Vice President / General Manager
Electroswitch
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Digitran, a unit of Electro Switch, is currently seeking an experienced, highly motivated Vice President. This position reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer of Electro Switch. This position provides oversight to all major business functions including administration, operations, finance, planning, maintenance, engineering, manufacturing, product support, and sales and marketing.
Essential Functions / Responsibilities:
The VP General Manager duties include but not limited to the following:
- Ongoing management and direction of multiple company business units.
- Develop business unit financial and organizational goals and objectives in support of corporate strategic goals.
- Lead the business unit’s management teams in accomplishing annual goals and objectives.
- Makes hiring decisions on key staff positions, solidifying succession plans, mentoring subordinates and other employees, and improve overall management capabilities.
- Oversee the development of new products and the effective management of engineering resources.
- Perform the tactical and strategic planning. Coordinate with appropriate corporate and divisional staff to identify organic and/or acquisition related growth opportunities.
- Assess business implications and potential of identified marketing, legislative, environmental, and financial trends.
- Promotes Lean Enterprise and Continuous Improvement initiatives in process and program execution, while fostering a dynamic culture of change and evolution.
- Ensure quality systems meet or exceed customer and industry standards.
Knowledge, Skills & Experiences:
- Must have a Bachelor degree in Engineering with an MBA preferably.
- Must be fluent in oral and written English.
- Must be proficient with MS Office programs.
- Strong continuous improvement background in operations and financial measures.
- Must be knowledgeable of the use and implementation of ERP systems.
- Strong program management experience.
- Experience with aircraft certification preferred.
- At least 20 years of engineering and operational management experience in a manufacturing environment of electromechanical products for the aerospace/defense/military/high-tech markets.
- A minimum of 5 years Profit & Loss experience.
- Leadership experience in the Aerospace industry.
About the Company
Electroswitch
For 80 years and counting. The Electro Switch story began in 1946 as an unassuming startup with only six employees. During the next eightdecades, the company grew through a series of product development cycles and acquisitions. Over those years Electro Switch has maintained an unwavering dedication to quality, excellence in engineering and service as its foundation. Today we manage an exceptional family of brands all striving to provide the absolute highest quality, most reliable and safest products available in the world.
From critical applications like life support systems and massive data communications centers to every day necessities like street lighting, people depend on the performance of electrical switches. When you select a switch or relay from Electroswitch, you are gaining the benefit of over 75 years of experience. The primary supplier of rugged, high-quality products for electrical utilities, nuclear power plants, aerospace and defense, and the U.S. Navy, Electroswitch has the knowledge to meet the intricacies of any application with quality, reliability and performance. With Electroswitch, there is... "Never A Doubt."
Electroswitch offers a competitive benefits package that includes paid holidays, paid sick and vacation time, health, dental and vision insurance, company paid life insurance, 401k retirement plan with a company match.
Electroswitch is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and provides Equal employment opportunities for all current and prospective employees. The Company will ensure that all terms of employment are provided without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, military status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected by law.
Electroswitch will provide reasonable accommodations which do not impose an undue hardship on the company, to enable individuals with disabilities to participate fully in the interviewing and hiring process and during their employment in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
No recruiters please.