We are excited to partner with one of our best clients in Minnesota to identify their Director of Operations:
Landscape Structures is an incredible story; founded 40 years by a husband & wife passionate about getting kids outdoors and having fun doing it, they have quickly grown into the premier commercial playground manufacturer in the United States. Boasting over 4,500 completed projects across the world, they have over 850 employees and $350M+ in annual revenue. They have a phenomenal culture because their employees are also owners in the business; Landscape Structures is one of the largest ESOPs (employee-owned) organizations in the Midwest.
Headquartered in suburban Minneapolis, LSI has seen incredible year over year growth for the last decade, and isn’t slowing down any time soon (they have not only added a 3rd shift, but have purchased multiple buildings adjacent to their HQ to help facilitate their growth, and added over 100 employees last year alone).
Reporting to the Vice President of Operations, the Director of Operations is a leadership rotation position that has career upside at LSI. This person will lead around 125 employees through 6 managers on some of the most interesting work and buildings including CNC (multiple new machines), roto molding, sheet metal fab, recycled plastic/lumber, etc. Open due to their incredible growth over the last 5 years, this role is is responsible for analyzing, designing, and optimizing their facilities within the organization. This role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams to identify inefficiencies and implement process improvements that enhance the overall performance, safety, quality, cost, delivery, morale and the environment.
*** The position offers a very competitive base salary, annual bonus, and long-term incentive plan, in addition to strong benefits package. ***
*** This is primarily an on-site position given the nature of the work with a large team, though they offer a flexible work arrangement. ***
