Imagine yourself… 

Doing meaningful work that makes an everyday impact on the world around you.Growing your expertise and expanding your skillset with every project.Owning your ambition and fueling your career growth

It’s possible with a role at Hydro Analytics, where you’ll have the chance to shape the future of your career—and the future of our planet.

Hydro Analytics is proud to part of the Water Quality segment of Veralto (NYSE: VLTO), a $5B global leader dedicated to ensuring access to clean water, safe food and medicine, and trusted essential goods. When you join Veralto’s vibrant global network of 17,000 associates, you join a unique culture and work environment where purpose meets possibility: where the work you do has an everyday impact on the resources and essentials we all rely on, and where you’ll have valuable opportunities to deepen your skillset, pursue your ambitions, and grow your career. Together, we’re Safeguarding the World’s Most Vital Resources™—and building rewarding careers along the way.

In a world increasingly focused on how humans can responsibly live within our environment, Hydro Analytics, a Veralto company, is on the frontlines of creating the critical water and weather solutions that ensure a safer future for us all. By partnering with our customers around the world, we help detect floods, make solar power more efficient, protect the environment, and ultimately save lives.

Our collaborative, diverse team is made up of engineers and scientists, marketers and researchers; people who’ve been in the industry for decades or have just arrived with fresh ideas. We’re driven by a love of problem-solving and inventive thinking, and by the unique impact our customers make on people’s everyday lives. Bringing our global team together within our renowned brands affords us unsurpassed strength and expertise in meteorology and hydrology—and gives you the chance to build a meaningful career, with work that makes an everyday impact and a culture that prioritizes your growth and development.

We are seeking an Operations Manager in Kemtpen who is passionate about deploying lean tools and behavior, building highly talented teams and inspiring step-function improvements in business performance with a foundation of sustainable process discipline.

Position summary:

Our organization is seeking a talented candidate for the role Operations Leader to lead a team of motivated professionals in Production and Shipping.

The Operations Manager is an meaningful leader within Hydro Analytics and an integral part of the Global Operations Leadership Team and directly reports to the VP Global Operations. This position also assumes responsibility for cross-functional company and/or cross-operational initiatives and meetings.

The successful Operations Manager will deploy the lean tools and behaviors of our Veralto Enterprise System. She/he will develop a continuous improvement culture and lean process focus to set and deliver Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost & Inventory (SQDCI) objectives and drive the long-term commercial success for a portfolio of new and existing products at the Kempten site.

If you thrive in a growing organization and an operations focused role and want to work to build a world-class Operations organization - read on.

In this role, a typical day will look like:

Building a highly performing continuous improvement environment

Leadership and Talent Management: Support & lead performance of the Kempten Operations team of 25 associates in Production, Manufacturing Engineering and Shipping through 5 direct reports. Coach, train and counsels associates to ensure performance standards and to improve performance.Serve as a key member of the Operations leadership team to lead the integral planning, production and shipment process and demonstrates Kempten site-wide leadership.Own and drive targeted, sustainable improvements in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Working Capital turns and Productivity related KPI’s/objectives Inspire a high‑performance culture where ambitious goals are achieved through the disciplined, purpose‑driven application of Veralto Enterprise System tools. Champion Daily Management and the Problem‑Solving Process to create clarity, momentum, and engagement. Lead transformative kaizen events—from thoughtful planning, to energizing execution, to disciplined sustainment—change‑leadership behaviors that empower teams to continually improve and win together.Interacts with the cross functional team members including Procurement, Quality, Sales, Engineering and Finance to support and  drive growth for existing products.As a member of the Environmental Health and Safety team the Operations Manager maintains a safe and healthy work environment by establishing, following and enforcing standards and procedures; aligning with legal regulations

The essential requirements of the job include:

The ideal candidate is a talented professional who can develop talent, foster innovation and deliver results.

Bachelor/ Master degree in Manufacturing/Engineering/Logistic Management/Supply ChainGerman and English fluency required. Ability to effectively present information, influence, persuade, and respond to questions from groups of executives, managers, peers, and customers5+ years of Leadership in discrete assembly environment. Experience in Electronics industry is a plus. Demonstrated leadership and managerial skills to attract top talent, developing high performers and holding people accountable for performanceModels humility, transparency and integrity in all interactions with internal and external stakeholdersDemonstrated examples of implementing lean manufacturing, critical metric measurement and analytics and driving leadership within successful organizations.Demonstrates Drive for Results in personal, team and organizational performance. Able to flex from being hands-on and detail-oriented to seeing the big picture and thinking strategicallyAble to identify and prioritize the tasks necessary to meet long- and short-term objectives and effective time management and multi-tasking abilities to achieve these objectivesMust have high level of agility, excellent decision making and problem-solving skillsRole requires 100% onsite presence. Travel max 10%

OTT HydroMet is proud to part of the Water Quality segment of Veralto (NYSE: VLTO), a $5B global leader dedicated to ensuring access to clean water, safe food and medicine, and trusted essential goods. When you join Veralto’s vibrant global network of 17,000 associates, you join a unique culture and work environment where purpose meets possibility: where the work you do has an everyday impact on the resources and essentials we all rely on, and where you’ll have valuable opportunities to deepen your skillset, pursue your ambitions, and grow your career. Together, we’re Safeguarding the World’s Most Vital Resources™—and building rewarding careers along the way.

At Veralto, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve.  Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.
 

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