Waters Corporation Hiring for Senior Director, Manufacturing Operations at New Castle, DE  Full Time

TA Instruments is searching for a Senior Director, Operations Manufacturing located in the New Castle, DE office. This candidate will have the opportunity to be part of the TA Business Committee where you will be a critical part of strategic business decisions. This position will be comprised of planning, administering, and directing all activities of Global Manufacturing Operations, including all management and employees personally or indirectly through subordinate supervisors.

Establishes a compelling vision and strategy to achieve strategic and financial objectives that align with the business.
• Provides strategic and operational leadership to Global Manufacturing Operations. This involves supply chain optimization including strategic sourcing as well as production, engineering, logistics, planning, shipping, supply & demand management, inventory management, and continuous improvement of all processes using accurate forecasting tools, innovative techniques, analytics and industry best practices to maximize productivity and quality while reducing overall operating costs.
• Maximizes production efficiency and effectiveness (time to delivery) through the continuous improvement of processes through standardized workflows while minimizing non-standard “fire-fighting” activities.
• Optimization of operational site strategy including manufacturing as well as distribution center locations, space utilization, manpower coverage, etc. as part of overall center of excellence design for global manufacturing and product delivery to our customers.
• Motivates and energizes a widely diverse team to achieve goals and objectives in all areas of the business.
• Participates as an active member of the Business Committee including providing time, resources, solutions, suggestions, and expert advice in the area(s) of responsibility as well as across all areas of the business to achieve the best overall success possible for the entire organization.
• Communicates expectations, manages performance, coaches and develops organizational talent in order to enhance the employee satisfaction and overall results for Manufacturing globally within TA.
• Provides functional expertise as it relates to M&A analysis, decision making, due diligence, planning and implementation of acquired companies.
• Builds high performing focused teams of managers and employees in the functional area(s) of responsibility capable of consistently achieving department targets. Ensures team members understand what is expected of them and that they deliver the right business outcomes.
• Manages and recommends allocation and integration of department resources to meet commitments and objectives; submits and administers operational budgets and schedules.
• Develops and implements methods and procedures for monitoring projects, such as preparation of records of expenditures and findings, progress reports, and staff conferences, in order to inform management of current status of each project.

Education:

Minimum of a Bachelors Degree in Operations Management, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or any other relevant field. MBA highly desired

Experience:

• 10+ years of electrical/electronic manufacturing management experience
• Demonstrated managerial and leadership skills including experience managing subordinate managers and organizations with preferably multiple locations both domestic international.
• Ability to achieve positive results for the company while maintaining cost effective P&L responsibilities

Competencies:

• Displays Organizational Effectiveness
• Leadership, accountability, customer focus, results oriented, team builder, flexible and innovative.
• Strategy development, business and operational planning and execution, organizational effectiveness, financial management, change leadership, business development, staff management and development.

Travel:

The employee is required to travel frequently to other office locations, vendor locations and customer sites including travel by ground and air carrier (domestically and/or internationally) including overnight stays of various lengths.

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world’s leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for more than 60 years. With more than 7,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, with products available in more than 100 countries. Our team focuses on creating business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.

Working at Waters enables our employees to unlock the potential of their careers. Our global team is driven by purpose. We strive to be better, learn and improve every day in everything we do. We’re the problem solvers and innovators that aren’t afraid to take risks to transform the world of human health and well-being. We’re all in it together delivering benefit as one to provide the insights needed today in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow.

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It is our responsibility to actively implement programs and practices to drive inclusive behavior and increase diversity across the organization. We are united by diversity and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or protected Veteran status.