Vice President of Operations

Thysse • Oregon, WI

6h • Onsite

About The Position

Be the leader who takes Thysse’s production team to the next level. Thysse is a third-generation, family-owned commercial printer and brand experience provider located in Oregon, WI. This is a senior leadership role with real scope and real accountability. You’ll own end-to-end production across Preflight/Color Science, Print Production, Wide Format, and Production Planning — and you’ll sit on the Executive Leadership Team, partnering directly with the President and your VP peers to shape the direction of the company. If you’re an experienced operations leader who thrives in a hands-on environment, knows how to build and develop teams, and is looking for a place to leave a lasting mark, we’d like to talk. You’ll step into a company with strong roots, a great team, and room to grow. In your first 90–120 days, you’ll invest in getting to know the team, the systems, and the workflows that drive our production. From there, you’ll partner with the President and leadership team to identify opportunities to strengthen and grow our operations infrastructure as the business scales.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Business Administration, Manufacturing, or related field required; advanced degree preferred
• 10+ years of progressive operations leadership in commercial print, packaging, or comparable manufacturing
• 5+ years at a director or VP level managing multi-department production environments
• Experience leading operations through meaningful revenue growth in a $20M+ production environment preferred
• Proven track record of driving on-time delivery, quality improvement, and operational efficiency
• Experience with ERP and production management systems; familiarity with Pace and PrintFlow a plus
• Comfort using production and scheduling data to drive decisions, hold teams accountable, and identify improvement opportunities.
• Working understanding of production equipment across, offset, digital, wide format, bindery, and mail.
• Strong financial acumen, including budget management, capital expenditure planning, and performance reporting
• You’re the kind of leader who walks the floor and knows what’s happening.
• You set high standards, communicate clearly, and hold your team accountable — while also developing the people around you.
• You can think strategically and act tactically, and you don’t shy away from making hard calls when the situation calls for it.
• You work well in a collaborative environment where relationships matter and where your impact is visible.
• You’re comfortable in a family-owned culture where values are real, relationships matter, and the work speaks for itself.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree preferred
• Familiarity with Pace and PrintFlow a plus

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end accountability for production from order entry through distribution
• Partner with the President and HR to evaluate current operations leadership and middle management structure, and to recommend and implement organizational changes needed to support Thysse’s continued growth
• Set and maintain quality standards and on-time delivery expectations across all departments
• Develop a sustainable escalation process so production leadership has a clear path to resolve quality, workflow, and scheduling challenges
• Ensure a safe working environment across all production areas, with supervisors and managers held accountable for safety standards in their departments
• Lead, coach, and develop direct reports; build a culture of accountability and continuous improvement throughout the team
• Identify skill gaps and partner with HR to support career development and build long-term leadership capability aligned with Thysse’s growth
• Participate in quarterly strategic planning and translate company-wide goals into department-level strategy, objectives, and KPIs
• Develop and manage an annual operations budget in collaboration with the VP of Finance; oversee capital expenditure planning and vendor pricing negotiations
• Research and recommend operational investments in workflow, equipment, staffing, and space utilization
• Partner with the VP of Technical Services on AI and automation initiatives affecting production workflows
• Build strong working relationships with peers across the Leadership Team to ensure shared accountability and aligned priorities
• Foster collaboration between departments to break down silos and drive consistent problem-solving

Benefits

• We invest in our people, our equipment, and our processes

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees