Vice President Of Operations

Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc.

Leawood, KS, United States
On-site
End-to-end operational excellence
Metrics-based operating system
Continuous improvement culture
Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc. is seeking a Vice President of Operations to oversee operational excellence across its U.S. facilities. This leadership role focuses on driving continuous improvement in manufacturing, supply chain, and quality management, while fostering a culture of operational excellence within the organization

Job Summary

  • The Vice President of Operations is responsible for end-to-end operational excellence across all facilities in the U.S. including manufacturing, procurement, logistics/distribution, quality, safety, and service.
  • The role sets operational policy, provides strategic and day-to-day leadership to site and functional leaders, and drives a rigorous, metrics-based operating system and continuous improvement (CI) culture.
  • Drive Lean maturity using a defined toolset including 5S, MDI, PDCA, Standard Work, Kaizen events, A3 problem solving, and Layered Process Audits; ensure daily management is in place and effective.

Matching Summary

Match Score: 85

Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc. is seeking a Vice President of Operations to oversee operational excellence across its U.S. facilities. This leadership role focuses on driving continuous improvement in manufacturing, supply chain, and quality management, while fostering a culture of operational excellence within the organization.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • end-to-end operational excellence
  • metrics-based operating system
  • continuous improvement culture
  • Lean/Six Sigma expertise
  • multi-site operational leadership

Nice-to-have

  • organizational change agent
  • stakeholder management skills
  • develop department leaders

Key Requirements

  • 10+ years in plant/operations management
  • 5+ years in multi-site operational leadership
  • BS in Business Administration, Operations Management, Engineering, or comparable experience
  • MBA preferred
  • Lean/CI expertise
  • Deep knowledge of OSHA policies/regulations

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