Site Leader

If you’re looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you’ve found it. Whether you’re an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact.

With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you.

IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX), based in Northbrook, IL (suburb of Chicago), is a leading global manufacturer of diversified products in industries ranging across health, science, safety, fire, and fluidics. The company operates in 24 countries, IDEX is an innovative and growing company, focused on delivering excellence through diverse, winning teams. We’re a global provider of applied solutions serving a variety of markets. These include life science and medical technologies, process industry and infrastructure related applications, industrial/municipal fire, and rescue - to name just a few.

Material Science Solutions (MSS) is an IDEX group made up of 14 Materials Sciences businesses across 17 locations within the US and Europe. These businesses include: Micro-LAM, 603 OPTX, Advanced Thin Films, Inc. (ATF), CVI Laser, LLC, CVI Laser Limited, Iridian Spectral Technologies Ltd., Superior Technical Ceramics Corp (STC), Tecan Limited, Veco B.V., Atul, Veco Precision India Pvt. Ltd (VPI), Millux B.V., and Louwers Hanique B.V.

Business Unit: 603 OPTX

Reporting Relationships:

The Site Leader for 603 OPTX - Keene reports to the Vice President of Global Operations for MSS. Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, and Product Engineering will report directly to this role. This position will have matrix leadership responsibility for Finance, Human Resources, and Inside Sales.

Responsibilities:

The Site Leader for 603 OPTX - Keene will be the primary driver of leadership, culture, and productivity for the site.

Key accountabilities and responsibilities for the Site Leader for 603 OPTX - Keene include but are not limited to:

• Lead all aspects of production including, work centers, capital expenditures, direct labor staffing, procurement and inventory management, forecasting and managing production capacity, yield improvement and cost reduction, efficient process development, career development of direct and indirect reports, and workplace safety.
• Oversee sales order management, and internal sales.
• Ensure appropriate staffing levels of qualified personnel to meet current requirements; devise strategic and tactical plans to meet future staffing requirements and to raise staff performance levels.  This includes succession planning for critical roles.
• Lead the site utilizing all aspects of the IDEX Operating Model including Daily Management, Monthly Business Reviews, Goal Deployment, 80/20 Focus, and the Organization and Talent Cycle.
• Create and implement effective, deterministic, operations-related processes and procedures.
• Put in place structured scheduling and planning processes.
• Build an engaged workforce to achieve and sustain employee engagement.
• Champion community engagement activities and sponsor employees’ involvement.
• Ensure that facilities are structured to meet present and future operations requirements, including definition and proposal of building and layout modifications, and proposal and justification of capital equipment expenditures.
• Ensure manufacturing operations are completed in standard times and at standard costs; in the event of variances, determine root cause and ensure implementation of effective corrective actions.
• Manage all production processes to assure that manufacturing consistently ships quality product on time.
• Maintain current ISO certification by following ISO policies and processes, participating and managing audits, and training employees as required. 
• Responsible for planning and executing Annual Operating Plans and overall responsibility for achieving Manufacturing Profit targets. 
• Improve manufacturing and material management processes through use of LEAN principles and productivity measurements.
• Drive and improve the ERP system functionality in order to facilitate better decision making and efficiency.
• Partner with centralized Supply Chain team to develop and implement effective supply-chain management practices to reduce overall costs, improve product quality and assure stable sources of supply.
• Effectively manage, train, and motivate all direct and indirect subordinates, as a team, to maximize the overall productivity of operations.
• Manage preventive maintenance program for equipment and tooling in support of process and product excellence. 
• Drive safety throughout Operations and identify preventive plans to prevent accidents.
• Develop and implement programs to eliminate safety and/or ergonomic hazards.
• Maintain effective accountability for the performance of all team members.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or other related field required. Advanced Degree is a plus.
• Ten or more years in a related manufacturing operations management position
• Demonstrated operational experience with results driven through continuous improvement.
• Experienced practitioner of continuous improvement culture/techniques.
• Ability to develop and implement creative solutions to systems and processes.
• Must be able to lead and drive change in production operations.
• Results-oriented and innovative.
• Business savvy with an understanding of how actions impact the business.
• Ability to work through conflict and appreciate other functions' points of view.
• Demonstrated understanding of ERP software concepts.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to travel approximately up to 15% of the time

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated operational experience with results driven through continuous improvement with sustained results
• Experienced, well-trained practitioner of the continuous improvement culture/techniques
• Ability to develop and implement creative solutions to systems and processes
• Must be able to lead and drive change of production operations.  
• Must be results oriented.  
• Must be innovative, and able to implement conceived innovations
• Business Savvy – Must understand how actions impact the business (growth, cost, working capital and profit) both in the short and long term. 
• Ability to work through conflict and appreciate the points of view of other functions inside and outside of the organization
• Demonstrated understanding of ERP software concepts
• Must have excellent communication skills both verbally and in writing

Additional Requirement:

Certain positions with IDEX Corporation and its business units require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been granted refugee or asylum status.

Are you ready to join a different kind of company where our people, our culture, and our commitments are centered around providing trusted solutions that improve lives around the world?

IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IDEX gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.

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