VP of Operations – Appliance

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🐎 Kentucky – Remote

🐎 Kentucky – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

⚙️ Operations

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SSW Advanced Technologies

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1001 - 5000 employees

🏭 Manufacturing

🔧 Hardware

🤝 B2B

Manufacturing • Hardware • B2B

SSW Advanced Technologies is a U. S. -based manufacturing and technology partner that designs and produces components and control systems for residential and commercial appliances, including refrigeration, cooking, laundry, HVAC, and control panels. With over 75 years of experience and 13 North American manufacturing plants, SSW delivers engineered, high-volume hardware solutions and end-to-end product lifecycle support to appliance OEMs and other B2B customers, emphasizing comfort, convenience, safety, and efficiency.

📋 Description

• Lead the Appliance Segment’s multi-plant operations and own performance across safety, quality, delivery, cost and EBITDA • Develop and execute a multi-year operations strategy supporting growth, margin expansion and footprint optimization across U.S., Canada and Mexico • Serve as senior operations contact for appliance OEM customers and manage operational scorecard performance • Partner with Engineering, Quality and Sales on launches, capacity, tooling, customer qualification and ramp-up • Align production plans with OEM schedules, seasonal and promotional volume changes, build-ahead requirements and short-notice changes • Partner with Supply Chain on commodity exposure, supplier performance, alternate sourcing, inventory, premium freight and cross-border logistics • Drive productivity and cost reduction through Lean, automation, scrap reduction and labor efficiency • Build and manage the segment operating budget, capital plan and staffing plan; lead forecast and commitment reviews • Champion safety, compliance, quality, environmental management, 5S and EHS standards • Lead, coach and develop Plant and General Managers and operations leaders; build succession strength • Establish common best practices, KPIs and operating rhythms across plants • Lead restructuring, footprint and transfer-of-work initiatives, including workforce planning

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Business Administration or a related field • 10+ years of progressive operations leadership in manufacturing, including multi-plant responsibility • Proven record of delivering cost reduction, successful launches and EBITDA improvement • Strong P&L, budgeting and capital planning skills • Executive-level communication and decision-making • Fluent English • Preferred: Experience supplying major appliance OEMs or other high-volume OEM customers • Preferred: Background in metal forming, wire, glass, coating/finishing or assembly operations • Preferred: Experience leading operations in Mexico and managing cross-border supply chains • Preferred: MBA or master’s degree • Preferred: Lean or Six Sigma certification • Preferred: Spanish fluency

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary • Annual bonus • Comprehensive benefits

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