Vice President, Manufacturing

Department: DEPENG

The Opportunity

The Vice President of Manufacturing (USCAN) is responsible for setting and executing the end-to-end manufacturing strategy across all U.S. and Canada sites. This role drives operational excellence, scalability, and performance through a disciplined focus on Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) and the deployment of Lean principles within a value stream-based operating model.

This leader collaborates closely with Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, HSE, HR, and Finance to ensure manufacturing capabilities align with business growth, customer needs, and long-term objectives. The VP will drive operational modernization, strengthen value stream ownership, and cultivate a high-performing culture that consistently delivers customer-focused results in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.

What you will do?

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute a multi-site manufacturing strategy aligned to business growth, customer demand, and operational scalability.
• Establish and embed a value stream-based organizational model with clear end-to-end accountability for performance, flow, and customer outcomes.
• Translate enterprise strategy into operational priorities, SQDC metrics, and execution roadmaps.
• Partner with S&OP to align demand, capacity, and resource planning across value streams and sites.

• Implement and lead value stream structures with ownership from raw material through finished goods delivery.
• Drive flow-based thinking and execution, reducing handoffs, bottlenecks, and lead times across the manufacturing network.
• Enable value stream leaders with clear accountability, performance visibility, and decision-making authority.
• Align metrics, incentives, and governance to reinforce end-to-end value delivery vs. functional silos.

• Champion a Safety-first culture and ensure compliance with all EH&S and regulatory standards.
• Deploy and sustain SQDC performance management systems, including tiered accountability and visual management.
• Lead Lean transformation initiatives including value stream mapping, standard work, waste elimination, and continuous flow.
• Establish consistent operating rhythms (Gemba walks, daily management, KPI reviews) across all sites and value streams.
• Drive continuous improvement in throughput, quality, delivery performance, and cost efficiency.

• Own full manufacturing P&L across USCAN, including cost, productivity, and capital deployment.
• Deliver year-over-year improvements in cost, efficiency, and operational margins.
• Optimize resources across value streams including labor, materials, logistics, and overhead.
• Align capital strategy with growth, capacity expansion, and operational modernization.
• Ensure capacity and capability alignment across sites and value streams to meet current and future demand.
• Lead footprint optimization and standardization while maintaining flexibility for growth.
• Partners with supply chain strengthen end-to-end value stream performance and resilience.

• Ensure robust, standardized quality systems across all sites and value streams.
• Drive a culture of zero defects and proactive quality ownership.
• Partner with commercial and project teams to consistently meet customer-specific requirements and commitments.

• Build and develop a high-performing leadership team, including value stream leaders.
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, continuous improvement, and transparency.
• Coach leaders on Lean leadership behaviors, flow-based management, and data-driven decision-making.
• Act as a visible, hands-on leader across sites.

• Partner with Engineering to ensure design for manufacturability and value stream efficiency.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain to ensure material flow and supplier alignment to value stream needs.
• Align with Finance on forecasting, budgeting, and performance management.
• Provide executive-level insights and recommendations to senior leadership.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, or a related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• 10 years of experience in Operations Management or Lean Management.
• Proven track record of leading value stream-based organizations, with end-to-end ownership from raw material through finished goods, driving flow, accountability, and customer alignment
• Demonstrated success in Lean transformation, including value stream mapping, flow optimization, and waste elimination at scale

• 10+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience, including multi-site and multi-value-stream responsibility
• Strong P&L ownership and financial acumen
• Proven ability to lead in complex, high-growth, and fast-paced environments.

We believe your best work happens when you feel supported - professionally, personally, and financially. That’s why we offer a range of benefits designed to help you thrive, stay healthy, and plan for the future.

• Performance-driven rewards – Competitive pay with incentive opportunities that recognize your results and contributions.
• Comprehensive healthcare – Medical, dental, and vision coverage that supports you and your family’s total well-being.
• Security and peace of mind – Life and disability insurance programs that provide protection when it matters most.
• Flexible benefits options – A variety of voluntary benefits so you can personalize coverage to fit your needs.
• Time to recharge – Generous paid time off to relax, travel, and maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• Investing in your growth – Education assistance and tuition support to help you build skills and advance your career.
• Planning for the future – Retirement and savings programs that help you achieve long-term financial confidence.

At Integra, we’re driven by a vision to transform the data center industry. We specialize in delivering optimized turnkey solutions that bring together speed, quality, and reliability - helping our clients build and operate the mission-critical infrastructure that powers today’s digital world. Integra is a vertically integrated company - owning and managing every phase of the process from site selection and design to manufacturing, procurement, commissioning, and warranty. This approach allows us to move faster, solve challenges more efficiently, and deliver exceptional outcomes for our partners.

What truly sets Integra apart is our people. We are a team of problem-solvers, engineers, builders, and operators who thrive on tackling complex challenges and delivering results. Our culture values collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement - because in a rapidly evolving digital landscape, excellence and adaptability matter.

Joining Integra means being part of a company that is shaping the future of data center infrastructure. If you’re passionate about innovation, impact, and building systems the world depends on, you’ll find the opportunity to grow and make a difference here.

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