Operations Manager-Repair Division

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The Manager of Repair leads and transforms repair operations for fiber system and paper machine equipment, driving business growth, operational excellence, and automation. This role acts as a change agent, championing innovation, process improvement, and digital transformation to enhance efficiency, quality, and profitability across Voith’s repair facilities and customer sites.

• Communicate vision and goals clearly to shopfloor teams, ensuring alignment with business objectives and change initiatives
• Lead and develop shopfloor teams, promoting accountability, adaptability, and engagement
• Recognize achievements, foster skill development, and address performance issues constructively
• Empower staff to adopt new technologies and drive continuous improvement
• Ensure all activities comply with OSHA, company policies, and environmental standards, integrating automated safety and compliance monitoring where feasible
• Collaborate with quality assurance to uphold product quality and compliance, utilizing automated inspection and monitoring systems
• Troubleshoot equipment issues, delivery, warranty, inspection reports, and coordinate onsite repair personnel as needed
• Review costs and processes with shopfloor personnel and general manufacturing to drive efficiency and ensure departments meet required KPIs (On‑Time Turnaround Rate, Gross Margin)
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams (Sales, Product Support, Mill/Field Service, Customers) to solve issues and keep jobs moving through the shop
• Identify, evaluate, and implement automation solutions (robotics, digital tools, data analytics) to streamline repair workflows and reduce manual intervention
• Drive significant growth of the repair business by expanding capabilities, offerings, and facilities
• Ability to travel up to 35%

• Managerial and leadership experience, with a track record of driving business growth and operational excellence
• Proven experience as a change agent, leading teams through operational and technological transformation
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and data‑driven decision‑making skill
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, able to work cross‑functionally and with customer

• Mechanical or Chemical Engineering degree preferred, experience in the paper industry highly valued
• Knowledge of mill equipment, repair processes, and quality assurance preferred
• Background in automation, robotics, and digitalization in manufacturing or repair environments preferred

• Frequent talking, hearing, sitting, standing, walking, bending, kneeling/squatting, keyboard
• Occasional lifting/carrying up to 25 lbs, climbing, reaching, rotation/twist
• Occasional exposure to noise up to 100 dBA.

• Mid‑Senior level

• Full‑time

• Engineering and Manufacturing

• Machinery Manufacturing