Division Vice President, Operations

Ametek, Inc.•Southington, CT

20d

About The Position

The Divisional Vice President of Operations is a senior leader accountable for end-to-end global operations across the Advanced Medical Components business. The role leads Safety, Quality, Manufacturing, Maintenance, Continuous Improvement, Engineering, and Supply Chain across an international, multi-site footprint, including six U.S. plants and operations in Mexico and Taiwan. It has direct responsibility for Plant Managers, Engineering leaders, and the Supply Chain organization. The DVP Operations is responsible for sustainable, profitable growth while maintaining strong safety performance, regulatory compliance, operational excellence, and customer satisfaction. The role sets operational standards and aligns execution with long-term strategic objectives for the Business Unit and AMETEK Corporation. Responsibilities include developing operational strategy, enabling new product development, advancing lean manufacturing and continuous improvement, strengthening supply chain and capacity planning, directing capital investments, developing leaders, and providing accurate business plans, forecasts, budgets, and performance reporting. The position requires domestic and international travel of 30–40%.

Requirements

At least 15 years of progressive business experience, including at least 3 years in a comparable senior operational leadership role.
Proven expertise in multi-site plant management and operational leadership.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
Demonstrated success growing operations organically, scaling capacity, and entering new markets.
Strong background in asset management, budgeting, and profit plan attainment.
Ability to simplify complex organizations, eliminate redundancy, and drive enterprise alignment.
Ability to thrive in a lean, performance-driven culture with high expectations and autonomy.
High personal accountability and a team-first approach.
Confident, credible, and approachable communication skills, with the ability to engage at shop-floor and executive levels.
High integrity, strong work ethic, and respect for people at all levels.
Executive presence and judgment to engage effectively with senior customers and corporate leaders.
Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools, identify suitable use cases, and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.
Willingness to travel 30–40% domestically and internationally.

Nice To Haves

Significant global manufacturing experience is strongly preferred.
An MBA or Master’s degree in Engineering is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Champion a zero-injury safety culture and ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety regulations across all locations.
Lead global operations across six U.S. plants, Mexico, and Taiwan, including Plant Managers, Engineering leaders, and the Supply Chain organization.
Establish accountability and execution discipline to achieve operational, financial, and quality targets.
Define and execute plant operations strategies supporting profitable growth, capacity expansion, and entry into new markets.
Enable new product development and sustaining engineering, supporting speed to market, design robustness, and manufacturability.
Partner with Sales & Marketing to align operational capabilities with commercial strategy and customer commitments.
Promote lean manufacturing and continuous improvement to improve quality, reduce cost, and enhance on-time delivery.
Standardize best practices across sites, eliminate redundancy, and scale processes to improve efficiency and agility.
Establish and maintain capacity planning and resource alignment to support demand variability and growth.
Create and continuously improve strategic sourcing and supply chain capabilities across the Business Unit.
Own capital investment strategy and execution, ensuring Capital Appropriation Requests meet ROI and strategic objectives.
Support plant leaders in implementing preventive and predictive maintenance programs to protect uptime, assets, and performance.
Assess, develop, and strengthen the Operations leadership team through talent evaluation, succession planning, and targeted development.
Build a high-performance culture rooted in accountability, teamwork, and continuous learning; lead with humility, integrity, and a hands-on mindset.
Provide accurate and timely forecasts, operating plans, budgets, and weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual performance reports.
Translate data into insight to guide organizational decision-making and course correction.
Identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and reduce costs.
Travel domestically and internationally 30–40% of the time.