Site Leader

IDEX Corporation•Greenwood, NE

23h•Onsite

About The Position

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. POSITION TITLE: Site Leader- KZValve LOCATION: Greenwood, NE The Company: Located in Greenwood, Nebraska, KZValve is a leading manufacturer of actuated valves and liquid handling products primarily servicing Agriculture and Industrial Applications. Specializing in actuated valves, KZValve prides itself on innovative design, skillful engineering, precise manufacturing, and finding the solution that works best for liquid handling needs across the globe. KZValve was acquired by IDEX in 2022, bringing innovative valve actuation solutions to our agriculture portfolio. Founded in 1976, two brothers created a business founded on single product, Hydra-Halt. The economical, automated valve used in fertilizer applications was the result of the owner experiencing an ammonia spill while side dressing his corn field. Over the next forty years, KZValve built a broad product portfolio of automated valves with safety and modernization being paramount. KZValve is a unit of IDEX Corporation. IDEX (NYSE: IEX) is a company that has undoubtedly touched your life in some way. In fact, we make thousands of products that are mission critical components in everyday activities. If you or a family member is battling cancer or another life-threatening disease, your doctor may have tested your DNA in a quest to find the best targeted medicine for you. It’s likely your DNA test was run on equipment that contains components made by our IDEX Health & Science team. You can enjoy fresh fruits and vegetables thanks in part to Banjo & KZValve, an IDEX company. Banjo and KZValve are used on the agriculture sprayers that apply fertilizer and other chemicals on crops. And if you were ever in a car accident, the Hurst Jaws of Life®/LUKAS® tool may have rescued you. Founded in 1988 with three small, entrepreneurial manufacturing companies, generating a mere $209M in revenue, we are proud to say that we now call 50 diverse businesses around the world part of the IDEX family. With more than 8,800 employees and manufacturing operations in more than 20 countries, IDEX is a high-performing, global $3.3+ billion company committed to making trusted solutions that improve lives. For more information, visit www.idexcorp.com. The Role: The KZValve Site Leader role is responsible for delivering Safety, Quality, Delivery and Productivity to achieve our customer commitments and drive opportunities for sustainable growth. The successful candidate will achieve financial and customer-facing metrics, through developing a strong culture of continuous improvement with a hyper-focus on 80/20 methodologies for success. The successful candidate will provide leadership, strategic vision, and functional expertise required to effectively lead a highly accountable and motivated KZValve operations. Additionally, they will act as a customer advocate collaborating across business functions and processes ensuring the best customer experience, while recognizing the needs of stakeholders. This position reports directly to IDEX’s Agriculture Group President and is located in Greenwood, NE. Estimated travel will be no more than 20% across the USA, with potential for limited international travel.

Requirements

Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources
Strong understanding of methods of serving critical customers by exceeding quality standards, conducting key customer assessments and evaluation of customer satisfaction
Highly adept in P&L and Balance Sheet understanding and management, with basic understanding of accounting practices and protocols
Working knowledge of production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacturing of goods.
Demonstrated ability and desire to coach others
7+ years of progressive manufacturing or operations leadership experience
Bachelor’s degree in Operations, Continuous Improvement, Engineering or Business; advanced degree preferred
Strong background in production, logistics, and planning functions
Demonstrated success leading cross-functional and matrixed teams
Deep experience in delivering sustainable results through Continuous Improvement utilizing LEAN toolsets
Demonstrates leadership within a safety culture
Effectively communicates vision and strategy, while distilling to discrete actions which all can understand their impact and role
Proficient in MSOffice products and comfortable learning and adapting to other digital platforms. Understanding of Sage ERP software a plus
Results Driven: capable of delivering high personal and team accountability
Continuous Improvement Mindset: seeks efficiency in processes with constant curiosity and acts on change
Customer Obsession: understands the needs of users and partners and how to collaborate with interdepartmental teams to effectively deliver
Strong Commercial/Business Acumen: understands the components of the P&L and Balance Sheet and levers that impact each aspect to drive improvements
Excellent Communicator: can telescope and convey compelling points of view to all audiences

Responsibilities

Direct leadership of the KZValve Operations which includes safety, quality, manufacturing engineering, assembling, logistics, maintenance, and planning functions, driving a strong culture of accountability to all stakeholders
Deploy 8020 methodologies with a Continuous Improvement mentality for creating sustainable growth and value to our key customers
Collaborate closely through a robust SIOP process along with Sales, Engineering and Supply Chain teams to deliver operating plan results with a high degree of accuracy
Develop, control, and measure improvements to increase efficiencies and drive profitability, optimizing the overall footprint of the organization
Review financial statements, sales or activity reports, or other performance data to measure productivity or goal achievement or to identify areas needing cost reduction or program improvement
Create proactive safety programs with a minimum adherence to all federal, state, and local regulatory safety laws, while leading the business’ social and environmental responsibility efforts
Analyze outcomes, develop, and direct organizational operations, goals, projects, in order to overdrive results and win
Build great teams through regular performance management, assessing organizational structure to align with the changing needs of the business, ensuring a high-performing outcome, and strong bench of talent.
Understand and advance the morale and spirit of the business through focused engagement plans
Engage with the Agriculture Senior Leadership team actively to develop and execute our strategic plans and in delivering collective results