.svg){kind=small}
Energy-Project Director
THE CHALLENGE
Miramar was retained by a $20 million private equity owned business who were scaling rapidly. The company manufactures transmission and distribution components for utilities, and its mission is critical to the energy transition. Due to expansion, the business needed to open a new production facility on the east coast of the USA to support international markets. As the production site was still in the design phase and machinery had not been installed, the hire would initially join as a Project Director to execute on the set up of the site. Following the successful execution of setting up the site, the Project Director would then transition into the Plant Manager role and own the P&L for the business. Given the growth aspirations, the position was pivotal to achieving the company’s mission to greatly increase production to meet customer demand.
THE SOLUTION
The Miramar team focused on identifying manufacturing leaders who had either set up a greenfield site or led a major transformations like a site consolidation or integration. The Miramar team also targeted candidates who had broad operations experience but also had the capability to step into the Plant Manager role. Candidates with experience leading large diverse teams and running P&Ls alongside transformation experience were prioritized.
- Utilizing our network in the manufacturing sector in North America, Miramar identified, engaged and assessed a shortlist of candidates in three weeks.
- The process took a total of 10 weeks from briefing to hire, with Miramar’s client sharing very positive feedback on the outcome.
THE RESULT
The business hired a Project Director to execute on the site set up who then had the capability to step into the Plant Manager position. The successful candidate brings strong leadership capability and is a great cultural fit.
The impact
Since their appointment this proven manufacturing leader has successfully established and is scaling a new US production facility that has been critical to our clients energy transtiion strategy.
