Director, Operations - Chain & Components

Director, Operations
- Chain & Components

Thomson Power Systems | Posted Mar 9

The Industrial Components Division, a $650M global business, with 2,800 associates within the $2.5B Industrial Powertrain Solutions (IPS) Segment of Regal Rexnord is seeking a Director, of Operations. This is a critical role to both create and drive a growth‑focused operations strategy.

Reporting to the VP/GM of the Chain & Components Business Unit, this Operations Director will lead operations across seven plants, with a majority located across the United States, Mexico and Germany.

Within each site, this leadership position will drive the discipline of SQDC (safety, quality, delivery, cost‑competitiveness), to allow the division to grow top‑line revenue growth and bottom‑line profitability. The leader will develop and implement long and short‑term strategic plans to meet Division Targets to Improve (TTIs), drive significant plant Key Performance Indicator (KPI) improvements, partnering closely with the site leadership teams while deploying the application of the Regal Rexnord Business System (RBS) which includes 80/20 methodologies and Continuous Improvement.

• Lead the Division operations team to deliver on Annual Operating Plan (AOP), monthly, quarterly, and annually.
• Set and achieve short and long‑term SQDCG and financial objectives by implementing a strategic vision that is broken into actionable strategies and tactics. Direct activities across all plants, providing leadership to Production, Quality, Purchasing, Human Resources and Finance. Knows what good looks like and has the ability to coach and develop a leadership team.
• Ensures accountability and enables the predictability of the outcomes of each plant. Determine root cause of delivery, quality or other issues quickly and effectively put counter‑measures in place to support.
• Lead and drive the Regal Rexnord Business System which includes 80/20 and Continuous Improvement for the Division. Skilled and experienced in decomposing a strategic vision into actionable strategies and tactics, that can be cascaded to every manufacturing facility. Drive a CI mindset, with clear future factory visions, to significantly improve productivity and efficiency across all plants and drive employee engagement.
• Establish and sustain strong plant floor visual and daily management, GEMBA culture, problem‑solving methodologies and lean flow.
• Develop controls and critically review results of operation in reference to planned objectives.

• Ability to work as a member of the leadership team to develop and communicate a future vision for the business.
• Partners with VP/GM and leadership team on the overall strategy of the business, supports the establishment of an X‑matrix, and drives policy deployment initiatives, aligned to operations with urgency and a high say/do.
• Responsible for synthesizing action plans, timelines and budgets for project and product goals and adjusting these plans accordingly to effectively respond to changing demands of the business.

• Develop a high performance team by engaging, coaching and developing team members, and by driving accountability and ownership at all levels. Builds a team where all site leaders are top talent, with a strong say/do and continuous improvement mindset.
• Serve as an advocate for our top talent, building strong succession plans to enable increased velocity, be a champion of promoting diversity and inclusion in and across the organization.

• Bachelor’s degree from an Accredited University
• 10+ years manufacturing operations experience; including plant management with experience from a best‑in‑class manufacturer
• 5+ years leadership experience positions within Continuous Improvement and/or Operations
• Multi‑Site management experience required
• Proven successful applications of multiple CI tools: 80/20, Value Stream Mapping, 6S, Flow, Standard Work, Visual Management, & Problem Solving
• Strong operational and financial acumen, executive presence, and the ability to lead multiple locations
• Critical thinking skills to properly identify…