Vice President, Operations

CIVCO Medical Solutions • Coralville, IA

88d • Onsite

About The Position

The Vice President of Operations is a key member of CIVCO’s executive leadership team, responsible for setting the vision and continually advancing the company’s manufacturing and operations platform. This role owns multi-site manufacturing, supply chain, production planning, safety, facilities, continuous improvement, and information technology across the global enterprise. Within the scope of manufacturing and operations, this leader shapes strategy, defines the operating model, and drives disciplined execution across a regulated, multi-site manufacturing footprint serving global markets. The role also translates enterprise strategy into feasible operating plans, challenges infeasible commitments with data and clear trade-offs, and ensures predictable, scalable execution in support of CIVCO’s long-term growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum 10 years of progressive leadership experience in manufacturing operations
• Demonstrated success leading LEAN, continuous improvement, or operational excellence systems at scale
• Demonstrated track record of executing large-scale operational improvements with measurable financial and performance impact
• Senior leadership experience overseeing multi-site manufacturing organizations
• Ability to shape strategy within functional scope and translate it into executable operational plans
• Experience operating in regulated manufacturing environments
• Strong financial acumen with a demonstrated ability to drive financial discipline across operations to optimize EBITDA growth and return on invested capital
• Proven ability to lead, develop, and retain high-performing leadership teams

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree preferred
• Medical device or adjacent regulated industries
• Manufacturing operations in Mexico
• Oversight of enterprise systems within an operations context
• Automation, digital manufacturing, or systems modernization initiatives
• Balancing global operational standardization with country-specific regulatory and commercial requirements

Responsibilities

• Set direction and shape strategy within manufacturing, operations, and information technology
• Translate company strategy into operational reality across people, processes, systems, and capital
• Lead and institutionalize continuous improvement across the enterprise, including assessing operational maturity and deploying structured improvement roadmaps across sites and functions
• Establish and rigorously enforce a disciplined operating cadence, including operational KPIs, structured performance reviews, and clear accountability for measurable results
• Act as a credible challenger, pushing back on infeasible plans and commitments using facts, data, and clearly articulated trade-offs
• Balance functional optimization with enterprise-level outcomes
• Represent operations in senior leadership forums, including periodic engagement with parent-company leadership

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive