If you’re looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you’ve found it. Whether you’re an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact. With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses (https://www.idexcorp.com/our-businesses/business-segments/) around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you. **About IDEX Corporation** **IDEX Corporation** (NYSE: IEX), based in Northbrook, IL (suburb of Chicago), is a leading global manufacturer of diversified products in industries ranging across health, science, safety, fire, and fluidics. The company operates in 24 countries, IDEX is an innovative and growing company, focused on delivering excellence through diverse, winning teams. We’re a global provider of applied solutions serving a variety of markets. These include life science and medical technologies, process industry and infrastructure related applications, industrial/municipal fire, and rescue - to name just a few. **IDEX Material Processing Technologies (MPT):** Materials Processing Technologies (MPT) platform is a global $130M business with sites in the US, Canada, the UK, and shared facilities in India and China, producing equipment primarily used in pharma, food and vaccine production. https://www.idex-mpt.com/ **SCOPE OF ROLE:** The Sr. Director of Operations will provide tactical and strategic leadership over all aspects of the Waterloo site and will have responsibility for the global production for many product lines, ensuring efficient, cost-effective, and timely operations that enable total customer satisfaction, company profitability, and growth. The Sr. Director of Operations will be responsible for the Quadro, Ytron, Fitzpatrick, Microfluidics and Steridose business lines. Special emphasis will be placed on the ability to effectively transform current processes using best practices for change management and operational efficiency, quality, and effectiveness. This role will have full responsibility for the following areas: production, quality, safety, manufacturing engineering, planning, production control, inventory, shipping, receiving, facilities/maintenance, regulatory compliance, and capital investment strategy. This role has direct responsibility for achieving product quality, on-time delivery, continuous improvement and cost reduction goals. The role is also responsible for developing and maintaining a culture of improvement and learning while achieving customer expectations. They will play a key leadership role at the site and contributing and implementing operational excellence and strategy for the global MPT platform. **ESSENTIAL DUTIES:** + Lead all aspects of production including, work centers, capital expenditures, direct labor staffing, procurement and inventory management, forecasting and managing production capacity, yield improvement and cost reduction, efficient process development, career development of direct and indirect reports, and workplace safety. + Ensure appropriate staffing levels of qualified personnel to meet current requirements; devise strategic and tactical plans to meet future staffing requirements and to raise staff performance levels. + Create and implement effective, deterministic, operations-related processes and procedures. + Put in place structured scheduling and planning processes. + Ensure that facilities are structured to meet present and future operations requirements, including definition and proposal of building and layout modifications, and proposal and justification of capital equipment expenditures. + Ensure manufacturing operations are completed in standard times and at standard costs; in the event of variances, determine root cause and ensure implementation of effective corrective actions. + Manage all production processes to assure that manufacturing consistently ships quality product on time. + Maintain current ISO certification by following ISO policies and processes, participating and managing audits, and training employees as required. + Responsible for planning and executing Annual Operating Plans and overall responsibility for achieving Manufacturing Profit targets. + Improve manufacturing and material management processes through use of LEAN principles and productivity measurements. + Drive JDE and follow-on improvements to the ERP system functionality in order to facilitate better decision making and efficiency. + Develop and implement effective supply-chain management practices to reduce overall costs, improve product quality and assure stable sources of supply. + Effectively manage, train, and motivate all direct and indirect subordinates, as a team, to maximize the overall productivity of operations. + Manage preventive maintenance program for equipment and tooling in support of process and product excellence. + Drive safety throughout Operations and identify preventive plans to prevent accidents. + Develop and implement programs to eliminate safety and/or ergonomic hazards. + Maintain effective accountability for the performance of all team members. + Other duties as assigned. **EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:** + B.S. degree required, advanced degree highly preferred. Ten or more years in a related manufacturing operations management position. + Lean Certified preferred **OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:** + Demonstrated operational experience with results driven through continuous improvement with sustained results + Experienced, well-trained practitioner of the continuous improvement culture/techniques + Ability to develop and implement creative solutions to systems and processes + Must be able to lead and drive change of production operations. Must be results oriented. Must be innovative, and able to implement conceived innovations + Business Savvy – Must understand how actions impact the IH&S business (growth, cost, working capital and profit) both in the short and long term. + Ability to work through conflict and appreciate the points of view of other functions inside and outside of the LSO organization + Functional computer literacy with standard Microsoft Office software (Word and Excel). Demonstrated understanding of ERP software concepts + Must have excellent communication skills both verbally and in writing Are you ready to join a different kind of company where our people, our culture, and our commitments are centered around providing trusted solutions that improve lives around the world? **IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Affirmative Action Employer.** IDEX gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal, state or local laws (Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled). **Attention Applicants:** If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, please let us know. Likewise, if you are limited in the ability to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, we will determine an alternate way for you to apply. Please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at lfcareers@idexcorp.com for assistance with an accommodation. These contact tools may be used only by individuals with a disability for accommodation requests. Do not inquire as to the status of an application. **Job Family:** Operations **Business Unit:** Microfluidics