VP of Operations

Position Overview

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Build Manufacturing is a growing family of industrial and engineering businesses combining enabling technologies, operational superiority, and strategic M&A to build America’s next generation industrial company. At Re:

Build we deploy deep expertise in engineering, operations management, and technology to supercharge the performance of our member companies.

We leverage deep professional expertise and a candid, principled operating culture to drive differentiated outcomes. It’s a fast‑paced environment where individuals can stretch and be challenged to pursue their fullest potential.

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Build was founded to pioneer a profitable model for the revitalization of U.S. manufacturing. We’ve assembled a powerful set of complimentary capabilities and lines of business that enable us to pursue a wide range of end markets. Our acquired businesses are grounded in build‑to‑print and by‑the‑hour engineering and design services, and we’re leveraging their combined expertise to migrate to increasingly sophisticated program development and production, as well as the generation of our own products.

Our unique set of capabilities lend themselves to highly complex systems and products, and we offer customers a range of services including product and systems design, automation, fabrication, assembly, and large volume contract manufacturing. Our customers span a wide array of industries including aerospace, defense, mobility, healthcare, pharma, biotech, clean tech, chemicals, energy, lifestyle, food production, and industrial equipment.

We are looking to fill 2 positions. This is a key leadership role within our Operations organization, reporting directly to our Chief Operating Officer (COO). In this role, your primary responsibility is to lead the continuing successful growth and development of a group of manufacturing or engineering services member companies. This includes providing mentorship and operational advice to their leadership teams, as well as coordinating continuous improvement and initiatives within these diverse businesses.

You will develop and implement repeatable, efficient, and coordinated fulfillment strategies across these businesses, facilities, geographies, technologies, and local cultures, bringing to bear your professional experience to understand the broader business operating context, assess challenges and opportunities, manage customer and partner expectations and impacts, and identify appropriate courses of action.

We are growing quickly, and our growth is only expected to accelerate. We need a leader who is able to scale our capabilities rapidly depending on the evolving needs of our current and future customers.

• Depth of technical, managerial, and operational talent (people)
• Robust, efficient, and rapid manufacturing processes
• Intelligent application of technology, including automation, AI, and data analytics
• Development and management of efficient external supply chains
• The utilization of Lean, and making Lean cultural
• Ability to travel 50% of the time to be present in the businesses

• Ensure fulfillment, quality, cost and customer expectations are met by driving assessment and coordination of efforts across member companies, manufacturing, and engineering teams within the organization.
• Achieve and maintain manufacturing capacity requirements on an ongoing basis, providing for build‑up and adjustment of resources as needed, including facilities, equipment and people.
• Coach, develop, and assess leadership talent internally to achieve growth and meet market needs.
• Lead across functions to drive continuous improvement through Lean to enhance quality, workflow efficiency, predictability, and productivity in product and service fulfillment.
• Demonstrate highly visible, engaging leadership, with affinity for the production floor and engineering shops. Lead by example, emphasizing the Principles of The Re:
  
  Build Way.
• Contribute to the overall short‑ and long‑range planning process and in the establishment, monitoring and assessment of our annual operating budget.
• Develop and deploy essential analytics to track important metrics, feed analysis…