Senior Director, Information Technology

Position Summary

The Senior Director of Information Technology leads the global IT function at H&V, ensuring reliable systems, secure infrastructure, and data-driven solutions that enable the company's manufacturing, commercial, and financial operations. This role focuses on execution excellence, operational reliability, and disciplined delivery of enterprise technology initiatives - including ERP/MES platforms, infrastructure, data analytics, and cybersecurity. The Senior Director partners closely with Finance, Operations, and Commercial leaders, and works collaboratively across Supply Chain, Quality, R&D, HR, and Compliance to ensure IT services and investments directly support business priorities and performance goals. This position reports to the CFO.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership and Execution

• Lead and develop a global IT organization focused on service and accountability.

• Translate strategic objectives into executable IT plans and roadmaps.

• Ensure reliable operation of core systems and infrastructure globally.

• Strengthen IT governance, delivery processes, and performance metrics.

• Systems and Platform Management

• Oversee enterprise applications (Oracle, TIPS/Lovis, MES, Planful, etc.).

• Lead ERP roadmap execution in partnership with process owners.

• Support Finance and Commercial teams with data and reporting accuracy.

• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure

• Maintain robust cybersecurity practices and network reliability.

• Manage vendors and optimize service delivery

• Business Partnership and Collaboration

• Build strong relationships with plant and functional leaders.

• Translate business requirements into technical solutions.

• Communicate performance, budgets, and project updates clearly to leadership.

Success in the First 12 Months

• Operational Reliability: Consistent system uptime and reliable IT service delivery.

1. ERP and Platform Execution: Achieve roadmap milestones and stakeholder alignment.

2. Financial and Vendor Discipline: Improve IT spend transparency and reporting.

3. Team and Culture: Strengthen trust through communication and responsiveness.

4. Cybersecurity: Standardize global infrastructure and security performance metrics.

Qualifications and Experience

• 8-10 years of progressive IT leadership experience in manufacturing or industrial environment.

• Strong understanding of enterprise systems, data integration, and infrastructure.

• Proven ability to lead through change and improve service delivery.

• Experience managing vendors, budgets, and multi-site operations.

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.

Personal Attributes

• Hands-on operator - detailed yet strategic.
• Service-minded leader - responsive and dependable.
• Structured and reliable - delivers with discipline.
• Team builder - develops and empowers global IT staff.
• Calm communicator - clear and solutions-oriented.

Education

Bachelor's degree required; Master's or MBA preferred.

Process Engineer Floyd, VA

POSITION SUMMARY: The Process Engineer will lead, and support projects aimed at driving continuous process and product improvements for the Floyd, VA site. Leveraging engineering expertise, Six Sigma methodology, and Lean manufacturing techniques, the role will plan, develop, and implement solutions that enhance product quality, process capability, efficiency, reliability, safety, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness.

The position will collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and execute improvement opportunities, while fostering best practices and knowledge sharing. The role requires adaptability to evolving priorities, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to deliver measurable results.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Executes on process improvements in batch, melting, fiberization, collection and packaging operations as identified, using project management methodologies and cross functional collaboration
• Evaluates, initiates and leads various projects targeting process energy savings and environmental sustainability
• Recommends modifications to processes and systems to address and correct deficiencies or variances
• Develops process control plans that result in higher Cpk values on products
• Studies existing process capabilities and directs improvement projects which support customer needs and business goals
• Develops an understanding of customer requirements and promotes partnering relationships and data sharing that would establish cause and effect (if any) between fiber and media properties
• Identifies capital and non-capital needs for process improvement, aiding in their design and implementation. Includes the initiation of CAPEX requests and effective management of the respective FEL process
• Develops, evaluates and improves manufacturing methods and standards
• Applies statistical techniques and lean principles to every day data collection, analysis and report-outs
• Recommends process specifications for all equipment and systems. Coordinates process audits of deviations, and uses the information for specification development, process and equipment changes, and training
• Tracks and reports on manufacturing performance
• Observes and inspects conditions of processes and the fibers resultant physical property attributes to ensure compliance with quality standards
• Confers with production to optimize process and product changes and analyzes and assists in planning work force utilization, space requirements, workflow and the layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency
• Partners with R&D to maximize process/product opportunities and executes, as site production representative, on production trials
• Confers with management, engineering and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities, production schedules and other considerations to facilitate production processes
• Develops and provides problem-solving process training to manufacturing employees as needed
• Assists the Operations Site Leadership to ensure a consistently high standard of housekeeping within the mill and/or areas of responsibility
• Assists in the identification/resolution of non-conforming product and complaints
• Follows all site safety requirements and assists in the identification and development of safety programs and investigations

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• BS degree or higher in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, or other technical discipline
• 3+ years of experience designing and optimizing manufacturing processes preferably in a continuous, nonwovens, or rolled goods manufacturing process

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, ETC:

• Flexible, self-motivated, and team oriented
• Carding, web handling and converting experience preferred
• Hands-on technical approach with operating teams, maintenance, and R&D
• Data driven with experience in basic statistics and statistical process control
• Familiarity with instrumentation and controls associated with manufacturing processes
• Lean, six-sigma experience
• 6S experience
• Computer skills desirable, including Microsoft Excel, Word, Access, Minitab

Occasional domestic and international travel may be required to support corporate objectives.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

Physical Demands: While performing duties of this job, the employee is often required to stand, walk, sit, talk, use hands to lift, carry, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance, stoop. The employee is often required to lift up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Occasionally required to climb stairs, kneel or crouch, balance.

Work Environment: Regularly exposed to hot and/or humid conditions in warmer months; wet and/or slippery areas, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals. Work near moving and/or vibrating mechanical parts. The noise level ranges from quiet conditions to very loud noise requiring hearing PPE in some areas.