Scope of leadership role

The Clutch and Break Division of the Industrial Powertrain Segment (IPS) is seeking a seasoned Operations professional to lead our Canal Street Operations large gearing plant in Shenzhen, China. This leader will drive plant performance, operational transformation, play a key role in developing and realizing a vision, and achieve both short- and long-term strategic objectives. 

Key Responsibilities

Organizational Leadership:

Full plant responsibility, leading all aspects of the manufacturing operations, facilities, planning, tactical purchasing and supply chain management, materials management, and associates.  Lead a cross-functional organization and operational value streams by setting objectives, developing plans, executing daily management activities and implementing corrective action as required to ensure customer success. Build, develop, and grow the plant operations leadership into a strong team that is performance-based, visually managed with KPI’s, and a high say-do ratio.Establish organizational vision in both quantitative and qualitative measures with the ability to progress toward established vision.  Foster a learning organization that is invested in recognizing and understanding performance gaps, instilling organizational energy to perpetually tackle the tough problems, embrace change for the better and progress as both an organization and a business.  Effectively align the organization towards both the long- and short-term business objectives. Strong focus on change management and growth opportunities.Clearly and frequently communicate performance to key stake holders in the organization. Maintain frequent communication with associates through All-Employee Meetings.  Establish Continuous Improvement vision and drive reviews with high cadence to deliver.  Be accessible, actively work with teams and support their journey during kaizen and GEMBA. Recruit, retain, motivate, and develop top talent.   Provide frequent feedback to associates and recognize achievement. Oversee HK office as part of primary responsibilityActive team member on Division Staff

Drive Business Performance – SQDCG:

Effectively develop, communicate and align the organization around the business' Key Performance Indicators to ensure performance targets are achieved.  Champion all EH&S efforts. Ensure that associate and product safety are the top priority. Drive a culture of Safety and Sustainability. Actively provide leadership relative to EH&S accountability with site leadership team.  With the site leadership team, lead the business management cadence (Daily/Weekly/Monthly) that drives Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Growth performance throughout the organization.  Responsible for both operational and financial performance of the business focused on Revenue, Operating Income and Cash performance (P&L). Effectively manage budgets and spending to achieve both long- and short-term business objectives.  Build strong collaboration and partnership with other Site Leaders, Division, Segment and Central Functions to ensure both Regal Rexnord and Customer success.  Work with business leaders to establish annual operating budgets, including capital investment. Drive speed by removing waste and compressing lead times. Reduce year-over-year cost, typically by a minimum of 3% net of inflation. Improve inventory turns through use of lean principles to continually improve working capital performance. 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor's degree, preferably in Engineering, with 10+ years’ working in manufacturing. Master’s degree is a strong positive.Fluent in both Mandarin and English.Metal products manufacturing and high mix / low volume experience are strong positives.5+ years’ experience leading manufacturing teams of more than 100 people with tangible results. Ability to operate at both a strategic and tactical level. Go to GEMBA bias.Strong knowledge and practitioner of Lean, experience leading change. Effective communicator. Exhibits energy, strong ownership, and sense of urgency. Skilled with the entire Microsoft suite of offerings including PowerPoint, Word, and Excel, etc. Solid Lean manufacturing experience. Six Sigma certification is highly desired. Proven successful applications of multiple CI tools: 80/20, Value Stream Mapping, 6S, Lean Conversion, Standard Work, Visual Daily Management, Kanban/Replenishment systems, FMEA, Advanced Problem Solving.Critical thinking skills to properly identify problem area & potential solutions. Analytical skills to properly interpret data.Strong bias toward data-driven decision-making.Business & Financial Acumen with solid Financial and Operational management experience to support demand/supply pipeline.Ability to systematically simplify operations with process and structure.Working location: 100% Shenzhen based. Travel frequency: less than 15% of time.

Interpersonal/Leadership Skills

Embrace and lead with Regal Rexnord ValuesEngaged, dynamic, and visionary Leadership. Strong cross-functional facilitation and teambuilding skillsAbility to diagnose and close organizational culture gaps, lead and facilitate for change.

About Regal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord is a $6.5B publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.

Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.