Director of Operations - Aiken, SC

Hubbell Incorporated•Aiken, SC

About The Position

The Director of Operations is responsible for manufacturing, purchasing, quality, supply-chain planning, and project-management activities, and helps formulate and administer organizational policies. The role directs the responsible departments’ day-to-day activities to meet operational objectives, ensures internal auditing for applicable ISO standards, and drives productivity and cost-reduction plans in line with the financial plan. The Director authorizes funds in accordance with financial policies, reviews operational and financial data—including costs, CAPEX, and forecasts—and oversees budget and forecast processes. The position works with senior personnel to assess results and adjust goals, develops and executes plans, coordinates operations matters across other businesses to promote consistency, participates in due diligence as requested, and partners with HR on succession planning.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
Master’s degree in Business Administration (required).
20+ years of relevant operations experience (required).
20+ years of experience as a Senior Plant Manager, Operations Manager, or in a similar role; preferably in a heavy-manufacturing environment with multi-site responsibility.
10+ years of experience with TPM and SAP.
Experience with welding, fabricating, warehouse, and logistics.
Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing.
Staff-development and engagement skills.

Nice To Haves

Operational Excellence or Lean Certification.
Bilingual Spanish/English.

Responsibilities

Participate in formulating and administering company policies and developing long-range goals and objectives.
Direct and coordinate responsible departments’ day-to-day activities to meet daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual objectives.
Ensure internal auditing for compliance with applicable ISO standards.
Drive cost-reduction and productivity planning and execution in accordance with the financial plan.
Authorize funds to ensure responsible spending consistent with financial policies.
Review and analyze costs, operations, CAPEX, and forecast data to assess progress toward financial goals and objectives; consider long-range business growth impacts and adjust actions to ensure compliance.
Oversee budget and forecast processes and monitor them for compliance.
Confer with senior personnel to review achievements and discuss changes to goals or objectives based on current conditions.
Develop plans and execute agreed-upon actions.
Provide oversight and coordination on operations matters across other businesses to promote consistency.
Participate in due diligence processes as requested.
Develop succession-planning strategies with HR to support continuity in leadership and individual-contributor roles.