Remote Position
[Remote] Head of NA Workshop Operations, PAC SER Roll Services
🌍 Remote · United States
💼 Full-time
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Valmet is hiring a Head of North America Workshop Operations to lead and develop its people and workshop operations across North America. The role oversees managers and operational support functions, workshop financial and operational performance, safety, quality, and continuous improvement across a multi-site network.
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach and develop Production Unit managers and operational support functions, ensuring effective resourcing, succession planning and competence development
- Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with HSE, operational and quality standards
- Deliver agreed financial targets and take proactive action to improve profitability, cost efficiency and absorption
- Oversee capacity, production, quality, inventory and delivery performance across the workshop network
- Drive Operational Excellence, Lean and continuous improvement, with a focus on shorter lead times, higher quality and stronger competitiveness
- Develop the long-term operational roadmap, workshop footprint and investment priorities together with key stakeholders
- Collaborate across functions to improve supply chain performance, procurement savings and subcontracting
- Ensure effective root cause analysis and corrective actions for significant quality and safety issues
Skills
- You have a bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant technical field, or equivalent experience
- At least 10 years of experience in operations or a similar environment
- You have a proven track record of leading people and delivering financial and operational performance in a complex, multi-site organization
- You are fluent in English
- You must be legally authorized to work in the United States
- Experience in workshop or service operations
Benefits
- Challenging leadership position and a great opportunity to influence the success of the Services business
- Team-oriented, international and inspiring working environment
- Innovative culture
- Fast-paced and dynamic environment full of opportunities
- Remote work
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