General Manager, Global Operations

Weir ESCO
Portland, OR
Hybrid/Onsite
Purpose of Role: Under the direction of the VP, Global Operations, the General Manager, Global Operations is responsible for leading an assigned portfolio of ESCO Division’s foundry and fabrication operations. This includes owning and leading the assigned portfolio of ESCO foundry and fabrication operational plans and outcomes; SHE, budgeting, performance management, capacity planning, and setting strategy and direction to help achieve the business priorities.
Why choose Weir:
Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting.
An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.
Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.
Key Responsibilities:

• Financial Management: Develop and gain agreement to annual business plans for assigned portfolio of ESCO Division Operations ensuring alignment with strategy; quantify business outcomes (i.e. revenues or other key performance indicators); detail expense and headcount budgets; and develop business cases for key projects, ensuring cross-functional integration. Achieves financial objectives by forecasting needs, preparing a budget and managing expenditures.
• Multi-cultural Leadership: Provide constructive feedback to assigned personnel through written and verbal communication regarding performance, quality requirements, and safe work habits.Participate in and champion the adoption of new processes, products, and systems technology to meet the Division’s objectives. Promote and maintain a flexible, cooperative, team oriented, and customer focused attitude within and between departments.
• Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.
• Manufacturing Operational Strategy: Develop the strategy for the assigned portfolio to help achieve the ESCO Division Operations priorities, anticipating complex issues, challenges and opportunities. Ensure the strategy is successfully implemented. Identify the capabilities needed to meet the current and emerging business needs of ESCO Division Operations within the assigned portfolio by evaluating current capabilities, identifying gaps, and prioritizing development activities.
• Data Driven Solutions: Accountable for portfolio’s balanced scorecard. Manage and report on the performance of assigned portfolio of ESCO Division Operations; set appropriate performance objectives for direct reports and hold them accountable for achieving these.

Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:

• Willing and able to travel approx. 25% globally
• 10+ years of progressive experience in business, operations, or manufacturing is a requirement
• Substantial experience in managing international inter-company relationships and an inter-company value chain.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to create short, mid, and long term strategies.
• Substantial P&L responsibility over the last ten years, with ability to effectively read and understand detailed financial statements
• Must have demonstrated experience in developing and implementing manufacturing operations strategy
• Must have demonstrated ability to share and engage others in vision of the business.
• Bachelor’s degree in business or engineering, Master’s degree, a plus
• Must be driven and results oriented and demonstrate and ability to meet key metrics.
• Must be permanently eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.
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Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.
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