Vice President Operations FRS NA

About the Voith Group

The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 22,000 employees, sales of 5.2 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.

Voith Paper is hiring for:

Vice President Operations FRS NA

Remote, U.S.

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Reasons you'll love working here:

• Flexibility with Work/Life Balance
• Competitive Compensation and Benefits Package
• 401K with generous company match
• Climate-Neutral Footprint Worldwide
• Tuition reimbursement

Summary:

The Vice President of Operations, FRS NA, is responsible for leading operational strategy, execution, and performance across all sites. This role drives results through a strong focus on safety, quality, cost, and delivery-while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and high performance. The ideal candidate brings digital acumen, a disruptive mindset, and the ability to lead transformation that aligns with the company's strategic goals.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with FRS executive leadership to develop and meet company goals, providing expertise and strategic guidance on operations projects, systems and organizational direction.
• Champions a strong, values-driven culture focused on Health, Safety & Environment (HSE), quality, continuous improvement, and high performance.
• Establishes, implements and communicates the strategic direction of the FRS North America organization's operations, aligning efforts with broader division goals.

• Plans, directs, and monitors budgets and costs across operating units to achieve financial goals and performance targets.

• Ensure all operating unit decisions and projects are aligned with the overall division goals and objectives.
• Fosters a culture of change-readiness and continuous improvement, promoting agile thinking and a disruptive mindset to challenge the status quo.
• Drives operational excellence through proactive identification of opportunities, execution of innovative solutions, and removal of roadblocks that impact performance.
• Provides development opportunities to team members to build a strong talent pipeline within the organization.
• Collaborates cross-functionally and globally to drive alignment, share best practices, and ensure operational cohesion.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Engineering or a related field (Master's degree preferred).
• Proven experience in senior level operations leadership, preferably in a complex, manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated success leading digital transformation and embracing Industry 4.0 technologies to streamline and modernize operations.
• Strong knowledge of process improvement methodologies (e.g. Lean, Six Sigma).
• Exceptional communication and negotiation skills, with the ability ti influence across levels and functions.
• Strategic thinker with a disruptive mindset, with the ability to challenge traditional ways of working and unlock innovation. Strong leadership capabilities with a track record of building engaged, accountable, and high-performing teams.
• Strong analytical, project management, and decision-making skills: able to prioritize effectively and lead cultural transformation initiatives.

Don't meet every single requirement but think you would be a good fit for our team? We encourage you to apply - your unique skills may be just what we need for this or other roles!

Voith US Inc. is an EEO/AA/VEVRAA compliant Federal Contractor and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in the industry including people of color, LGBTQI+ community, women, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), Veterans, people of any age or family status. We embrace the competitive advantage that diversity brings and we strive to create a working environment that is inclusive of thought and talent.