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Director Legacy Operations, MP

Anytown, KY, US, 40018, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 11 Jun 2026

About the role

This will be remote within the states of Kansas, Kentucky, and South Carolina.

EnerSys is a global leader in stored energy solutions for industrial applications. We have over thirty manufacturing and assembly plants worldwide servicing over 10,000 customers in more than 100 countries. Worldwide headquarters are located in Reading, PA, USA with regional headquarters in Europe and Asia. We complement our extensive line of Motive Power and Energy Systems with a full range of integrated services and systems. With sales and service locations throughout the world, and over 100 years of battery experience, EnerSys is the power/full solution for stored DC power products.

Motive Power applications include industrial lift trucks and pallet jacks, rail equipment, mining equipment, and airline ground support equipment. Some of the motive power brands include Hawker, Ironclad, General Battery, and Fiamm. Wherever there is a need for motive power, EnerSys offers the perfect energy solution.

Job Purpose

Under the direction of the V.P. of Global OPS Motive Power, the Director of Legacy Operations MP will be responsible for the Legacy Americas manufacturing plants in Richmond (KY), Sumter (SC) Hays (KS) and coordinates with other Legacy sites as the network evolves. Within those sites, the Leader has direct responsibility for EOS, EHS, Quality, Manufacturing, Maintenance and Engineering. The Leader has full ownership of Legacy Americas operational and financial performance with direct accountability for CAPEX planning, prioritization, and cash flow management across all sites. The Leader will drive a culture of continuous improvement, ensure the plants are structured to support the future growth of the organization, and process as well as product-related improvements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Coordinate all operations related activities in all the Legacy plants.
Coordinate all departments, providing guidance and leadership to the organization according to plans, policies, strategy, legal requirements, and group governance.
Partner with Supply Chain leaders to ensure material availability, supplier quality, and cost-effective sourcing align with production requirements.
Coordinate with the supply chain leaders to ensure efficiency and quality.
Work closely with Sales and Product Management from the line of businesses.
Drive measurable waste elimination (Muda, Mura, Muri) through structured Lean/EOS tools, visual management, and daily accountability systems.
Proactively explores new programs for continuous improvements in alignment with our global EOS organization to improve processes to achieve the best quality, cost effectiveness and reliability.
Is fully aligned with our values and EOS principles and techniques.
Comply with legal requirements for Environment, Health & Safety, Maintenance of Infrastructure, and Sustainability liaising with all relevant managers.
Own and drive improvement in key plant metrics across People (Safety, BLL, Engagement, Attendance), Customer (OTD, Quality, Claims), and Shareholder (Cost, Productivity, Inventory, Cash) categories using Plan vs Actual reporting and daily management systems.
Utilize a daily reporting structure to provide good visualization for fast reaction and accountability for performance.
Adjust operational plan with strategic growth plan.
Serve as the operations leader for the Legacy supply-side input to the SIOP process, ensuring capacity plans, production schedules, and inventory targets are aligned with demand and financial objectives.
Sets advanced industrial engineering priorities to optimize production equipment.
Participate in long-term business planning providing strategies and plans to the VP of OPS for reporting to the C-Suite.
Sets strategic breakthrough targets through the strategy deployment process.
Weekly and Monthly reporting to the VP of OPS Global Motive Power.
Actively engage the Plants with the Company’s ESG initiatives, including key objectives in the execution of Strategy Deployment.