Vice President of Operations & Engineering

Phlow Corporation - Petersburg, VA

Full-time - Senior

Petersburg, VA

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

About the position

The Vice President of Operations & Engineering at Phlow Corp is responsible for overseeing the production facilities, including the building of reactors for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) processes and optimizing production processes. This role supports the CDMO business and internal API development projects, ensuring that milestones are met on time and within budget. The candidate will uphold Phlow's values of safety, integrity, transparency, and ethics while leading the engineering aspects of the manufacturing facility.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates ethical leadership qualities in the improvement of Safety, Quality, and Cost and Delivery performance measures for the facility.
• Directs and manages plant operations for production, scheduling, maintenance, quality, engineering, and shipping and receiving.
• Cooperates with management team in formulating and establishing company policies and operating procedures.
• Leads, evaluates, coaches and trains manufacturing personnel.
• Coordinates plant activities through planning with departmental managers to ensure the total manufacturing objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Develops and controls profits, plans, and budget.
• Implements cost effective systems of control over capital, operating expenditures, manpower, wages, and salaries.
• Establishes and monitors overall plant performance for production and quality standards.
• Develops and implements standard operating procedures.
• Controls and minimizes labor overtime, premium freight and repair expenses.
• Maintains existing plant facilities and equipment.
• Experience in process safety management.
• Experience with DeltaV.
• Provides leadership and training to accomplish the company goals and objectives.
• Incorporates shop floor organization and plan cleanliness among plant personnel.
• Provides direction, development, and leadership to production supervisor.
• Responsible for aiding in own self-development by being available and receptive to all training made available by the company.
• Plans daily activities within the guidelines of company policy, job description, and Supervisor's instruction in such a way as to maximize personal output.
• Experience in new plant start up.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience managing a manufacturing facility.
• Proven track record in improving operational efficiency and production quality.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and lead a diverse team.
• In-depth knowledge of manufacturing best practices, safety regulations, and quality control methods.
• Excellent problem-solving, decision-making, and strategic planning abilities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficiency with manufacturing software and tools.