Director of Global Operations

Ingersoll Rand Careers

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Global Operations provides both strategic and hands‑on leadership across multiple Ingersoll Rand sites that manufacture diaphragm, piston, gear, centrifugal, and condensate pumps under the ARO, MP Pumps, Oberdorfer, Ingersoll Rand pumps, and Hartell brands. This role has primary operational responsibility for two key locations: the Mooresville Solution Center in North Carolina and the Ilkeston, UK manufacturing facility. In addition to these primary sites, the Director of Global Operations also supports several other locations through indirect operational leadership, including the Charlotte Distribution and Logistics Center (DLC), the Tongeren, Belgium distribution center the Southern Pines, NC manufacturing facility, the Alsip, Il manufacturing center, and global sites in Chennai, India; Guilin, China;; and Surendranagar, India. In addition, the operations leader, will lead a business transformation team focused on ERP enhancements and lean disciplines. The leader will sit on the Fluid Transfer Technologies leadership team and lead the business unit in strategic business case decisions. This role will allow the leader to drive large projects amounting to substantial impact on the P&L of the business unit. Moreover, this role will interact with many key leaders in other Ingersoll Rand business units as well as corporate level functions—giving the candidate many networking and exposure opportunities.

Requirements

Candidate should be able to work across multiple departments to identify and implement optimal solutions for the organization
Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as the ability to lead projects across multiple functional areas are essential
Ability to handle multiple critical projects concurrently and re-order priorities regularly as business needs fluctuate and change
Experience with quality standards such as ISO 9001
Excellent management / leadership aptitude
Innovative problem-solver, analytical thinker
Motivated self-starter
Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations or related field
7+ years of manufacturing or operations leadership experience
Strong financial and business acumen
Lean systems experience preferred
ERP experience (Oracle 11i or SAP)
Site leadership experience
Global leadership exposure

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with industrial equipment design, assembly, maintenance, production, or manufacturing type environment
Experience with project / program management
Experience with low volume / high customization products

Responsibilities

Develop and manage operations leadership team capable of carrying out needed operations strategies while improving employee relations and retention.
Assure master production schedule is coordinated with all support departments and integrated with the overall company's transaction/volume expectations.
Oversee operations budget & work with Finance Controllers to ensure compliance with organizational expenditure requirements.
Set and achieve monthly SQDIP performance targets and use KPIs to evaluate performance.
Lead deployment of visual management, A3 problem solving, Standard Work, Kaizen, and 5S.
Harmonize operational systems across sites and support implementation of SAP and Oracle
Enhance the overall supply chain of the global business flow
Drive supplier engagements and supplier scorecard improvements
Ensure compliance with regulations.
Interprets and administers company policies and/or union contract as they apply to department/area activities
Drive safety and engagement improvements.
Ensure operations support growth initiatives.