitative metrics, guidelines, and standards by which the company’s efficiency and effectiveness can be evaluated; identifies opportunities for improvement.
• Liaising with departmental heads to develop financial plans and ensure company-wide compliance
• Collaborate with executive leadership to develop and meet company goals while supplying expertise and guidance on operations of projects and systems.
• Ensures that departmental decisions and project plans such as those for staffing, development, organization, material efficiency, hardware acquisitions, and facilities are in line with the organizations business plan and vision.
• Work with executive leadership to formulate and implement business strategy, plans, operational best practices, policies and procedures.
• Provide day to day leadership and spearhead the development, communication and implementation of all operational systems/procedures.
• Plan, organize, coordinate and control production to ensure pump assemblies and systems are manufactured efficiently on time, within budget and to standards.
• Ensures all jobs are completed in a safe, timely and accurate manner and at the highest standards of quality and production efficiency.
• Provides leadership and direction in Safety, Quality and Productivity through the use of continuous improvement processes, 5S and lean manufacturing concepts.
• Responsible for the operations, production and engineering results of the facility to include: goal achievements, problem-solving coordination, establishment of priorities and achievement of production results.
• Leads coordination and integration of efforts among operation, engineering, supply chain, quality,safety, and scheduling to produce smoother workflow and more cost-effective business processes

Scope of the job

• The scope of this role covers all aspects of managing manufacturing operations in PC Indiana
• This is a significant job which can have a major influence on the overall success of the Atlas Copco Group specifically related to North America.
• Currently operating 1 shift
• Indiana PC fabricates, assembles, and builds industrial vacuum equipment for a wide variety of industries including but not limited to the following:  Power Plants, Chemical Plants, Space, Canning, Woodworking, Laboratories, Hospitals, Food packing, Semiconductor.
• PC Indiana is an ISO9001 working towards triple certification planned for 2025.
• Networking across a global company will be required for success in this critical and highly impactful role.
• The role will report KPI’s on a weekly, quarterly, and yearly basis and will be actively involved in future planning and budget setting.
• High focus on project implementation for new products (expansion), efficiency projects to improve throughput and reduce costs.
• Position has 6 direct reports with 53 indirect (30 in production, 15 in engineering)