Vice President​/General Manager

Vice President / General Manager is a multi-dimensional position, reporting to the NDC President, responsible for leading a metal parts manufacturing business, directing overall site operations, P&L financial performance, and company growth strategies. The successful candidate will be a visible, engaged leader who builds trust through integrity, professionalism, accountability, and collaboration. This individual must be equally comfortable leading through operational challenges, developing people, making difficult decisions, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership:
  Set long-term business goals, align production with commercial objectives, build and develop a high-performing leadership team while overseeing multiple departments.
• Financial & P&L Management:
  Own the operational budget, manage capital expenditures (Cap Ex), and drive unit profitability.
• Operational Excellence:
  Implement Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma methodologies to maximize throughput, optimize output, and minimize waste.
• Compliance & Safety:
  Enforce strict adherence to safety protocols (OSHA) and industry-specific regulations (such as EPA, ITAR, and ISO standards).
• Cross-Functional Coordination:
  Strategically lead sales, supply chain, human resources, and engineering teams to meet delivery targets.

Direct Reports:

• Leadership staff to include Operations, Quality, Purchasing, Engineering, HR, and Finance

Qualifications:

• 15+ years progressive manufacturing leadership
• Experience in metal parts manufacturing
• Engineering or Business undergraduate degree; MBA a plus
• A successful track record in leading and managing a business entity, including functional leadership and P&L responsibility
• Proven ability to analyze, evaluate and make recommendations on strategic initiatives
• Ability to function in a small business environment.
• Ability to manage budgets, set goals, and lead teams to achieve organizational objectives.

Knowledge, Skills and Attributes:

• Leadership – builds trust across all levels
• Strategic – can understand ‘the big picture’ and exercise good business judgment
• Problem solver – can structure, break down, and solve complex business issues
• Analytical – can analyze and draw conclusions from large and/or complex data
• Financial acumen – understands financial analysis / working knowledge of financial statements
• Communicator – can synthesize ideas and thinking for sharing with others
• Change Leadership – Leads organizational growth, builds alignment, communicates effectively
• Self-directed – can manage his / her own work in a fast-changing environment
• Action-oriented – can effectively translate ideas / discussions into actions, often doing work directly
• Executive Presence – Represents the company with:
  Customers, Government Agencies, Suppliers, Corporate Leadership
• Small business environment/culture – can work and manage without excessive rules, complex processes, and large staffs that make actions slow and difficult. Able to wear many hats when needed.
  
  Willing to take on the hot issues of the day and work them to a conclusion without relying on a fully loaded support staff.