Executive Director, Operations

About ITT:

At ITT, we have a clear purpose as an organization – to provide our customers with cutting-edge solutions to help solve their most critical needs across key global end markets. Our continuous improvement mindset drives our commitment to evolving our capabilities as a multi-industrial technology, manufacturing and engineering leader. With a strong global footprint of more than 100 facilities, we are well positioned to solve critical challenges for our customers around the world. Our locations include manufacturing facilities and global service capabilities in 35 countries. Through these worldwide operations and building on our heritage of innovation, our approximately ~11,000 team members partner with our customers to deliver enduring solutions that make a lasting difference and help the world move forward. ITT is headquartered in Stamford, CT, with sales in approximately 125 countries. The company generated 2024 revenues of $3.6 billion. 

• Motion Technologies: (Revenue of $1.4B; headcount of ~ 4,000; operates in 13 countries) manufactures brake components and specialized sealing solutions, shock absorbers and damping technologies primarily for the global automotive, truck and trailer, public bus and rail transportation markets. 
• Industrial Process: (Revenue of $1.4B; headcount of ~3,400; operates in 30 countries) manufactures engineered fluid process equipment serving a diversified mix of customers in global industries such as chemical, energy, mining, and other industrial process markets and is a provider of plant optimization and efficiency solutions and aftermarket services and parts. 
• Connect and Control Technologies: (Revenue of $0.8B; headcount of ~ 3,800; operates in 10 countries) manufactures harsh-environment connector solutions, critical energy absorption, flow control components, and composite materials for the aerospace and defense, general industrial, medical, and energy markets.

Position Summary

As the Executive Director of Operations for our Orchard Park, NY location you will be responsible for overall vision, planning, direction and control of the site. This key leadership role is accountable for the full P&L for the site. The responsibility of this role includes day-to-day leadership of the manufacturing, quality, EHS, and supply chain teams with diversified product lines in a high mix low volume environment. Responsible for driving key performance metrics centered on safety, compliance, on-time delivery, quality, customer responsiveness, profitability, operational excellence, and effective use of technology. Will lead and champion lean engagement and identify opportunities to increase manufacturing capacity while preserving overall flexibility, anticipating and responding to global market demands. Additionally, this key Business Leader, in collaboration with other functionals leaders, will drive the strategic agenda for Orchard Parks growth and profitability as it relates to Operations, Business Development, Engineering, Program Management, Prototype Development, and Customer Service. Bottom line is this person will own the business performance of the site including P&L and provide leadership for all functions within the four walls. This is a high visibility leadership position within the Value Center with potential for upward mobility within the corporation.

Essential Responsibilities

• Champion and drive operational strategy, direction, and focus for Orchard Park site including rapid deployment of lean and automation actions.
• Establish a strong culture of World-Class Manufacturing to reduce product cost and lead times, increase throughput, and improve quality.
• Interact with customers on design, quality, cost, and delivery initiatives along with working with Business Development to identify and win new opportunities to grow the site.
• Accountability for P&L and overall operational metrics including inventory, safety, quality, on-time delivery, and production costs for Orchard Park site
• Develop and nurture an environment of collaboration and accountability by building and maintaining a world class team.Be a key member of the Control Technologies leadership team including developing strategies and executing those strategies to drive above market growth.
• Own the formulation of annual operating and capital budgets of 1-3M for the site.
• Ownership to align the efforts of our global sales force with site engineering, prototype development, manufacturing, and customer service resources, enabling them to achieve and exceed revenue, market share and/or margin targets.
• This position will be a key leader developing the overall strategy and direction of the CT business working closely with the VP/GM

Position Requirements

• Requires BS degre