Focused Factory Manager - RJ/Mech

WHO WE ARE (OpCo Overview):

WHO IS GILBARCO VEEDER-ROOT

Gilbarco Veeder-Root, a Vontier company, is the worldwide technology leader for retail and commercial fueling operations, offering the broadest range of integrated solutions from the forecourt to the convenience store and head office. For over 150 years, Gilbarco has earned the trust of its customers by providing long-term partnership, uncompromising support, and proven reliability. Major product lines include fuel dispensers, tank gauges and fleet management systems.

Description:

We are seeking a dedicated and dynamic leader to join our team as a Factory Operations Manager. In this pivotal role, you will ensure a safe and compliant working environment for all associates while driving initiatives to eliminate environmental, health, and safety incidents. You will manage and mentor Factory Production Supervisors, influencing operationally critical roles such as Manufacturing Engineers and Material Planners to foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. Your strategic vision will guide the identification, implementation, and tracking of both long- and short-term strategies aimed at enhancing financial performance, manufacturing excellence, materials management, and inventory control. You will lead regular strategic and operational reviews, prioritize resource capacity, and maintain positive employee relations in adherence to collective bargaining agreements. If you are passionate about operational leadership and have a track record of achieving results, we invite you to apply and be part of our mission to deliver superior products and services.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Ensure a safe working environment for all associates and strive to eliminate any environmental, health, and safety incidents.

Manage the activities of the Factory Production Supervisor(s) to include people leadership and career development.

Influence other operationally critical roles, including Manufacturing Engineer(s), Material Planner(s), and Production Planners.

Identify, implement, and track both long- and short-term strategies that ensure positive results in the areas of financial performance, manufacturing excellence, materials management, and inventory control.

Determine and monitor the focus factory's overall resource capacity (personnel and equipment) and set priorities to maintain production expectations.

Lead regular strategic and operational reviews for the factory. Drive results and effective countermeasures for misses to the plan in all areas, with particular emphasis on Safety and Quality.

Responsible for department budget development and performance.

Maintain positive employee relations and adherence to the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) contract provisions, takes proper and judicious disciplinary measures when required, assists supervisors in handling first-step grievances, and partners with PCBP to conduct second-step meetings.

Responsible for successfully leading the launch of new product introductions and projects into the factory.

Maintain and enforce adherence to all Company policies and safety standards.

Management and organizational development of salaried employees within team.

Responsible for driving continuous improvement utilizing VBS (Vontier Business System) principles. Active participation and leadership on continuous improvement teams (kaizens).

Assure efficient and economic utilization of materials, improvement of manufacturing processes and elimination of wasteful practices within the department. Qualifications:

WHO YOU ARE

Bachelor's degree and at least 4 years' experience in a leadership role in Operations (previous direct supervision of production associates preferred).

Manufacturing experience required, union manufacturing preferred.

Prior experience in front-line supervision is highly desired.

Proven track record of driving results and continuous improvement.

Prior experience utilizing Lean / Six Sigma tools is preferred.

Excellent interpersonal skills

Strong communicator

Technically capable of grasping new concepts quickly.

Sense of urgency regarding continuous improvement and production demands.

Function effectively as a team member in fast-paced, multi-disciplinary environment.

WHO IS VONTIER:

WHO IS VONTIER

Vontier (NYSE: VNT) is a global industrial technology company uniting productivity, automation and multi-energy technologies to meet the needs of a rapidly evolving, more connected mobility ecosystem. Leveraging leading market positions, decades of domain expertise and unparalleled portfolio breadth, Vontier enables the way the world moves - delivering smart, safe and sustainable solutions to our customers and the planet. Vontier has a culture of continuous improvement and innovation built upon the foundation of the Vontier Business System and embraced by colleagues worldwide. Additional information about Vontier is available on the Company's website at .

At Vontier, we empower you to steer your career in the direction of success with a dynamic, innovative, and inclusive environment.

Our commitment to personal growth, work-life balance, and collaboration fuels a culture where your contributions drive meaningful change. We provide the roadmap for continuous learning, allowing creativity to flourish and ideas to accelerate into impactful solutions that contribute to a sustainable future.

Join our community of passionate people who work together to navigate challenges and seize opportunities. At Vontier, you are not on this journey alone-we are dedicated to equipping you with the tools and support needed to fuel your innovation, lead with impact, and thrive both personally and professionally.

Together, let's enable the way the world moves!

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