Head of Operations

ITT is an industrial manufacturer of critical, engineered components that serve fast-growing end markets in transportation, flow, energy, aerospace and defense. The company’s differentiation is sustained through a combination of several factors: execution, the quality of its leadership and our DNA as an engineering leader. We have a clear purpose as an organization: to provide our customers with cutting-edge solutions to help solve their most critical needs.

 The company generated 2023 revenues of $3.3 billion and is comprised of three distinct segments: 

• Motion Technologies ($1.5B revenue) is a global leader in brake pads, shock absorbers and sealing solutions for the automotive and rail markets
• Industrial Process ($1.1B revenue) is a global leader in centrifugal and twin-screw pumps for the chemical, energy, mining and industrial markets
• Connect & Control Technologies ($0.7B) is a niche player in harsh environment connectors and control components in critical applications for the aerospace, defense and industrial markets.

 ITT is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut with over 10,000 employees in more than 35 countries and sales in approximately 125 countries.

For the next posible date we are searching for a Head of Operations who is responsible for all the Production and assembly related departments and in addition the Order Handling departmen

• Planning, controlling and optimizing processes within the area of ​​responsibility/tasks

• People management

• Operational management of the areas of production and production control order handling

• Complete P&L responsibility for these areas

• Optimization of processes and procedures in all departments. Improving the introduction of CIP, Lean Management, Kaizen and KPI control

• Direct management and development of the 3 direct reports

• Continuous increase in productivity/efficiency, setup and cycle times

• Promoting a culture of change and innovation

• Reporting to management

Personality characteristics: 
• Authentic leader with clear communication and assertiveness, hands-on mentality and high goal and solution orientation
• Ability to use resources economically and responsibly
• High resilience in stressful situations
• High flexibility and improvisation skills
• Motivating & communicative
• Independent, proactive way of working
• High quality awareness

Requirements profile: 
• Successfully completed technical studies in mechanical engineering/industrial engineer
• Several years of experience (10+) in a management position with responsibility for the manufacturing processes (production with batch size 1, special machine construction using metal, ceramics, plastic) in the area of ​​pump manufacturing or turbine construction 
• Confident in planning and implementing lean activities (KVP, SFM, increasing productivity and efficiency) 
• Good knowledge in the areas of work preparation, production logistics, production, manufacturing and order control 
• Strong skills in leadership, motivation and further development of employees
• Structured and timely work with high quality standards
• Teamwork and cooperative behavior
• Fluent German and English skills
• General IT/PC knowledge required (MS Office), as well as ERP and planning systems