Director of Manufacturing

Country: [[United States]]
City: Ft. Worth
Req ID: 504723

At Leviat, you can build a future with a lasting legacy

Help us make great architecture possible. Responsibly and sustainably. For everyone, and with everyone. Because we’re one rich, vibrant global network of insight and expertise with c.3,000 people at c.60 locations globally, we are a global leader in connecting, fixing, lifting and anchoring technology for the construction industry

Own where your ambition can take you. You’re free to explore and to specialise, so make the most of the opportunity. Whatever you want to do, you’ll have the full support of a global business.

Learn more about our our business and range of trusted product brands here (www.leviat.com).

CRH is the leading provider of building materials solutions that build, connect and improve our world. Employing c.75,800 people at c.3,160 locations in 29 countries, CRH has market leadership positions in both North America and in Europe.

Without you noticing our products, we are everywhere you live, work, and relax.

Our project portfolio includes some of the most sustainable and cutting-edge building projects around the world. Think of the asphalt on the Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit, the Paris Metro Rail project, but also the Louis Vuitton Museum in Paris, parts of the Burj Khalifa, and the Kennedy Space Centre.

Essential Responsibilities

• Partner with the Vice President of Operations to determine efficiency goals and opportunities for waste elimination, equipment improvement, manufacturing efficiency and cost reduction within the factory locations.
• Ensures a healthy and safe working environment, and compliance with federal and state regulations, through collaboration with environmental, health, and safety staff.
• Collaborate with Continuous improvement Manager in identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and develop a continuous improvement mindset/culture across the organization by leading site level studies in cost management techniques for productivity enhancement and operational process improvement.
• Develop KPIs and manage major projects to drive improvement in process metrics to achieve company cost reduction goals. Delivers progress and production reports to leadership team members as needed.
• Provides direct leadership, mentors, and develops site Managers.
• Identifies and shares training opportunities for staff to build and improve skills.
• Organizes departmental management structure and teams for optimal, efficient operations.
• Participates in the recruitment, hiring, and training of operations employees and conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive.
• Lead the CAPEX implementation and ROI reporting across Leviat NA sites through identification, proposal, execution, and measurement of projects in support of Leviat’s strategy.
• Ensure optimization of available resources through capacity planning and continuous improvement to maximize productivity.
• Drive best in class manufacturing capabilities which will focus on gaining efficiencies through optimizing product production at multiple plants, optimizing process flow, automation, overhead absorption, continuous improvement and instilling best practices.

Requirements

• Degree in Manufacturing, Management, Business, Engineering or equivalent work experience
• 10 years' prior experience successfully managing a variety of departments including some combination OPEX, CAPEX, Procurement, Project Management, Quality, Safety, and Maintenance
• Experience leading operations in a decentralized, multi-site manufacturing organization
• Prior experience in capital expenditure management, capital approval processes, and installations
• Ability to think strategically with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proven presentation skills and ability to interact successfully with multiple levels of the organization
• Ability to travel domestically (50%).

What we offer?

• We are a global business, looking to attract and retain the best talent
• A culture that values opportunity for growth, development and internal promotion
• Highly competitive base pay
• Pension contribution
• Hybrid and flexible working dependent on your role
• A range of other benefits, specific to your role and depending on where in the world you join us i.e. health care, medical insurance, discounted shopping
• Ongoing personal learning and development support

Leviat is an equal opportunities employer. We are commited to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please note that we cannot accept any applications submitted through email for GDPR purposes. Candidates must apply through our job portal. We do not accept candidate introductions for this position from recruitment agencies, unless you have been instructed to do so by our recruitment team.