About the Role

Full/Part time: Full time

Experience Level: Experienced

Safety Sensitive: No

A Snapshot of Your Day

The VP of Operations provides strategic leadership across production (fabrication and assembly), logistics shipping, receiving, and warehousing), facilities maintenance, and continuous improvement, driving financial performance through a safe, lean, and accountable culture focused on coaching and developing junior operations leaders. You are a self-starter who can work in a fast-paced environment and possess an excellent work ethic.

How You’ll Make an Impact

Foster a high-performance environment where safety and ownership are non-negotiable; maintain a visible, "Gemba-style" presence on the floor to lead by example.

Actively develop the next generation of operations leaders through structured coaching, ensuring junior managers are equipped to drive safety, accountability, and lean principles within their own teams.

Partner with Engineering, Quality, and Senior Leadership to align operational goals with broader business objectives while maintaining professional, constructive working relationships.

Champion a culture of continuous improvement by utilizing Lean Manufacturing, SPC, and root-cause analysis to eliminate waste, reduce scrap, and optimize productivity.

Build and implement scalable SOPs and core operational frameworks that ensure safety, repeatability, and defect prevention across all manufacturing processes.

Set and enforce rigorous standards for product quality and workplace safety, ensuring all manufacturing activities conform to Pitco and customer requirements.

Develop and execute comprehensive manufacturing plans and production schedules that align with both short-term targets and long-range business growth.

Direct major capital projects, including plant layout optimizations and equipment installations, to ensure the facility is positioned for future scale.

Implement and enforce robust inventory management processes to ensure real-time accuracy and prevent operational discrepancies.

Drive the financial performance of the operations department, including the development and management of budgets, forecasting, and aggressive cost-control measures.

Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to provide the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) with actionable insights and operational transparency.

Assist the SLT in the development of long-range organizational policies and objectives, ensuring operations remain a core driver of company value.

What You Offer

· You possess a degree in one of the following: Manufacturing, Industrial or Business.

· You have 7-10 years of experience in shop floor management in a manufacturing environment including managing teams.

· You have the ability to influence, negotiate and gain commitment at all levels of the organization.

· You have experience in developing, maintaining and sustaining safety programs specific to manufacturing process improvements.

· Advanced comprehension of 5S philosophy, Kan-Ban management and continuous improvement is a preferred element.

Who is Pitco Frialator?

With a century-long legacy, Pitco continues to redefine equipment design for the finest fried foods, inspired by the groundbreaking Pitco Frialator patented in 1918. As the world leader in commercial frying systems, Pitco supplies restaurant chains, hotel kitchens, and institutional customers across the Americas, Europe, Middle East/Africa, and Asia/Pacific.

Pitco Frialator is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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